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CRAVE IT. COVET. LOVE IT. This Week: Crave Artisanal Bean-to-Bar Chocolate

September 29, 2013 in All Posts, CRAVE IT. COVET. LOVE IT.

This week, I’m craving single origin, blended, and flavored artisanal bean-to-bar chocolate, like the to-die-for varieties we tasted at the recent Women’s Intellectual Property Lawyer’s Association networking event at Palo Alto’s The Chocolate Garage. The Habanero from Patric Chocolate was sinfully hot, sweet, and salty: If you haven’t visited The Chocolate Garage, they have tasting […]

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Fancy Chocolate Cake

February 5, 2013 in All Posts, Bake

Today I’m sharing a quick and dirty way to fancy up a regular old store bought box of cake mix. And by old, I mean literally old - as in expired for over one year. Before I get to this easy recipe for taking your box cake from grody to gourmet, here’s the backstory of […]

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{Bake} Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

March 27, 2012 in All Posts, Bake

The other day while Sam napped, Jane and I were watching a bit of “What Will Martha Teach Us Today” - more popularly known as “The Martha Stewart Show” - and Jane was inspired to make oatmeal cookies. After watching Martha stir up a batch, she squealed, “I LOVE oatmeal!” followed by, “I love cookies!” […]

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{Bake} St. Patrick’s Day | Homemade Marshmallows

March 16, 2012 in All Posts, Bake, Celebrate

Jane and Hubby love marshmallows. Not quite sure why, but I was more than happy to indulge them if that meant working on a new sweet treat recipe. Turned out that this was the perfect sensory activity for Jane! Super super super sticky. She helped with the whole process, hand mixing, electric blending, cooking, […]

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{Bake} Salted Chocolate Truffle Brownie Balls

February 2, 2012 in All Posts, Bake

If you’ve been reading along, you know that these are really called Chocolate Salty Balls, but I’m trying not to be too crude too often. Once in a Bachelorette Party post was enough. Today, we will call these delectables by their civilized name: Salted Chocolate Brownie Balls! Super easy, super sinful, super yummy. Ingredients Brownie […]

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{Celebrate} Cocktail-Themed Bachelorette Party

January 23, 2012 in All Posts, Celebrate, DIY

Yes, I know as a 36 year old mother of two, I am too old to be planning a Cocktail - more precisely, Shot - Themed Bachelorette Party, but sometimes, you have to learn the hard way. And trust me, we all did. Especially the Bachelorette, who cancelled the Sunday morning brunch due to … […]

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{Bake} Salted Double Peppermint Bark

December 10, 2011 in All Posts, Bake

Remember this peppermint latte I made with my Simple Peppermint Syrup last weekend? Well, I went a little crazy with the peppermint and made some Salted Double Peppermint Bark, too! Salt and chocolate is my new favorite sweet combination … and I don’t even like chocolate. I especially don’t like white chocolate, which is why I […]

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CRAVE IT. COVET. LOVE IT. This Week: Crave Vintage Inspired Chocolate

October 29, 2011 in All Posts, CRAVE IT. COVET. LOVE IT.

This week I’m craving beautifully decorated vintage-inspired chocolate like these mini chocolate disks from Rogue Confections: Could edible art get any prettier? They even do chocolate postcards! See Rogue Confection’s selection of vintage-inspired chocolate here. Image via Rogue Confections. You Might Enjoy:{Bake} Homemade Halloween Caramel Popcorn{Bake} Ginger Pumpkin Cheesecake BarsCRAVE IT. COVET. LOVE IT. This […]

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{Bake} Homemade Halloween Candy Inspiration

October 14, 2011 in All Posts, Bake

Raise your hand if you love Pinterest as much as I do! Since I posted our baking experiment for this week already, I’ll send you into the weekend with some drool-worthy homemade Halloween candy pinned to inspire you! For sources and recipes, just click the image or the links below it. If you’re curious what’s currently brewing […]

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{Bake} Weetabix Banana Muffins

September 23, 2011 in All Posts, Bake

What do you do with three very ripe bananas soon to turn to mush, a baking crazed toddler and her Weetabix fanatic mom? Weetabix Banana Muffins! We found this great recipe from Toddler Tastes and had so much fun with it! The complete recipe for these healthy, toddler-friendly muffins can be found here. We left […]

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