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Chocolate Pecan Pie

Chocolate Pecan Pie

PIE!  Pecan Pie is a Holiday Favorite on tables around the country! Sometimes Pecan Pie is so incredibly sweet that your teeth almost hurt. You would think that the addition of Chocolate to this Pecan Pie would make this even sweeter – but contrary to 

Life Lessons from the Dog

Life Lessons from the Dog

I am sorry (yet again) for such a long absence! If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you know that we have gone through quite a few changes recently (new house, new job being some of the big ones)! Sunday night September 7, 2014 Boca 

Molecular Gastronomy Kit from Uncommon Goods

Molecular Gastronomy Kit from Uncommon Goods

…and a giveaway

When I have a chance to combine learning and food – I get quite happy!

Molecular Gastronomy kit collage

The amazing folks at Uncommon Goods recently got in touch with me and offered to send me a product for me to review. After doing a little happy dance that they thought I (me, seriously!?) was worthy of getting one of their amazing gift ideas, I started searching. You know how some websites you start browsing and adding items to your cart to review and narrow down your choices later – and when you go to review you have like $1,000 of goodies in your cart? Yeah – well that was me on Uncommon Goods as I searched for gifts for women here. I had dozens of things in my cart – I mean how can you not love things like this or this or this! But then I had to narrow it down, I got it down to only gifts for cooks, and finally settled on this amazing Molecular Gastronomy Kit by -mostly because it was something I would never buy for myself and thought it would be amazing to cook and learn and play with!!! Continue reading Molecular Gastronomy Kit from Uncommon Goods

Baked Zucchini Crisps

Baked Zucchini Crisps

When summer produce is in it’s prime, you have no excuse not to cram as much of the summer goodness into your face as possible! It is healthy, it is easily adaptable, it is fresh, and it is cost effective (especially if you or your 

Healthy Frozen Banana Peanut Butter Bites

Healthy Frozen Banana Peanut Butter Bites

Frozen Bananas covered in Chocolate are a classic summer dessert. The big companies have even caught on and you can buy chocolate covered bananas in the frozen food aisle – but this is so easy, I have no idea why you wouldn’t just make it 

Banana Split Cupcake

Banana Split Cupcake

I love a good Food Combination! Spaghetti & Meatballs, Peanut Butter & Jelly, Bacon & Eggs, Peaches & Cream, Spinach and Artichoke [Dip], Chips & Salsa, Chocolate & Peanut Butter, Mac & Cheese, Ice Cream & Cake… you get the idea. This recipe combines two of everyone’s favorites – CUPCAKES and a BANANA SPLIT!

Banana Split Cupcakes |via teacher-chef 5150

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