fine dining at home

Mexican vanilla crème brûlée. My husband and I used to go out to eat quite a bit, but that has slowed stopped since Eva came along. I don't miss it as much as I would've expected.

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dating myself

Coconut date balls. When did I stop being a hip young person?*

*Spoiler alert: I was never hip.

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pop-able present

Caramel popcorn. Need a last minute gift for your mailman, neighbor, or second cousin twice removed?

Make this.

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same song, different tune

Blueberry delight. When you find a delicious recipe that also happens to be versatile, it's a baker's responsibility to try different variations of it.

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lush-ious

Butterscotch lush. I can't help it. I associate the word "lush" with someone who drinks too much.

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more s'mores! #SameTasteNewLook

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SameTasteNewLook #CollectiveBias

S'mores make me feel like a kid again.

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a light delight!

Cherry cheesecake bars. I struggled with my contribution to our Easter meal (which we celebrated early).

Inexcusably, this is because I just simply didn't want to share.

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moosen and meese

If you're on the hunt for a dip that's as easy to make as it is delicious to eat, look no further.

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long live the queen

I'm slowly but surely becoming quite fond of the city I now call home.

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can't hardly wait (and a chocolate #giveaway)

Forget the island paradise--we're honeymooning in Ireland!

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crumping*

*Not to be confused with krumping, which is entirely different and not in any way the same.

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well, i do eclair!

I may or may not have had a birthday recently.

I definitely did have a birthday cake.

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sweetest salad ever

What if I told you I lived without a blender for nearly all of my adult life? It's true--I just didn't have a need for one.

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hungry for the holidays

I love the holidays. I appreciate them so much more than I used to for two reasons.

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decadence defined

You want decadence? I've got your decadence right here.

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hooray! (chinet giveaway number two)

I know the saying is "as American as apple pie", but apple crisp is pretty representative of the good ol' US of A, too. Maybe moreso, as even the laziest among us can't complain about any difficulty in making it. (God bless America.)

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feeling punchy

As alcoholic beverages go, I find sangria to be extremely gentle and benign. After all, it's more fruit than anything else.

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bits and bytes

As a kid, I can remember always looking forward to licking the beaters after my mom made chocolate chip cookie dough. It wasn't until much later that I realized that it wasn't just me who thought the dough was more satisfying than the baked cookies and that many women people prefer it that way, salmonella and all.

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richer than the richest gold

While I claim to be proud of my Southern roots, it seems that I rarely post about truly Southern cuisine. However, every now and then I'll feature something that's foreign to my friends outside the southern chunk of the US, and I suspect this one may fall into that category.

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waste not, want not

I see you eying that loaf of hard, unpalatable bread on your counter. Don't you dare throw it away. Make bread pudding. Then make whiskey sauce. Then eat them together and rejoice.

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