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May Daring Bakers Challenge: Opera Cake, brought to you from my honeymoon in the Bahamas!

I wasn’t sure if I would be able to participate in this month’s challenge. For me, May meant a busy month consisting of finishing grad school, moving, and getting married. I knew that the challenge had to sound really good for me to make time to participate, but I knew that with Ivonne and Lis [...]

Missing out on a few Tuesdays with Dorie…

I won’t be able to participate in the next few Tuesdays with Dorie and things will be a little slow around here…but for good reason.  I’m getting married on May 24 and then we’ll be headed off to the Bahamas for our honeymoon!  I am marrying my high school sweetheat after 6 years of dating [...]

Cream Cheese Brownies

I was craving brownies again, and I decided that cream cheese brownies sounded good. I really enjoy experimenting with different types of brownies and combinations of flavors. I had saved a recipe from Cook’s Illustrated, so I wanted to give that one a try. These were pretty easy to make. Make sure your cream cheese [...]

Tuesdays with Dorie: Peanut Butter Torte

I was one happy lady when I found out that Elizabeth of Ugg Smell Food chose the Peanut Butter torte for this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe. When it was my turn to choose the recipe, I kept going back and forth among this one and a few others, but eventually went with the Snickery [...]

Chicken Saltimbocca

I was searching the Cook’s Illustrated website for dinner ideas, and I came upon this. I remembered seeing it a while ago and thinking that it sounded good, so I decided to give it a try. I was sure glad I did! I liked the combination of the ham and prosciutto. [...]