Tag Archives: Chocolate

Olive Oil Chocolate Cake

I made this recipe once as is, and it was so good I had to make it again, but the second time with a little less cinnamon, and with cream cheese chocolate frosting. It’s easy to make and so delicious! … Continue reading

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(Vegan) Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

I recently came across this recipe via Taste, a great food e-magazine. I’m sometimes wary of vegan baking recipes if they over-add ingredients. But this one doesn’t–it’s simple and straightforward, created when the author had trouble finding eggs. Full disclosure: … Continue reading

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Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Recently, I attended Caleb’s bris.  (He’s this perfect little guy that just joined us in this world.)  It was lovely and emotional and he slept through the whole ceremony.  And, like any good Jewish celebration, it was accompanied with copious … Continue reading

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Brownie Cake Cookies

Every time a new Smitten Kitchen post passes through my email, I pretty much always want to make the recipe.  One of the most recent posts was no exception.  It was a recipe called the Browniest Cookies.  To be candid, … Continue reading

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Melted Strawberry Mini-Muffins

Summer is a great time to eat strawberries – they are red, juicy and fragrant.  Since I was having a girls’ night last night with my best friend Nicki, and strawberries are one of her two favorite foods (the other … Continue reading

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Almond, Maple and Chocolate Chunk Cookies

This weekend I was really craving a pastry or something sweet.  When a post from one of my favorite food blogs (the Sprouted Kitchen) came in with a mouth-watering picture of cookies, I knew I had my treat.  I altered … Continue reading

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Mostly Chocolate Brownies

As I am sure you all know, this time of year you tend to have large quantities of particular ingredients in the house – perhaps from gifts, or leftover from parties – and you need to figure out what to … Continue reading

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Breakfast Bread (Zucchini, Carrot, and/or Banana)

As I’ve mentioned, I like to cook things that are healthy, but I also love things that taste good.  When my sweet tooth is craving something tasty, and/or when I have some extra carrots, bananas or zucchini laying around, I … Continue reading

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