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Mini Chocolate Chip Maple Pancake Cupcakes

October 21, 2011
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Today I’m sharing these fun mini, mapley, and chocolaty cupcakes over on my sweet blogging buddies Maria and Josh’s site, Two Peas and their Pod. As you may remember from their virtual baby shower post this summer, Maria and Josh just welcomed a new pea into their pod. His name is Caleb and he makes ...

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Ultimate Halloween Peanut Butter Oreo Brownie Bar

October 13, 2011
Ultimate Halloween Peanut Butter Oreo Brownie Bar

AKA The OMG Illegal-in-48-States Ultimate Insane Brownie. I’ve been seeing these new white chocolate candy corn Halloween M&Ms pop up all over my favorite food blogs recently, and I knew I had to get my hands on some! I had no idea what to expect. Did they taste like white chocolate? Candy corn? M&Ms? I ...

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Cheesy Baked Chicken, Three Ways

September 27, 2011
Hellmanns Chicken Challenge

Last weekend in I was in NYC for a fun Chicken Challenge put together by Hellmann’s Mayo. Fortunately for all involved I was just a spectator / voter at this fabulous event! There were three celebrity contestants, three incredibly good chicken recipes, one chicken throwdown, and one winner took home the prize of bragging rights. ...

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Kitchen Experiments (Update!)

September 13, 2011
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This is by far the weirdest thing I’ve ever done in my kitchen. My cake batter blondies turned out really dry, unfortunately, for some reason unknown to me at this time, so I made cookie dough buttercream frosting to put on top. I tried to dye the frosting blue, like these gorgeous Tiffany blue cookie ...

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Baby Blue Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Cups

August 31, 2011
Baby Blue Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Cups | A Baby Shower for Maria

Shhh…. It’s a surprise baby shower! These cute baby blue cookie “cupcakes” are in honor of my sweet blogging friend Maria. Maria blogs at Two Peas and Their Pod and they’re about to add a cute little baby pea to their pod! Maria loves cookies and has over 100 original cookie recipes on her blog. ...

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Peanut Butter Oreo Ice Cream Pie

August 8, 2011
Peanut Butter Oreo Ice Cream Pie

Hi guys! Right now I’m in southern California running around Orange County with the beautiful Jenny from Picky Palate. Jenny is showing me the time of my life in her town — we are hitting all her favorite spots and eating ourselves silly! I will definitely be hitting the gym next week back in Alabama, ...

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Homemade S’mores Ice Cream

July 15, 2011
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Yesterday I shared a fun recipe for S’mores ice cream over on the sweet Eighteen25 blog. I am absolutely in love with this simple, no-machine-required homemade ice cream recipe. All you need are two ingredients for your ice cream base, then whatever flavors and toppings you can dream up! So fun and easy, and perfect ...

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Peanut Butter Rice Krispy Treat Pralines

July 7, 2011
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I am a huge fan of traditional southern pralines. They’re soft, buttery, gooey, chewy, and completely loaded with sugar. And they could not be easier to make — you can whip these up in less than 15 minutes. Definitely right up my alley! I was so excited when we learned to make pralines a few ...

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Happy Fourth!

July 4, 2011
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Happy Fourth of July! I hope you are all having a wonderful holiday and enjoying this splendid long weekend. I love cooking for holidays, here’s what’s on our menu today: Perfect Pulled Pork. This is one of my go-to recipes, especially for holidays. It’s beautifully seasoned, slow roasted for hours, and absolutely melt-in-your-mouth delicious. This ...

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On the to do list…

June 10, 2011
Fudge Revel Bars

In just a few hours, I’ll be landing in New Orleans for a 6-day seafood retreat with 15 of my favorite foodies and fellow bloggers. If you’re interested, here’s a neat article from the Louisiana Seafood board about what we’ll be up to during our stay. Here are a few of the highlights… “crabbing in ...

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Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie n’ Oreo Fudge Brownie Bar

May 27, 2011
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On Wednesday, I wondered what would happen if you combined Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies with Oreo Stuffed Brownies. On Thursday I found out. And on Friday… I had this. This beautiful, ridiculous, indulgent, outrageous, illegal in 48 states, totally wonderful ultimate layered cookie and brownie treat. It is without a doubt, completely and utterly ...

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Mini Lasagna Cups

May 10, 2011

If you have any wonton wrappers leftover from the Crispy Southwestern Wontons, here’s a great way to use them up! These are adorable mini lasagnas made with wonton wrappers in a muffin tin! How fun are these little lasagna cups? And so fun to eat, no utensils needed. The outer wonton shell is thin and ...

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Southern Skillet Corn

May 3, 2011

Here’s a gorgeous, delicious vegetable side dish that I absolutely adore. This is one of my mom’s recipes, and I think could eat an entire plate of this buttery corn for dinner. She whipped it up for us this weekend and I knew I had to share it with you guys. What makes this corn ...

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Crispy Southwestern Wontons

April 27, 2011

Hi, friends! I’ve got a fun new dinner recipe to share with you today. I am a huge fan these ultra crispy, restaurant-style wontons. They’re such a delicious  treat for dinner, and so easy to whip up. This is one of our favorite recipes for hot, lightly fried wontons stuffed with a cheesy southwestern ranch ...

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Cinnamon Honey Butter

April 18, 2011
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I’m in NYC today for a quick, one day blogging event, which I can’t wait to tell you guys all about. This weekend before I left, Kevin wanted to treat me to a special dinner. But since I still hadn’t packed yet, we stayed in… and he cooked! The last time he did that was ...

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Brown Butter Ravioli with Rotisserie Chicken, Toasted Walnuts and Crispy Sage

April 15, 2011

Happy Friday friends! Here is a wonderful ravioli dinner that makes me want to sing! I am so in love with this crispy sage all swimming in browned butter. I am totally planting sage in my garden this year! Give this one a try, I hope you love it — I do! Brown Butter Ravioli ...

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Cheeseburger Flatbread Melts

April 8, 2011

Oh mama mia, I’m so excited to share these fun cheeseburger flatbread melts with you today! I am absolutely in love with this quick and easy meal. I could eat this flatbread every day of the week — and topped with saucy beef and cheese? This is comfort food at its finest. Hope you enjoy! ...

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Crispy Shrimp Pasta

March 31, 2011

I’m in love with this pasta. It’s so incredibly delicious. The golden, crispy shrimp. The buttery, ultra creamy sauce. It’s magnificent. I know you’ll love it. Enjoy! Crispy Shrimp Pasta Recipe

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Cheeseburger Macaroni

March 25, 2011

Cheeseburger Macaroni is another one of our favorite weeknight dinners. It’s beefy. It’s cheesy. It’s incredibly delicious and it whips up in less than 20 minutes. There is nothing I don’t love about this recipe! Cheeseburger Macaroni Recipe Have a great weekend!

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My Favorite Dessert. Or Snack. Or Lunch.

March 18, 2011
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Since I can’t eat cupcakes all the time (I tend to save that for when I’m on vacation!) I like to keep something around the house that I can have anytime, without feeling guilty, but will still satisfy my intense sweet tooth. Enter this yogurt. Vanilla Dannon Light & Fit. I initially picked it up ...

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