Recipes

How To Make S’more Cookie Bars

May 7, 2012
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This post brought to you by Dove Chocolate. All opinions are 100% mine. I have a weakness for candy that’s only amplified by the ability to bake it into gooey, delicious cookies. My baking challenge: Limited Edition Dove Cinnamon Graham Chocolates. There was something about their flavor that screamed s’mores. You could just use them to make a gourmet version of the regular s’more, but s’more cookie bars are easier when you’re away from a [...]

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Kale, Chorizo And Manchego Pizza Recipe: Yes, It’s Divine

March 19, 2012
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I have to give my husband credit for this kale, chorizo and manchego pizza recipe. He saw it in my Sunset magazine. I was super skeptical, but I was wrong in an I’ve-eaten-this-for-three-days-straight kind of wrong. We opted for pork chorizo after looking at the nutritional content for both pork and beef chorizo. Pork has significantly less fat, without sacrificing flavor. We have not yet tried it with turkey chorizo, but I wonder if it [...]

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Shamrock Cookies For St. Patrick’s Day – But, It Gets Better

March 2, 2012
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Kids will love making Shamrock cookies for St. Patrick’s Day and this recipe is easier than rolling out sugar cookies. This is adapted from the original Nestle Toll House cookie recipe. I was craving chocolate chip cookies so I figured we’d bake these in a half-sheet pan and cut shapes out of it. But since I hate wasting goodness, it was a matter of figuring out what to do with the scraps.

You’ll see when you click to view, but basically, it also involves buttercream frosting. Think moist chocolate chip cookie mixed and homemade buttercream frosting. It’s seriously worth repeating.

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Super Bowl Party Idea: Rice Krispie Treat Footballs

January 9, 2012
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These Rice Krispie Treat footballs are really easy if you need to make a family-friendly dessert for a Super Bowl party. I was rushed to get these done so they aren’t as nice as I would have liked them to be and I’ve never used Cocoa Krispies before. They make a delicious Rice Krispie treat! Since you’ll want to shape these quickly before the mixture cools (and hardens), use half the normal Rice Krispie Treat recipe unless you have helpers. The recipe below is for half of the normal recipe.

For best results, make sure to use fresh marshmallows. You could use store-bought frosting tubes, but just make sure the hole is pretty small and avoid the gel icings that don’t dry. We used a Wilton number 3 tip, which is about 1mm in diameter, and buttercream frosting. From beginning to end (I keep white frosting in the freezer at all times so had it on hand already), roughly a dozen footballs took about 30 minutes. I’m not sure that using a cookie cutter would save much time, plus you’d have a lot of waste.

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Recipes For An Easy, Inexpensive Tapas and Wine Party

November 16, 2011
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I had some friends over recently to drink wine. I figured that I’d serve tapas because they are easy, casual, can be made in advance, and people can nibble on them over time. I knew we’d have plenty of gourmet cheeses and meats (mandatory), but wanted to add in a few other items that wound up having some Spanish flair. Here they are:

Fig and Olive Tapenade

This was the belle of the ball. It sounds odd, but it can be made quickly, well in advance. It doesn’t look as good as it tastes, that’s for sure. You could substitute goat cheese.

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Easy Thanksgiving Side Dish: Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Grapes And Walnuts

November 3, 2011
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I didn’t really like brussel sprouts until I was in my 30s. My mom made them for La Jolla Girl and, to our complete surprise, she loved them. We had to up our brussel sprout intake. When the November issue of Whole Living Magazine (a Martha Stewart publication) landed in my mailbox, I knew I had to make the roasted brussel sprout recipe on the cover. Because I have a habit of not thoroughly reading recipes before starting them, I accidentally omitted a few steps. I’ll give you my version, which is a little easier than Martha’s, is still delicious, and you can wing it a little bit too.

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