Recipes

The Baked NYC Brownie Recipe Slightly Modified For The Common Household
It’s one of Oprah’s favorite things and praised by America’s Test Kitchen, the folks behind Cook’s Illustrated. The Baked NYC brownie is legendary and New York Magazine published the recipe, much to the ...
Easy Melted or Poured Fondant Recipe: A New Favorite
It’s a long story. I was procrastinating online and wound up purchasing bakeware that I didn’t need, including a Cake-Sicle Pan pan. After the first batch came out of the oven, I decided the chocolate chip cookie-si...
Labor Day Recipe:  Spinach And Fruit Salad with Blue Cheese and Balsamic Glaze
Whenever I can get my hands on a recipe offered by a local business, I have to share it.  Those of you hosting or attending a BBQ this weekend might need to make an salad.  Here’s an easy recipe for spinach and fruit sala...
Easy Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe – With M&Ms
This vanilla ice cream recipe is so good especially given how easy it is to make. I already had the basics on hand so while searching the internet for a recipe, I accidentally enabled the voice recognition aspect on my Windows ...
For Kids:  Bread Recipe You Can Shape Into Animals (And Other Things)
I have a thing about food shaped like animals, especially during summer when I know such creations can keep La Jolla Girl busy. Though I've always been a fan of AllRecipes, I've started using it more now that I have a shiny, ne...
Frosted Butterfinger Blondies Recipe (Frosting Optional)
You know, because you should immediately bake gooey blondies chock full of candy bars right after a juice cleanse. I searched for candy bars in cookies, cake and brownies but for some reason, Butterfinger blondies sounded REAL...
Recipe:  Healthy Banana Cookies
I was looking for something quick to do with our browning bananas that didn’t require a lot of prep or clean-up. I modified this recipe for healthy banana cookies. They are only sweetened by the bananas (the riper, the be...
How To Make S’more Cookie Bars
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 ...
Kale, Chorizo And Manchego Pizza Recipe:  Yes, It’s Divine
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 op...
Shamrock Cookies For St. Patrick’s Day – But, It Gets Better
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...