Homemade Almond Butter

I almost feel guilty posting a recipe that only has one ingredient in it.  Yes, one ingredient!  However, this is the one of the easiest and healthiest goodies to make and I simply have to share it with you. I enjoy making my own Homemade Peanut Butter so it only makes sense that I’d venture out and try other nut butters.  (My husband laughed at “nut butters” because he thought it sounded funny, but is there really a better way to word that?)  My Homemade Peanut Butter has very little peanut oil in it, but this almond butter doesn’t require …

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Chocolate Tort

My husband is great at reading me, sometimes scarily so because he might know something about me before I even know it.  When my husband and I eat out for dinner and order dessert, he knows that I will pick a chocolate dessert, not like that takes much of his skills to know.  I always gravitate to my precious chocolate desserts so if you know me even a little then you know sorbet will be my last choice.  Let’s face it, if I’m spending calories on dessert I’m going to go for something I know I’ll love. This chocolate tort …

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Sweet and Sour Chicken

From time to time it comes up that I just don’t want to cook dinner (and even the lazy dinner secret of a bowl of cereal won’t do) my husband and I tend to order Chinese take out food.  It is possible to have it be healthy, and out in the sticks it’s one of the only easy choices.  Sweet and sour chicken is a classic dish on virtually all Chinese take out menus.  Today, I took this classic dish and made a version that doesn’t require any frying, breading, or driving! Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe (About 4 servings) …

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Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies

100th post!  Holy cow, right!?     😀 I’m on this kick of making huge cookies.  I blame The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie that I made recently and of course my husband who has a near religious problem with little cookies.     😉  I’ve made Traditional Sugar Cookies before.  You know, the ones where you roll out the cookie dough and cut out fun shapes.  I love those and while they are “easy” to make, they are quite time consuming and I have to be in the mood for that process.  These still take a while to make thanks to chilling …

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New Look

Do you ever feel like you need a change?  I am approaching my 100th post and I thought what better way to mark the occasion by making some updates to my blog. Here’s what’s new: I’m on Twitter now!  I know…why’d it take you so long?  At the top right of the blog, you can now follow me on Twitter.     🙂 You can now subscribe to get emailed when a new post is published.  Stay in the loop in another fun new way.     🙂 I have some featured posts at the top of my blog, instead …

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