Author: Tina

Chocolate Hazelnut Cheesecake

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Guys, meet the best cheesecake in the world.  Cheesecake, meet the world.  Have I had every cheesecake in the world to know that this is the best?  Nope, but I’m that confident. Why do I love thee?  Let me count the ways… One.  This cheesecake has the perfect texture.  It’s creamy and dense, but not overly so.  When you prepare the batter, make sure all the ingredients and especially the cream cheese are at room temperature.  This will help give you a smooth velvety texture. Two.  I can finally make a cheesecake without cracks on top!  “We never think this would happen for …

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Carrot Vichyssoise

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One day I’m drinking frozen beverages to keep cool (on vacation) and the next day I’m eating hot soup to keep warm.  Wow, that messes with me. I am trying to adjust to anything colder than 85 degrees F weather (I miss Turks & Caicos).  Plus, it’s freakin’ cold out, yo!  Sorry, about that.  I’ve been channeling my inner hip hop ever since bumping into Coolio at the JFK airport on the way home from vacation.  I was totally freaking out inside.  We exchanged smiles but I wasn’t brave enough to strike up a conversation or ask for a photo. Anyway, one …

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Turks and Caicos Vacation

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I’m back!  Did you miss me?  Or maybe you didn’t even notice that I hadn’t posted in more than a week… I’ll go with you missed me.  😉  My husband and I vacationed eight lovely days at the Seven Stars Resort in Turks & Caicos and we had a blast!  None of these photos have been adjusted, tweaked, modified, or “shopped” in any way.  That’s actually what it looks like down there.  Crazy huh? Before leaving cold CT and heading to sunny Turks & Caicos, I researched the heck out of what we could do there because that’s what I do.  I plan, …

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Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cereal Bars

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Every day of your life you see a cow… or that’s how the theory goes.  Do you buy that? Someone somewhere along the way made a claim that you will see a cow every day, whether it be in person, on TV, a photo, a logo, or any other format possible.  If you Google this topic you’ll see what I’m talking about.  I’ve tried to test this theory but I never seem to remember to keep track of it.  I can see how it might be true since if you drink milk every day, then you probably see the carton and most of …

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Confetti Cookies

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Holiday cookie baking has officially begun in our home.  Yes, I’m one of those people that start early.  When you make a lot of cookies, you kind of have to start early or you’ll never finish.  I even had Christmas music rockin’ in the background while I was baking these beauts. I’ve kicked off my holiday baking extravaganza with these confetti cookies.  These are like good old sugar cookies for people that don’t really do cut-out sugar cookies.  I’m too much of a perfectionist and I easily get frustrated with the whole process of rolling and cutting.  So I was excited to find these easy …

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