Author: Tina

Eggplant Quinoa Parmesan

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Have you ever imagined something and it came out exactly how you thought it would be? Perhaps it’s the perfect wedding day that you actually got to have, after imagining it since you were 10 years old.  Or maybe it’s the weight lifted off your shoulders that you hoped for, after finishing three long years of law school. Today a dream came true when I finally made a recipe that I’d been thinking about for months. And you know what?  It came out just as tasty as I envisioned it would.  Sure, not all dreams are the same size, but …

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Dipped Blondies

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I bought a bag of Valentine’s Day colored M&Ms the other day.  How should I have fun with them?  (Aside from eating them by the handful.)  Well, chocolate is best friends with peanut butter so let’s have a party with the two flavors! I made these super thick and chewy peanut butter blondies and coated them with chocolate and M&Ms. Peanut Butter Chocolate Dipped Blondies Recipe (Makes 16 bars) Ingredients: 2/3 cup butter (roughly 1 stick and 3 tablespoons) 1 cup dark brown sugar 1/2 cup white sugar 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 and 3/4 cups all-purpose …

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Black And White Cookies

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Black and white cookies.  It sounds like a name that a kid would give a cookie, but many of us know that the reference is to those iconic cookies that orginated from New York bakeries.  My entire family LOVES them.  I mean really loves them.  What better to celebrate my love for them this time of the year but to bake them these cookies.  They are a labor of love (you’ll see why), but my family is worth it.     🙂 These large cake-like cookies are coated with a thick layer of sweet frosting, half vanilla and half chocolate. Black …

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French Toast

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Ah, February… the most romantic month of the year.  I think romance comes in many forms. Perhaps it comes when your partner does a household chore, randomly, when it’s typically your responsibility.  Maybe it’s when your best friend, who lives a few hours away, sends you a text saying they miss you.  It’s not always about chocolate and flowers (although don’t get me wrong, I love that too). I’m the one who makes 98% of the meals in our home so for me, so when my husband voluntarily makes breakfast on the weekend, I feel like I’ve been swept off …

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Zucchini Spice Bars With Spice Frosting

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I haven’t baked with zucchini in years so I had a random desire to fix that.  Sometimes zucchini goodies can come out bland, but not these bars.  They are insanely delicious!  In fact, I brought them to my niece’s 1st birthday party, but secretly I didn’t want to share them. These zucchini bars are infused with traditional autumnal spices and covered with a sweet spicy frosting.  Picture an amazing carrot cake, and you really aren’t far off.  Yum! Zucchini Spice Bars With Spice Frosting Recipe (Makes 16 bars) Ingredients for Zucchini Spice Bars: 1 zucchini (equivalent to approximately 1 cup) 2/3 cup dark …

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