Lemon Poppyseed Layer Cake for a Chocolate Moosey Birthday!

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When I was in high school, having a pen pal was all the rage. One of my best friends, Soul Sista, had a crazy amount of them – I swear, at one point she was writing to between 15 to … Continue reading 

Mexican Hot Chocolate Cupcakes for Cinco De Mayo #HolidayFoodParty

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I’m ashamed to say that while I know OF Cinco de Mayo, I don’t know anything about it nor have I ever celebrated it. So what’s a girl who’s participating in a Cinco de Mayo food blogger party to do? … Continue reading 

Chocolate Cheesecake Guest Post from Hip Foodie Mom

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Did that pic grab your attention? It should’ve. This beauty is brought to you today by the letter A, as in the amazing, awe-inspiring, audacious Alice of Hip Foodie Mom. Alice and I are friends in every sense of the … Continue reading 

Buttermilk chocolate chip bundt for an April #ChocolateParty

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I haven’t done much traveling in my life. I didn’t go on trips with my family when I was a kid and as soon as I started working in my teens, my time was devoted to work and school. I’ve … Continue reading 

Coconut Raspberry Layer Cake for #SundaySupper Spring Recipes

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I came alive at 10 p.m. on Friday night. I was in my kitchen, surrounded by bins of flour and sugar, both substances strewn haphazardly across my counter. The kitchen lights glinted golden off metal shaped brilliantly into cups and … Continue reading 

Peanut Butter Banana Bundt Cake with Chocolate Chips for a #SundaySupper Cheese, Cake and Cheesecake Event

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It was a loooooong week full of endless work days, relentless rain, capped off with a painful visit to the dentist’s office this morning. I was sitting in that dentist’s chair while the hygienist was scraping what felt like my … Continue reading 

Lemon Faux Napolean Cake for My Ancient Brother-in-Law

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Ok, maybe “ancient” is stretching it a bit. My brother-in-law just turned 40 and we love bugging him about his age (not because 40 is old but because we’re arseholes who love to insult him). It’s a big deal, hitting … Continue reading 

Molten Lava Cake for a #SundaySupper Valentine’s.

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Or, at least they were supposed to be molten, but I’ll get to that later. It’s Valentine’s Day next week and quite frankly, I haven’t celebrated this “holiday” in a loooooong time.  Not that the Husband and I don’t like … Continue reading 

Boston Cream Pie for a Retro Rad #SundaySupper

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I’ve been pretty AWOL from blogging and social media this past week. Usually I’d insert a whiny rant here about how work is keeping me really busy or some other inane thing that sends me into a downward spiral of … Continue reading