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I promise to explain why my Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies aren’t… red. But first, play a little imagination game. Pretend that it’s Monday morning. Imagine that the temperature is way below freezing, and that it’s snowing (AGAIN). Let’s say, hypothetically, that you’ve been sick, tired, and cranky for… possibly… three weeks. If — you know, [...]
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This post has been composing itself (in my head) since Monday — ya’ll might want to buckle your seat belts, because this is one of those rare occasions in which I know exactly what needs to be said here. And I’m sorry to say that the central point of this post will be this phrase, [...]
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I know what you’re thinking… enough with the Mexican chocolate and the cinnamon! Didn’t we just see cupcakes that are exactly like these, but upside down, inside-out, inverted? Wait… are you thinking that? Really? Do you need to see another picture of the brownies? See? I mean… similar cupcakes notwithstanding, these brownies are pretty freaking [...]
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In the words of my colleague: “Ohmigosh….. this tastes like I’m biting into a huge Reeses peanut butter cup.” I have only been blogging for a little over a month, and I already have two recipes waiting in the queue that combine peanut butter and chocolate. I’m skipping over some meals and whatnot to bring [...]
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I grew up on cocoa-based chocolate treats. My favorite cookies while I was growing up were these cocoa drops that my mom made — chewy, puffy, soft, and really chocolatey but not rich. Someday I will definitely make and post them — they are a taste of home for me. It wasn’t until I really [...]
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When I was growing up in Chicago, our suburb was so diverse that we got school holidays for just about everything: all the Jewish holidays, Christian holidays, Martin Luther King Day, Columbus Day, President’s Day, Casimir Pulaski Day… yep, we even celebrated the contributions of a Polish military officer to the American Revolution. It was [...]
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