Fall is here and I couldn’t be more excited.
The leaves are changing, the weather’s cooling down (finally), and all those comforting fall foods are back in season. (Can you say butternut squash and pumpkin? Yum!).
But let’s face it: pumpkin is the star when it comes to fall food. Who doesn’t like pumpkin? I’d like to meet them and question them intensively.
And pumpkin
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Pecan Pie Brownie Bombs
Lately, something's been up with my stomach.
No, I didn't grow abs overnight (I wish) and my muffin top didn't magically disappear (why, god, why?).
Nope, it's that lately when I travel, I feel super sick.
Chalk it up to nerves if you wish, but I never used to get car or plane-sick. And now? I can barely make it through a flight without going to the bathroom 387634
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Double Chocolate Ganache Pie
This post is dedicated to my sweet friend, Joan Hayes, who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly last week from a heart attack.
Joan ran the blog Chocolate, Chocolate & More and she was great at what she did. Her blog is filled to the brim with delectable desserts - most of which feature chocolate - and she was so proud of that blog!
I first met Joan years ago at an
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Triple Chip Blondies
One of my favorite stores on earth is Trader Joe's.
I've talked about Trader Joe's before, and I still feel the same way. But in case you don't know, I love the store but I hate the clientele.
Every time I go, everyone and their mother is there shopping, so there's never a great time to shop there. And everyone and their mother push their carts at about -58736 mph, thus
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Pumpkin Kiss Cookie Cups
It's finally starting to feel like fall here in Sacramento!
I've got my fingers crossed that there aren't any more blazing 90-degree days in our near future, and that Mother Nature is making way for plenty of crisp fall days, cooler afternoons and chilly evenings. And lots of leaves changing colors, because nothing is more quintessential fall than the changing of the
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