The weekends are kind of dicey in my house. You see, Mannie, my Border Collie, loves to bark. Barking is his favorite activity, his favorite pasttime, his favorite now-time, and everything in between. Barking is liiiiiiife to him. One bark, though, and my family jumps into a tizzy. They get mad that he's barking and all hell breaks loose and there's this huge issue between the
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The Best Cheesecake Cupcakes
A lot has changed since the last time I blogged about Cheesecake Cupcakes. For one, I'm no longer dating Jessie, but we are still good friends and talk occasionally. And for two, I'd like to think my photography has gotten better since 2011 :) And for three, I used to film cooking videos with Jessie way back when, and so I'll include the (embarrassing) video for your viewing
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Macarons
When I visited New York City last September, I went to a tiny pop-up macaron shop in Dylan's Candy Bar called Dana's Bakery. Dana's is known for their colorful, unique macarons in fun flavors like Fruity Pebbles and Birthday Cake, and I was dying to try their Cookie Dough macaron.
But as fate would have it, they were sold out. And I was so bummed.
I mean, helllooooo -
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Damn Good Chocolate Bundt Cake
Lately, I've been having such bad writers block. Like, terribly bad. It's brutal. Normally, I'm like a fountain of stories, always spewing out some kind of strange tale of my own personal reality. But lately? I can't think of a single thing. I've told all my good stories - the ones so far, anyway. And if I could predict into the future, I'd probably tell you the story of how I
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Vanilla Bean Cherry Rum Punch
If there's one thing I use in my kitchen most often (well, one of a few things), it's vanilla extract. I love the stuff and use it religiously in nearly everything. And those typical 'teaspoon' measurements in recipes? I easily add in a Tablespoon or more of vanilla. Vanilla, essentially, is the best thing ever. I'm so excited to partner up with Nielsen-Massey Vanilla for a
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