Even though the temps are still pushing 100 degrees outside (seriously Sacramento, get.with.it), I am trying to embrace fall.
Despite the fact that I'm still wearing denim shorts and sweating before 9am.
I'm longing for hot cider, apple picking, pumpkin everything and thick-knit sweaters and boots. Maybe if I just start wearing jeans and scarves, the weather will
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Browned Butter Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Cups {A Guest Post from The Cooking Actress!}
Hey party people! I'm crying a little (okay, a LOT) on the inside because today is my last full day in NYC! And also because the mayor said I couldn't take NYC home with me. If I recall, his exact words were, "miss, it is physically impossible to take home an entire city, now please leave." Clearly the mayor doesn't understand science.
Anyway, last year I visited NYC for
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Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Fudge
With Halloween season approaching, there is soon to be an influx of candy in your home.
And if I know the majority of the population (which I do, obviously) I know that you probably won't have a huge stash of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups lying around unwanted and cold and lonely.
Because let's face it, everyone likes Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Even I,
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Brown Butter Blondies {A Guest Post from Crazy For Crust!}
Howdy, peeps! Naked Cowboy and I are going to run off together and leave the busy city lights of Times Square behind to have hippie cowkids. Just kidding -- kind of.
Today I'm excited to introduce you to someone you probably already know pretty well. Her name is Dorothy and she blogs over at Crazy For Crust. I know I've told this story approximately 731 times, but for
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Red Velvet Dessert Dip
I'm someone who is always hungry. Just ate a huge meal? Still hungry. Just had lunch? Still hungry. Finished dessert? Yep, still hungry. And fortunately, my hunger is usually taken care of since we always have food in the house.
But my reality isn't everyone else's. In fact, in 2012 there were 17.6 million households that were food-insecure -- meaning, they didn't
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