I'm so excited to bring you this recipe today for Homemade Milk Jam, aka Dulce de Leche!
So remember when I made my Strawberry Pretzel Salad Parfaits and spoke about my experience with Best Food Facts for the TASTE15 program? Well Best Food Facts ended up taking me to Bentonville, Arkansas and Chicago last year to learn more about food and where it comes from.
The best
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Chocolate Cheesecake Bundt Cake
Okay, so you know how everyone has that weird neighbor?
I definitely do.
We'll call him Plaid Shirt, since that seems to be the only type of shirt he owns.
ANYWAY. Plaid Shirt is weird for many reasons. One, he likes to sometimes park his car on the other block, then walk back home and leave his garage door wide open for hours on end. Why? No idea. My guess? He
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Skinny Funfetti Poke Cake
About 8 years ago, after suffering through a terrible breakup, I went on a diet.
I totally wanted that revenge hot body so I could flaunt it in his face and say 'BAM, SUCKA.'
Okay, maybe not 'bam sucka', but something preferably with expletives. Lots of them. Maybe a crude hand gesture thrown in for good measure.
ANYWAY.
While on my diet I avoided all fried food,
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Box of Chocolates Brownie Bombs
It's no secret that I've gained some weight over the years.
And while I'd love to have a body like Gigi Hadid, I know I won't ever look like that, so I'm okay with how I look. Except when I accidentally surprise myself with selfie mode on my phone's camera and my face looks like a potato.
But in years past, when I was skinnier and more outgoing, I used to get picked up
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Snickerdoodle Blondies
I'm baaaaaaaaaack!
I hope everyone had a fabulous holiday season spent with friends, fam, and furry pals. I had an amazing holiday and mini vacay, and now I'm excited to be back and kicking off the new year with these Snickerdoodle Blondies!
But first - I have some exciting news I wanted to share with you guys.
Friends - I AM WRITING A COOKBOOK!! And I couldn't be MORE
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Biscoff Taffy Truffles
Can we talk proximity for a moment?
Some people have NO idea what this means unfortunately, especially when you're out shopping.
I cannot tell you how many times I could be minding my own business standing in line and feeling someone else's breath on the back of my neck. If I can hear you breathing, you're way too close to me, buddy.
And my new personal favorite:
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Gingerbread Macarons
These are, quite possibly, my favorite macarons I've made!
And I know what you're thinking - there's no way in hell I'd be able to make homemade French macarons at home. But you totally can do it - it's surprisingly simple, if not a little labor intensive. And if you're already in the kitchen baking Christmas cookies anyway, what's another cookie for your cookie tray?
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Red Velvet Peppermint Thumbprints
It's no secret around here that Christmas is my favorite season.
I was practically on my hands and knees begging my family to let me decorate for Christmas on Thanksgiving. Thankfully, they lost their battle and the tinsel was hung before they could say 'hell no.'
And Christmas music? Honey, it's been playing nonstop since Thanksgiving. If it were up to me, I'd have
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Soft & Chewy Gingerbread Molasses Cookies
A couple of days ago, I went on a shopping spree.
But none of the stuff was for me. Or my family. It was for the Placer SPCA, our local shelter. And let me just say, I never had more fun on a shopping spree than I did this time.
And who would have thought picking out different sized KONG toys and trying to pick the tastiest looking dog treats would be so
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Peppermint Shortbread Cookies
This recipe is such a cinch to whip together, you guys!
Which is awesome, since the holidays are upon us and no one has any time.
Seriously? All my time is sucked away into never never land. I wake up and it's practically a new month already, and here we are getting ready for Christmas!? Craziness.
If you're anything like me, you're probably already dreaming up your
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