My neighbors are seriously annoying. I like them enough, but they have one fatal flaw: honking at me while I'm walking the dog. There I'll be, minding my own freakin' business as I walk along our tree-lined street when some asshat drives slowly behind me and honks their horn at me as they drive by, waving maniacally in a clearly desperate act for friendly attention. And in
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Muffin Mix Blueberry Streusel Cookies
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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Gooey S’mores Cookie Bars
So I just got back from a blogger retreat in beautiful Carmel, CA. More on that soon in an upcoming post :) But I have to say, a good portion of the night I was scared. Scared... of mountain lions. You see, Carmel is a beach town nestled among a pretty countryside. And within every pretty countryside there's a ferocious beast sniffing me out to eat me alive, and that ferocious
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S’mores Tart
Lately I have been SO tired. Like impossibly tired. Like dosing off at my computer tired. Normally, I'm not this tired, and I figure it has something to do with my medications, but damn. I am one sleepy girl. A couple of days ago, I took the day off since I was so exhausted. I figured I'd expend some brain cells and watch a couple of old episodes of Keeping Up With The
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S’mores Cinnamon Rolls
I really, really, really hate packing. You'd think someone who enjoys organization would like packing, but I really loathe it. First of all, there's the serious fear-of-missing-something. I'm always petrified that I'm leaving something vital behind, like pills or mascara, and then there's the whole debacle about what to wear. Foooor instance, I hate thinking that I'm packing
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S’mores Thumbprint Cookies
I officially declare this week S'mores Week. Mostly because I'm craving marshmallows like a mad woman. I guess it helps that I'm JET-PUFFED's brand ambassador, right? :) Anywho. After trying Starbucks' S'mores Frappuccino, recreating it here, and obsessing, I realized I'm a die-hard s'mores fan and I needed ALLTHESMORES. So S'mores Week is actually a natural progression as we
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