yummy-recipes

who doesnt’ want to throw a chocolate party?

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I’m not going to lie… I think I said, “OMG – Look at this!” about 15 times to Mr. M last night as I flipped through the latest Sunset Magazine. But the showstopper of the issue was most definitely the chocolate recipes that they had. Do you see how good those sugared chocolate beignets look?!? [...]

cupcakes for winners and losers

.Sunday was a special sort of football day… since Mr. M’s team was actually in contention for a spot in the Super Bowl. Sadly, years of lowered expectations for his beloved Jets had him quietly cheering them on during the game… which made the disappointment a little bit easier to bare when it arrived at [...]

christmas brunch: prepping ahead for goodness

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Since we hosted Christmas brunch this year for both sets of parents, I wanted to make sure that everything was really easy to prepare and get ready in the morning… so that the pots and pans could be reserved for the “cooking and prepping” for that night’s feast. After finding the drunken citrus salad, [...]

christmas brunch recap: drunken citrus salad

.If you’re ever in need of a fail-safe recipe for brunch, look no further. I needed something fruity for Christmas brunch but didn’t want to depend too highly on non-winter fruit, so I figured citrus would be the safe bet! I found this recipe in one of my Rachel Ray cooking books, and figured that [...]

the perfect gingerbread for all cookies!

When trying to find a good gingerbread cookie recipe, it’s often hard to navigate the scene to find the EXACT recipe that you need. Sweet, spicy, soft, crispy, etc… everyone has their favorite way around it. Whenever I make rolled dough cookies though, I seem to gravitate towards recipes that allow me to make “different” [...]

would you like some sugared cereal with your chicken?

.Someone asked the other day about the Cap’N Crunch chicken. Well, if you’ve never tasted the original restaurant goodness (which just happens to be the only redeaming quality of Planet Hollywood), then you are truly missing out. My mom used to humor me and remake the recipe back in my high school days… which sadly [...]