Cake pops are a neat concept because they’re pre-portioned, easy to make, easy to eat, and can be made to look as casual or as cool as you want. I made two batches, one batch for a party and another batch designed to look like bubbles for a friend’s birthday cake. Like I say, casual
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I should have known that, when I bought bananas, I would end up with at least three overripe ones that would be too sweet to eat. Sure enough, here I stand with three overripe bananas. What’s worse, I have no interest whatsoever in making banana bread. That’s like, the only thing you can make with
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As you may or may not have noticed, I’ve developed a bit of a soft spot for recipes that repurpose crescent rolls. This time, I decided to be a little adventurous. I have a bad history with apple pies of any kind, but these little beauties turned out to be absolutely perfect. They were sweet,
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This weekend, I decided to do some baking for a party. Since my specialty is desserts, I decided to take the sweet and easy route and make some pumpkin brownies. The original blog from which I got this recipe mentioned that the brownies would not taste like traditional brownies, because they are made with pumpkin
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Last year, when my friend Skyler was here at RIT, he often used to make me “emergency cookies” when I had a bad day. With the amount of stress I’ve been under so far this school year, I’ve really missed those cookies. Now, that’s not to say that I just miss the man for his
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I love peanut butter, so when I saw this recipe for peanut butter-based brownies on 12 Tomatoes, I got really excited. What’s even better, I had time to make them before a football party at a friend’s place, in Sunday. I had all the ingredients I needed, too, except for the peanut butter chips. Worried
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Whether it’s Chinese, Thai, Japanese, or Indian, leftover takeout rice is almost inevitable. Half of the time, I’ll bet you don’t even get around to eating it. Well, waste no more! While this might not be my mom’s recipe (or, who knows, maybe it is), it sure is a good one. For what?Leftover night rice
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As some of you may know, I love peaches. Peach anything: peach drinks, peach soap, (yes, I own peach soap), peach-colored things, and, above all, peach sweets! I found a recipe for peach “dumplings” and they looked amazing, so, naturally, I had to try my hand at making them.   My summer co-op has me
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My mom posted to my Facebook recipe page hinting in a not-so-subtle way that she wanted me to make her this banana split cake. As far as refrigerator cakes go, it seemed like an easy enough job, so I hitched a ride to the grocery store and stocked up on supplies. Walmart is a great
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Rum balls are a sweet addition to any adult party. They’re a make ’em and forget ’em kind of treat, perfect for celebrating and great with some vanilla ice cream. When one of my friends heard that I was turning 21 and looking for recipes that used some kind of flavorful alcohol, she suggested I
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