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Cream Cheese Chocolate Cookies

October 29, 2012 By Laura 4 Comments

I have a fantastic cookie to share with you this week. It’s simple, not too sweet, not too rich and downright addictive. Frankly I am beginning to think anything Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito (of Baked Bakery fame) come up with is delicious and addictive. Goodness knows their cookbooks as a whole are!

Filed Under: chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookbooks, cookies, cream cheese, reviews Tagged With: chocolate, chocolate chips, cookbooks, cookies, cream cheese

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies: Baking With Sammy

October 30, 2011 By Laura 5 Comments

During the years I lived in State College, PA, I saw many pumpkin whoopie pies for sale.  And for some reason I always stared longingly but talked myself out of buying.  I have no idea why–some misguided attempt to be healthy?–but whatever the reason I had never made nor eaten whoopie pies before Sammy’s and… 

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Filed Under: cakes, cookies, cream cheese, fall spices, kids cooking, misc. dessert, molasses, pumpkin

Carrot Cupcakes with White Chocolate "Creamy Dreamy" Frosting

October 19, 2010 By Laura 10 Comments

I think I’ve mentioned somewhere on here before that my kids each get multiple birthday parties. It is a function of both growing older (and having kid parties) and having out of town families which are difficult to coordinate. So I stopped trying, and instead have 1 party for each side of the family and… 

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Filed Under: cakes, carrots, cream cheese, cupcakes, white chocolate Tagged With: carrot, carrot cake, cream cheese, cupcakes, white chocolate

Nibby Cream Cheese Brownie Cupcakes

June 25, 2010 By Laura 12 Comments

While we were in Atlanta, we had plenty of sweets. There was the leftover mousse from Alex’s birthday parties, the mini cupcakes we bought at Whole Foods (a real treat for those of us who live in a town without any true bakery because while homemade might be better, those mini treats are awfully fun… 

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Filed Under: brownies, cacao nibs, chocolate, cream cheese, cupcakes

Cold-Oven Cream Cheese Pound Cake

February 4, 2010 By Laura 6 Comments

When this month’s hostess for my book club asked me to bring dessert, I immediately jumped on it as an opportunity to bake a cake. Cakes are kinda tricky–at least in my home–because it is hard to give away part of a cake (although John’s department and students do receive half-cakes from time to time),… 

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Filed Under: bundt cakes, cakes, cream cheese

The Spiced Life Café de Leche Cheesecake

April 27, 2009 By Laura 44 Comments

The Spiced Life Café de Leche Cheesecake is a combination of classic flavors in a creamy, indulgent cheesecake. My mother begs for this dessert regularly.  “This is the best cheesecake I have ever had.” I almost keeled over when those words came out of my mother’s mouth. I was pretty sure up until that point… 

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Filed Under: caramel, cheesecake, chocolate, coffee desserts, cream cheese, Daring Bakers, ganache, mascarpone Tagged With: caramel, chocolate, dulce de leche

When Life Hands You Lemons…: Lemon-Goat Cheese Cheesecake… Parfait?

January 18, 2009 By Laura 7 Comments

This dessert was absolutely fabulous.  As a parfait.  As a cheesecake, well it was very runny.  And when life hands you a fabulous tasting but flawed cheesecake, you make parfait. Not really sure what happened, I am no cheesecake expert.  I have a theory as to why it cracked (see note in recipe re: not… 

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Filed Under: cheesecake, cream cheese, goat cheese, lemon baked goods

September Green Chicken & Apple Tortilla Casserole

September 15, 2008 By Laura 8 Comments

Check it out! We own a hole! At first Alex could not wrap her brain around this one, but now she has really gotten into it. She told us tonight it was HER basement they were building. HER toys would go down there (which granted is what I had told her). She also told us… 

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Filed Under: apples, beans, casseroles, chicken, corn, cream cheese, goat cheese, Mexican dishes, tomatillos, tortilla dishes

Black Bottom, And, Er, Black Topped Cupcakes

September 14, 2008 By Laura 7 Comments

The minute I saw this recipe over at The Kitchen Sink I knew I wanted to make it. I love the combination of chocolate and cream cheese and have always meant to try more black bottom baked goods. Originally a Dave Lebovitz recipe, the recipe calls for a sweetened cream cheese topping over chocolate cupcake… 

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Filed Under: chocolate, cream cheese, cupcakes

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Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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