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Peanut Butter Blossoms with Leftover Candy: #CreativeCookieExchange

April 23, 2019 By Laura 2 Comments

Peanut Butter Blssoms with Leftover Candy

Peanut Butter Blossoms with Leftover Candy is an indulgent use for leftover Easter candy and any other small chocolates you have lying around. Keep reading to see what other uses Creative Cookie Exchange bakers came up with for leftover candy! I just had a fantastic long weekend in Chicago with at least four exciting culinary experiences… 

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Filed Under: blog events, candy, chocolate, cookies, peanut butter Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, candy, chocolate, chocolate bunnies, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, leftover candy, peanut butter, peanut butter eggs

Caribbean Thai Curry

August 8, 2017 By Laura 1 Comment

Caribbean Thai Curry

This Caribbean Thai Curry is really a Bastardized Caribbean Thai Curry, not being a particularly authentic exemplar of either cuisine, but I figured why throw the search engines off and possibly keep you from discovering this delicious dish? Because delicious it is! Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. I… 

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Filed Under: Caribbean dishes, chicken, coconut milk, curry, greens, kale, lime, peanut butter, pineapple, seafood, shrimp, Thai dishes, Uncategorized Tagged With: bell pepper, Caribbean, chicken, coconut milk, curry, fish sauce, greens, kale, peanut butter, pepper, pineapple, seafood, sesame oil, shrimp, Thai

Thai Inspired Peanut Curry

September 14, 2015 By Laura 10 Comments

Thai Inspired Peanut Curry with summer veggies, ground beef, coconut milk and a little red curry paste! Easy, delicious and fast!

Thai Inspired Peanut Curry is a healthy, delicious and easy dinner that makes the most of the late summer harvest while welcoming the brisker chill of fall. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing in this post.  There are many reasons I love fall the best. Football (Go Blue!). Sweaters…. 

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Filed Under: beef, coconut milk, corn, curry, easily made vegetarian, ground beef, peanut butter, peanuts, Thai dishes, zucchini Tagged With: beef, corn, curry, curry paste, ground beef, peanut butter, peanuts, red curry, s.e. asian, summer harvest, summer squash, Thai, zucchini

Chocolate Drizzled Peanut Butter Cookies: Review of Bake Happy; Adventures in Ortigia, Siracusa

July 26, 2015 By Laura 11 Comments

Chocolate Drizzled Peanut Butter Cookies--chewy, rich, delicious!

Chocolate Drizzled Peanut Butter Cookies are the perfect pantry dessert–I made them upon returning home from Italy with what I had around, and they turned out delicious, even if the chocolate is not perfectly shiny. I was provided a copy of Bake Happy in return for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to… 

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Filed Under: chocolate, cookbooks, cookies, Italy 2015, peanut butter, reviews, travel Tagged With: chocolate, cioccolato di modica, cookies, ganache, Italy, Ortigia, peanut butter, Sicily, Siracusa, travel

Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies with Peanut Butter Chocolate Ganache: #CreativeCookieExchange

April 21, 2015 By Laura 16 Comments

peanut butter sandwich cookie with peanut butter chocolate ganache: craggy, rustic, thick and absolutely addictive!

Rustic and thick Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies with Peanut Butter Chocolate Ganache are the perfect sandwich cookie for people who like their cookies unapologetically sturdy, chewy and delicious! Keep reading for more Creative Cookie Exchange Sandwich Cookies! Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. You know how some sandwich… 

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Filed Under: blog events, chocolate, cookies, peanut butter, whole grains Tagged With: chocolate, chocolate peanut butter, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, peanut butter, sandwich cookies, whole grains, whole wheat

Soul Food Love Reviewed: Peanut Stew with Chicken and Sweet Potato

April 17, 2015 By Laura 8 Comments

Peanut Stew with Chicken and Sweet Potato: SO easy and SO delicious! Healthy too!

Hearty yet healthy Peanut Stew with Chicken and Sweet Potato is an easy and delicious weeknight dinner, especially if you pick up a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store. I was provided with a copy of Soul Food Love by Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to… 

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Filed Under: African American dishes, chicken, cookbooks, curry powder, easily made vegetarian, peanut butter, peanuts, reviews, soup, Southern food, stews, sweet potato, tomatoes Tagged With: african american food, chicken, cookbook, peanut, peanut butter, review, soul food, stew, sweet potato

Best Peanut Butter Blondie Re-Do: Alex Bakes!

May 25, 2014 By Laura 7 Comments

These Best Peanut Butter Blondies are exactly what they say–literally the best peanut butter blondies I have ever had. Try them–you will agree.  Affiliate links were used in this post, but only to link to items I would be discussing and linking to anyway. This is one of those First World Blogger problems—I love these… 

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Filed Under: bar cookies, candy, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, kids cooking, peanut butter Tagged With: bar cookies, blondies, chocolate, chocolate chips, cookies, kids baking, peanut butter, peanut butter chips, peanut butter cups, Reese's Pieces Reese's Cups

Chocolate Drizzled Peanut Bars

February 13, 2014 By Laura 14 Comments

Peanut Energy Bars Drizzled with Chocolate

Is it too embarrassing that I am really proud of my drizzles? Every day I look at gazillions of gorgeous images on food blogs with perfectly swirled frosting, drizzles, you name it. And so I realize that pride in my drizzles is a little silly. But really, the ineptitude of my hands cannot be overstated…. 

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Filed Under: bar cookies, breakfast, chocolate, oats, peanut butter, peanuts Tagged With: #theleftoversclub, bars cookies, breakfast, chocolate, energy bars, nuts, oatmeal, oats, peanut butter, peanuts, semisweet chocolate, snacks

Leftover Halloween Candy Ideas

November 2, 2013 By Laura 3 Comments

Milk Chocolate Ganache Draped Peanut Butter Cup Surprise Mini Peanut Butter Cakes

If you are looking for leftover Halloween candy ideas, I’ve got you covered! Stuff it in cookies, cakes, mix it with caramel corn–all sorts of ways to keep the homemade treats coming while using up the Halloween candy! I hope everyone had a fun Halloween–and I hope most of you were able to stay drier… 

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Filed Under: bar cookies, cakes, candy, caramel, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, cupcakes, misc, misc. dessert, peanut butter Tagged With: bars, cake, candy, caramel corn, chocolate, cookies, Halloween, leftover, milkshakes, popcorn

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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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