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Rosemary Bourbon Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Smoked Sea Salt; #CreativeCookieExchange

February 17, 2015 By Laura 28 Comments

Rosemary Bourbon Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Pecans and Smoked Sea Salt

These Rosemary Bourbon Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Pecans and Smoked Sea Salt are unusual enough to be exciting and familiar enough to be comforting. They are also just plain awesome. For more about this month’s boozy Creative Cookie Exchange keep reading down below!  Affiliate links were used to link to items I am discussing. Guys!… 

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Filed Under: Boozy Desserts, Bourbon, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, pecans, Smoked Salt Tagged With: booze, bourbon, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chunks, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, herbs, pecans, rosemary, smoked salt

Salted Maple Bourbon Marshmallows

December 27, 2014 By Laura 12 Comments

Salty, sweet and boozy, Salted Maple Bourbon Marshmallows are perfect for hot chocolate, coffee or even eating out of hand.  Happy Holidays! I hope everyone who celebrates had a wonderful Christmas. We are still flitting from house to house and family to family, but I wanted to share these marshmallows with you so that you… 

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Filed Under: Boozy Desserts, Bourbon, candy, maple, marshmallows Tagged With: booze, bourbon, candy, confections, maple, marshmallows

Hot Chocolate Laced with Tequila; #CookMexico

December 21, 2014 By Laura 18 Comments

Tequila Spiked Sipping Chocolate

A Mexican inspired hot chocolate laced with tequila and a pinch of chipotle powder kicks the holiday season up a notch! This post was sponsored by Casa Noble Tequila, who sent me a bottle of their tequila, a small stipend, and who is giving away copies of Margarita Carrillo Arronte’s Mexico: The Cookbook to two of my lucky… 

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Filed Under: Boozy Desserts, chocolate, drinks, Mexican dishes, tequila Tagged With: #CookMexico, booze, chipotle, cinnamon, giveaway, hot chocolate, mexican, mixed drinks, sipping chocolate, tequila

Spiked Voodoo Mocha

December 8, 2014 By Laura 11 Comments

Voodoo Spiked Hot Chocolate: rum, coffee, chocolate and cream make for a delightful winter drink!

This Spiked Voodoo Mocha with real chocolate and vanilla rum is the perfect warming indulgence for a chilly winter night. Affiliate links are used in this post to link to items I am discussing. I am seriously actually impressed with myself when I manage to get something posted during the correct season. I seem to… 

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Filed Under: Boozy Desserts, chocolate, coffee desserts, Creole/Cajun, drinks, misc. dessert Tagged With: booze, chocolate, coffee, drinks, hot chocolate, mocha, rum, spiked drinks, vanilla

Bourbon Bacon Beans

December 9, 2013 By Laura 2 Comments

Bourbon Bacon Beans over Seared and Baked Chicken Breasts

Bourbon Bacon Beans are a sweet and savory side dish that pairs perfectly with milder proteins, like chicken breasts. This is a sponsored post via Kitchen Play, in which I have been paid a sum of money to both try Tesoro tomatoes and discuss using them. I was sent Cooking Slow for the purpose of… 

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Filed Under: bacon, beans, Bourbon, carrots, chicken, cookbooks, molasses, products, pumpkin, quiche/savory tarts, quick breads, reviews, tomatoes, tortilla dishes Tagged With: alcohol, bacon, baked beans, beans, booze, bourbon, Cooking Slow, Kitchen Play, smoked paprika, sponsored, Tesoro tomatoes, tomatoes

Bourbon Soaked Orange Loaf Cake with Currants; Review of The Flying Brownie

November 7, 2013 By Laura 14 Comments

Bourbon Quick Bread with Oranges and Currants

It is The Leftovers Club time! And that is extra exciting, because I received a fantastic new cookbook all about great goodies for long distance shipping to review. Talk about serendipity!

Filed Under: blog events, Boozy Desserts, cookbooks, dried fruit, oranges, quick breads, reviews Tagged With: #theleftoversclub, alcohol, booze, bourbon, bread, cake, citrus, currants, dried fruit, orange, quick bread, tipsy cake, whiskey

#BundtAMonth: Vanilla Orange Bundt Cake with a Hint of Coconut

March 7, 2013 By Laura 20 Comments

Orange Vanilla Bundt Cake with a Hint of Coconut

This cake was by far the biggest Bundt A Month challenge I have faced. Confession: I don’t usually care for tropical desserts. And tropical is March’s theme. Have you ever noticed that the hotter the climate gets, the sweeter the desserts get? Not richer or unhealthier, but just naturally sweeter. Rice puddings, custards… They are… 

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Filed Under: blog events, Boozy Desserts, bundt cakes, cakes, oranges Tagged With: #BundtaMonth, booze, bundt, cake, citrus, coconut, extra virgin coconut oil, orange, vanilla bean

#BundtAMonth: Mint Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake with Creme de Menthe

December 1, 2012 By Laura 22 Comments

Creme de menthe mixed with sour cream for bundt cake

  Oh Bundt A Month, how I love you. Seriously. I was already addicted to bundt cakes, but being “forced” (inspired, assigned, whatever) to create this cake may be the happiest thing that has ever happened to me dessert-wise. And that is saying something.

Filed Under: blog events, Boozy Desserts, bundt cakes, cakes, chocolate, ganache, mint chocolate Tagged With: #BundtaMonth, booze, bundt, bundt cake, chocolate, chocolate chips, creme de menthe, ganache, mint

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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