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Silky Bittersweet Brownies: #CreativeCookieExchange

November 21, 2017 By Laura 2 Comments

Silky Bittersweet Brownies

Silky Bittersweet Brownies are refined and creamy brownies made completely with bittersweet chocolate, no cocoa powder. They are the perfect easy end to a sophisticated dinner. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing in this post. I really hope this post is coherent. I have been battling back spasms for… 

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Flourless Fudgy Brownies

April 2, 2015 By Laura 10 Comments

Flourless Fudgy Brownies with pistachios and macadamia nuts are a gluten free, rich and delicious snack or dessert. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing.  I told some friends of mine there are 7 stages to any major (and the impending trip to Italy is definitely major)… 

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100% Whole Grain Oatmeal Brownies with M&Ms

August 21, 2013 By Laura 10 Comments

M&M, CHocolate Chip and Oat Brownies

When your kid has impromptu gum surgery on the kitchen counter, and that kid is Sammy and the next day is the first day of school, chances are she is going to school, surgery-be-damned. And chances are you are going to leave a lot of instructions with both her teacher and the nurse for all… 

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Lime Dream Bars (White Chocolate Brownies Swirled with Lime Curd)

July 30, 2013 By Laura 3 Comments

White Chocolate Brownies with Lime Curd Swirls

These bars won’t win any beauty awards, but holy yum are they delicious. Shauna Sever, in Pure Vanilla: Irresistible Recipes and Essential Techniques, describes them as a great alternative for people who love lemon bars but like something a little less messy. That is a good description. I made them with lime curd, but lemon… 

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Bakeless Brownies: Review of Bakeless Sweets

June 15, 2013 By Laura 9 Comments

No Bake Chocolate Bars with Pecans

You know what they say about assuming…. I write this post in sincere humility, to demonstrate that even experienced bakers such as myself, who routinely instruct others of you how to bake on this website, are capable of making absolutely ridiculous mistakes. Alas. And sometimes we even do it when it really counts, such as… 

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Browned Butter Milk Chocolate Brownies

March 24, 2013 By Laura 11 Comments

Browned Butter Milk Chocolate Brownies

This is the difference between a blogger-baker and a baker: when I needed to make a dessert for the teachers at my kids’ school for conference week and I was short on time, I chose my easy fallback, brownies. But because I am a blogger, I looked for a recipe I hadn’t made before instead… 

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Salted Peanutty Brownie Bites

November 16, 2010 By Laura 12 Comments

I made the mistake of making these bars the weekend of Halloween, inbetween trick or treat nights. In my town, the kids trick or treat twice (once in a city celebration where the local businesses open their doors to trick-or-treaters and once in the more conventional house to house setting), so the kids already had… 

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Cream Cheese Swirled Brownies

January 11, 2008 By Laura 2 Comments

These Cream Cheese Swirled Brownies are a decadent family favorite--and sure to become one of your favorite desserts too!

These Cream Cheese Brownies are the best I’ve tried and the only recipe I use. These photos were updated as of October 2015, and in the intervening years the recipe has been used for cakewalks, birthdays and just to make us happy. Sammy especially adores them! Affiliate links have been used to link to items… 

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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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