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Dulce De Leche Pound Cake

September 27, 2010 By Laura 16 Comments

Dulce de Leche Pound Cake is a delicious way to enjoy the rich and indulgent flavor of milk caramel. Pictures of the whole cake were updated in November 2017. Much like exercise, there is a rhythmic routine to cooking dinner for your family. Unlike baking, which I do to relax at my own convenience, dinner… 

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Filed Under: bundt cakes, buttermilk, cakes, caramel Tagged With: bundt, cake, caramel, dulce de leche, milk caramel, pound cake

Dulce de Leche Swirled Marshmallows

September 22, 2010 By Laura 13 Comments

I do lead an interesting life, don’t I? That’s 3 surgeries since the start of this blog and 11 total over my lifetime. The good news–in addition to the fact that I got the infected appendix 12 hours before it ruptured (that’s an approximate guess by the doctor), is that having removed now 2 organs… 

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Filed Under: candy, caramel, marshmallows, sweet confections Tagged With: candy, caramel, confection, dulce de leche, marshmallows, milk caramel

Butter Crunch 2 Ways: Family Recipes

December 18, 2009 By Laura 12 Comments

This Butter Crunch candy is super easy, perfect for Christmas cookie tins, great for a holiday cookie exchange, and always one of the big hits of my holiday table! I make this every year for Christmas, so I decided to update the traditional pecan pictures in December 2015. The peanut pictures are from the original… 

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Filed Under: candy, caramel, chocolate, misc. dessert, peanuts, pecans Tagged With: candy, caramel, chocolate, christmas, confections, Holidays, peanuts, pecans, toffee

Salted Vanilla Bean Caramel Chews

December 8, 2009 By Laura 19 Comments

Salted Vanilla Bean Caramel Chews: If I ever didn't make these for the Holidays my whole family would riot!! Luckily they are really easy!! Perfect for holiday "cookie" tins!

These Salted Vanilla Bean Caramel Chews will wow everyone! I make them at the holidays, where they are the stars of my Christmas “cookie” tins. I took fresh photos for these Caramel Chews in November 2015. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing.  Do you ever get to feeling downright… 

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Filed Under: candy, caramel, misc. dessert Tagged With: candy, caramel, caramel chews, confections, Holidays, vanilla

Chocolate Caramel Hazelnut Tart

November 28, 2009 By Laura 18 Comments

Have you ever noticed the blogging conundrum about celebratory meals? I have quite a few dishes in my head right now and who knows when or if I will ever get a chance to share them with you. Prime rib, sweet rolls, pureed broccoli with creme fraiche, apple and beet salad with blue cheese, chocolate… 

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Filed Under: caramel, chocolate, hazelnuts, misc. dessert Tagged With: caramel, chocolate, dessert, dinner party desserts, hazelnuts, Holidays, nuts, tarts

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

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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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