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Coconut Lime Cookies

May 29, 2013 By Laura 7 Comments

Coconut Lime Oatmeal Cookies

Guys I am so excited! I have the BEST new toy! The perfect set up for any technologically savvy cook/baker who is obsessed with working in the kitchen to her favorite tunes. HUGE thanks to my wonderful hubby and parents, who also chipped in as an early birthday present.

Filed Under: chocolate, cookies, cooks' tools, lime, oats, whole grains Tagged With: coconut, cookie, drop cookie, iPad, lime, oatmeal, oats, vanilla salt, white chocolate

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Sandwich Cookies: The Cookie Dough Lover’s Cookbook

August 2, 2012 By Laura 5 Comments

I don’t think of myself as a particularly spacey. Yet the older I get, the spacier I get. Just this week I showed up at the wrong time for my daughter’s hair cut. Apparently I had it confused it with my hair appointment 2 days later. Sigh. Can I blame being a mom?

Filed Under: chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookbooks, cookies, reviews Tagged With: chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chips, cookbook review, cookie, cookie dough, egg-free dough

Dairy Free Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

May 5, 2011 By Laura 7 Comments

I am pretty certain this post can be filed under “ironic.”  I am finally caught up enough to share my first deliberately dairy free recipe, and guess what?  I had a CT scan today and am re-introducing the dairy.  Wee-hoo! 

Filed Under: chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, dairy free baking, peanut butter Tagged With: chocolate chips, cookie, Dairy Free Baking, dairy-free, dessert, peanut butter, shortening

Happy Belated Birthday Alex! Worms in Dirt Mousse Cups

June 18, 2009 By Laura 5 Comments

Belated because near the end of Alex’s party on Sunday, when nearly everyone was gone anyway, we had the mother of all thunderstorms, got 2 inches of water in 30 minutes (sending our creek into flash flood), and had a big power surge, which, while we did not lose power, totally destroyed our internet box…. 

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Filed Under: chocolate, Creek in Ohio, mousse, No Bake Desserts Tagged With: children's dessert, chocolate, chocolate cookies, chocolate mousse dirt cups, cookie, gummy worms, milk chocolate mousse, mousse, oreo crumbs, worms in dirt

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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