Edible Holiday Gifts: Toffee

Toffee

All good things must come to an end, and this will be my last post before Christmas.  But no worries, I like to think I saved one of the best for last!  Quite frankly I chose this gift because it is one of my favorite gifts to receive.  Although I usually create the recipes I [...]

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Edible Holiday Gifts: Hot Cocoa Mix & Marshmallows

Hot Cocoa Mix with Marshmallows

As soon as I finished tasting today’s edible gift recipe I wished I could invent scratch & sniff-vision for computers.  It seemed unfair for me alone to enjoy the amazing aromas of this hot cocoa.  So let’s all take a minute to pretend I graduated with a computer engineering major and not a marketing one [...]

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Edible Holiday Gifts: Cookies in a Jar with Home-Made Vanilla Extract

Edible Christmas Gifts

The holiday season is officially upon us, and I  must admit that I love getting in the festive spirit!  Each year I ty to create a theme for my blog that is fitting for the season and this year is no different.  This year I will be celebrating the spirit of giving in true Kate’s [...]

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Seasonal Recipe: Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream

Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream

I couldn’t resist ending my month devoted to pumpkin with one last sweet treat!  I have already proclaimed my complete love of any and all ice cream this summer with my take on classic peach, but it seemed a shame to let Fall pass without its own seasonal varietal.  It doesn’t hurt that it’s 80 [...]

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Strawberries with Goat Cheese, Mint, and Balsamic Syrup

Strawberries with Goat Cheese, Mint, & Balsamic Syrup

I cannot resist fresh berries. I cannot resist cheese. Put them together, and I’m doomed to not stop eating. For today’s seasonal recipe, I wanted to showcase strawberries in a slightly different way.  I was inspired to combine the rich, tangy texture of goat cheese with the tart, sweetness of strawberries then added in a [...]

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Oatmeal Cranberry Cupcake with Maple Glaze

Cranberry Oatmeal Cupcakes

Well my Christmas baking extravaganza is slowly coming to a close and I really wanted to go out on a high note.  When I came up with this idea a couple of months ago I knew it would be hard to pick which Christmas cookies I wanted to transform into cupcakes, but this last cupcake [...]

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Peppermint Chocolate Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting

Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting

Well my endeavor to create cupcakes from classic Christmas cookies continues and I must admit that I was most excited about creating a recipe for today’s cupcake. I have come to love peppermint chocolate cookies around Christmas and the idea of a cupcake equivalent was almost too much excitement for this little foodie. Plus, it [...]

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Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cinnamon Frosting

I must admit that gingerbread cookies are not one of my favorite holiday indulgences, but it seemed wrong not to attempt a gingerbread cupcake. All I have to say is that I am so glad I did! In the end, this proved to be one of my absolute favorites. I’m not sure if it was [...]

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Sugar Cookie Cupcakes with Royal Icing

Sugar Cookie Cupcake with Royal Icing

Who doesn’t love the simple sugar cookie around the holidays?  I know many of us have fond memories of decorating the cookies as a family, while others may just remember sampling too much batter (I definitely fall into the latter category…)  I knew when undertaking my cookie-cupcake endeavor that my efforts would not be complete [...]

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Peanut Butter Blossom Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache

Peanut Butter Blossom Cupcake with Chocolate Ganache

All year long I focus on cooking with all natural ingredients, local fruits and vegetables, and relatively healthy fare. Then dessert rolls around and my scruples seem to go flying out the window. The fact of the matter is that I am a sucker for baking. I was in the kitchen baking cookies and brownies [...]

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