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best chocolate cake recipe

Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Buttercream The Scharffen Berger Twitter Party that is! Today was one of those days when I had a million things to do. A to-do list a mile long, and not enough hours to get it all done. I had to take Clay to the doctors first thing for a pre-op appointment (my poor baby needs tubes in his ears, and his adenoids out) and in between him waking up and going to the doctors, he got really sick. It was pitiful. There is nothing worse than when your children are sick. … [Read more...]

Chocolate Yogurt Cake

chocolate yogurt cake recipe

My poor baby broke his elbow yesterday. He was playing on the monkey bars at school and fell and landed on his elbow. It was very long day at the hospital getting him fixed up, and he was a trooper. I know that he was in a lot of pain, and he took it like a man. There is nothing worse than seeing your child in pain, it is pretty awful. He needs to stay home from school for the next few days because the doctor needs the swelling to go down before he can put a plaster cast on it. In the meantime, … [Read more...]

Leaving on a Jet Plane

healthy cookie dough dip recipe

Lately, I have been doing a ton of freelance work. Creating and shooting recipes is so much fun, but a lot of times, I do not get to to share them here. I am on my way to Nashville, and going to leave you with some of the my favorite recipes from around the web that I have created lately. If you are headed to Blissdom, be sure to introduce yourself and say hello! 1. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip - While I am not sure if this is 100% healthy, this recipe for Van's Natural Foods it is a much … [Read more...]

S’mores Bars

smores bar recipe

It is Valentine's Eve and I have had some of the most epic kitchen fails of my life today. Let's just say they involve burnt popcorn, exploding mixers, and strawberry puree on my ceiling. I am going to call it a night, and hope that tomorrow is a better cooking experience. I wanted to wish you a very Happy Valentine's Day, and leave you with a very simple, fail-proof (God willing) recipe. I made these for my son's class for his birthday (thank goodness he asked for something other than a … [Read more...]

Tom Selleck

tom selleck dessert recipe

I cannot tell you why this dessert is called Tom Selleck. I can take a few guesses though. The first things that come to mind when eating it are: smooth, creamy, sexy. Just like the real thing. I have to admit, that I have a giant crush on Tom Selleck. There is a noticeable age difference between us, but that's okay, right? I really cannot think of a time when he was not good looking. Magnum P.I. (he could rock a corduroy short, couldn't he?), Las Vegas, Friends (my personal favorite time), Blue … [Read more...]