Category Archives: Snacks

Cheesy Stuffed Twice-Baked Potatoes

Alright, alright… I have been meaning to share this recipe since the Super Bowl happened. Let’s not backtrack to how long ago that was. While I’m not a huge fan of potatoes in general (albeit, for no good reasons), twice … Continue reading

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Chocolate Banana Pudding

I think chocolate pudding was amongst one of the first things I learned how to cook. And by that, I definitely don’t mean the method below. I mean the Jell-O instant pudding stuff… like this. What I didn’t know then … Continue reading

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Joy the Baker’s Pumpkin Pie with Pecan Praline Topping

As a kid, growing up in Hawaii, my thoughts on good pies often had to do with lilikoi or guava, perhaps coconut cream pies. My mom occasionally bought store-made apple or cherry pies. Pumpkin pie didn’t even hold any form … Continue reading

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Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread

I’m not usually one for sweet cravings. I’ll take a salty bag of potato chips over chocolate nearly any time the opportunity arises. However, one day a couple weeks ago, I woke up with a HUGE desire for cinnamon rolls. … Continue reading

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Tofu Pudding

Don’t run off too quickly! If there was ever something a girl could cook up that would make her immediately feel like a total hippie, tofu pudding is at the top of the list. Tofu pudding — does the name … Continue reading

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Joy the Baker’s Man-Bait Apple Crisp

Oh, hello out there… Are you still here, there, somewhere in this funny shaped little blogosphere? I am not sure where all the days have gone, nor how we’re in mid-October now… And while I’m at it, when did fall … Continue reading

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies

Do you ever wonder where your days go?  The last few weeks have been nothing short of a blur. At times I imagine that there will be some day in my life where I miss this pace, but that takes … Continue reading

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Ethiopian Food, Part 1: Injera and Berbere Spice Blend

One benefit of having kids around who are adventurous eaters is it often means trying new foods. Two summers ago, we were in Berkeley, California and decided to go out for sit-down-style dinner. There was an Ethiopian restaurant down the … Continue reading

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Apricot and Pecan Scones

It’s true that I am not much of a morning person.  Every now and then, however, I find myself wide awake at the ass-crack-of-dawn. As a long-term insomniac, it’s rare that I find myself asleep before 1 AM… but on … Continue reading

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Baked Cherry Doughnuts with a Cherry Glaze and Toasted Almonds

There’s this thing about baked doughnuts… Somehow they are a cross between both doughnuts and muffins. Obviously that means they’re totally acceptable as breakfast, snacks, a mid-morning (or afternoon, or evening) party-in-your-mouth. These baked cherry doughnuts waiver in that doughnut-muffin … Continue reading

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