Category: Desserts

Jul32011

Fixing Up Brownie Mix: Cream Cheese Brownies

Much to my family’s appreciation, I’ve got a lot of brownie mix sitting in my pantry. However, if I know them they’re going to get pretty bored with the same brownies for dessert night week after week (well, I would too), so for tonight’s dessert night I’m using one of my favorite add-ins: cream cheese. Read More

Jun302011

What I’ve Been Up To

I’ve been sitting on this entry for so long because, well, people tend to get a little judgey about this. I understand it because I used to kind of do it, too. But that was before I understood how it worked.

So, I’m ripping off the bandaid. That’s a lot of brownie mix, right? Would you believe I got all that and a gallon of milk for $1.80 this afternoon? You can probably guess what that means: Read More

Jun192011

Oreo Ice Cream

In honor of Father’s Day I’m posting my husband’s favorite homemade treat — Oreo ice cream! If I go too long without making a fresh batch, I’ll start getting puppy eyes from him, so I make sure I have heavy cream and Egg Beaters on my shopping lists.

Truth be told, I like to make my own ice cream anyway because I like to know what’s going into it and by how much. I also like to stick with a pretty simple recipe — just eggs, sugar, cream and milk.

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Nov22010

TWD: Peanuttiest Blondies

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie is Peanuttiest Blondies, chosen by Nicole of Bakeologie.

I had to race to get this one done and photographed since things around here are pretty busy (aren’t they always this time of year?).

These peanut butter blondies are delicious, and really easy to put together. Oddly enough, they called for cinnamon, which I’m still not 100% sure about taste-wise, but no one is complaining so I’ll just keep that to myself.

Overall, these are a definite hit!