baking

Giant Salted Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies

September 20, 2018 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

For many years, I proclaimed myself as “not a chocolate person.” To which most people would raise their eyebrows in shock, because who in their right mind doesn’t like chocolate? I just never really got it. Growing up, I always ate Twizzlers at the movie theaters and loved Dots and gummy bears, but chocolate was never my thing, until recently. I started eating dark chocolate after seeing bars of inexpensive dark chocolate at Trader Joes. I was hooked! Give me the most bitter chocolate you have, and I’m happy. I just can’t stand milk chocolate.

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Pumpkin Walnut Muffins

September 13, 2018 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

We have one tree in the backyard that changes colors before all the others. It’s already reddening, which is my cue to start wearing sweaters and suffer through this southern heat, wistfully hoping that fall will make an early appearance this year. I’m trying to trick the weather with my jacket-wearing by baking pumpkin things, and I’m not so sure it’s working. I just burned a pumpkin cedar candle, practiced yoga, and didn’t leave the house all day. Seems like a success in my book, and the essence of celebrating fall. The real tragedy of fall is how short it is here! I’m prepared to make the best of it, and for all you autumn-lovers, I made these Pumpkin Walnut Muffins with a glorious crumb topping. This recipe is nothing to shake a stick at–the muffins have such a fluffy texture with a little added crunch from the chopped walnuts. It’s a celebration of my favorite season. Let’s get started on this recipe!

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Healthy-ish Peach Honey Oatmeal Muffins

June 19, 2018 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

Sometimes you just need a little self-care to recover from a stressful couple of days. And sometimes self care is in the guise of muffins. Just healthy enough to not feel guilty about, and just sweet enough with pockets of juicy peaches inside. I’ve made some healthy muffins on this blog before, but this is a summery version made with honey, oats, and peaches. The perfect combination if you ask me.

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Dark Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars

June 7, 2018 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

If you haven’t noticed, I’m very into pie. So much so that we’re having 16 pies at our wedding plus a small cake. It’s pretty exciting… Pie is definitely my number one favorite dessert, and I’m not even a dessert person. You don’t have to twist my arm to get me to eat pie. Another thing I’m very into is dark chocolate, because the internet has me convinced that it’s a health food (it’s probably not). So I decided to combine my two loves to make the most decadent Dark Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars.

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