delicious inspiration.

The past couple of weeks have left me craving sweets like crazy but with little time to bake them in.  Luckily blondies are extremely fast to put together, which means they get to my mouth s...

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Because I love chocolate. Because it's been a crazy week. Because these are delicious and easy and it's the weekend and there's no reason not to make them. Chocolate Crackles 1/2 cup all-purpose ...

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I love ice box cookies, especially in summer.  You make one batch of dough without the worry of having to bake them right away and you've got something you can slice and bake whenever you fe...

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About a month and a half ago, our refrigerator started making very loud humming sounds.  This was a very expensive fridge and very new (bought last summer!)  We looked up information on...

http://deliciousinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/07/cinnamon-crumble-jam-coffee-cake.html

These happened because I realized I only had 3 sticks of butter left in the fridge and panicked, but I loved them so much that I'd make them even if I had 3lbs. left!  You'd never know there...

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Even though temperatures were above 90 degrees last week, it didn't lessen my desire to bake and eat sweet things, unfortunately!  I made the dough for these during the day when it was hot, ...

http://deliciousinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/07/tiny-sugar-saucers.html

A few days ago, my grandma came by with our first batch of zucchini from her garden.  I knew as soon as it wasn't too lethal to turn on the oven that I'd be making zucchini bread!  (P.S...

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For most of my life, one set of my cousins have lived in a different city from me.  So when one of them gets married, it's a nice excuse to get together with everyone and catch up.  Of ...

http://deliciousinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/07/wedding-shower-cookies.html

I LOVE fruit and generally I prefer to eat fruit raw.  Especially juicy summer fruit - you don't need to add anything to it to make it any better, it's perfect as-is!  But sometimes I g...

http://deliciousinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/07/mini-strawberry-muffins-with-white.html

I originally set out to make a pie this weekend and then remembered I had more than half of a quart of half-and-half leftover from making my sister's cheesecake ice cream last weekend.  I br...

http://deliciousinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/07/cinnamon-lime-panna-cotta-with.html

As crazy as these cookies sound from the title, they were out of necessity.  I found a cookie recipe that sounded delicious but I didn't have all of the ingredients, so I used what I had and...

http://deliciousinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/07/white-chocolate-chip-pistachio-coconut.html

A few years ago, after I graduated from culinary school, one of my gifts was an ice cream maker.  I can't say I use it very often, maybe a few times per summer, but after making this ice cre...

http://deliciousinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/07/cheesecake-ice-cream-with-gluten-free.html

Isn't it amazing how much can change in so little time?  Today is America's birthday, the 4th of July.  It's a beautiful summer day here and I can only hope the rest of the summer will ...

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Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a snack, this delicious cake is incredibly easy to make and even easier to eat.  It contains no dairy - that is, no eggs, milk, or butter, although I did us...

http://deliciousinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/06/miss-emma-smiths-war-cake.html

This was the dessert I made for Father's Day - a riff on apple crisp and pie, tucked into crisp and buttery phyllo dough. The original idea for this came from somehow finding two boxes of phyllo ...

http://deliciousinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/06/ginger-honeyed-apple-and-apricot-phyllo.html

I debated between posting this recipe today or the dessert I made for Father's Day, but ultimately, this was the one I decided on since my dad specifically requests them every year.  I don't...

http://deliciousinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/06/dried-cherry-buttermilk-scones.html

The beginning of this week started off much too cold for June and everyone agreed a nice dose of chocolate was in order.  I wanted to spice things up a bit, literally, so I devised a comfort...

http://deliciousinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/06/chewy-chili-chocolate-oatmeal-cookies.html

I hate to admit it, but I bake much more often than I blog.  It was quite an effort to even get myself to bring the camera out for these photos on a rainy Sunday morning, but I'm glad I did!...

http://deliciousinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/06/toasted-pistachio-cinnamon-swirl-cake.html

Today is my grandma's birthday and we're having a celebration later so what better to bring than cupcakes?  Originally I planned on icing half of the cupcakes with vanilla buttercream and ha...

http://deliciousinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/06/chocolate-filled-gluten-free-vanilla.html

Summer is my favorite season, if you couldn't tell.  So last week when cherries started popping up in stores and markets, we nabbed some up as quickly as possible!  I would say half of ...

http://deliciousinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/05/cherry-streusel-coffee-cake.html

Something about lemon bars has always screamed warm weather to me - the lemon's yellowness and the scent of them being zested and juiced is complete summery dessert perfection!  Crisp, butte...

http://deliciousinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/05/gluten-free-lemon-pie-bars.html

Last week I made an orange poppy seed Bundt cake.  Well, I tried to.  When I went to take the cake out of the Bundt pan, of course the top of the cake stuck in the pan and only the bott...

http://deliciousinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/05/honey-cake.html

  I've been home from North Carolina for almost a week now.  I've baked a few things but quite frankly haven't had the motivation or inspiration to write anything or take pictures until...

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  I haven't baked much this past week besides a small batch of chocolate chip cookies for my sister since tomorrow morning my parents and I are driving to Mount Airy, North Carolina, where I...

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I hope everyone who celebrated Easter had as lovely a holiday as I did!  Although last week's weather here certainly didn't feel like spring, my family and I began our Easter preparations an...

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