dessert

Still Life with Cupcake

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on January 12, 2012

in Baking, dessert, giveaway

I have a date this weekend with a bunch of friends I haven’t seen in almost a year. The first thing they asked me? “Do we get cupcakes?” What was I going to say, no? The only request was that they be chocolate. I could do that. Nothing like starting Phase 2 of South Beach [...]

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S’mores Cheesecake

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on January 2, 2012

in Baking, dessert, family

Happy 2012 to you all! I’m truly glad to have kissed 2011 goodbye, and am looking forward to what this next year will bring. Adam and I had a low-key New Years Eve with homemade cheese fondue, and I spent a good portion of the evening concocting this recipe. I got it set in my [...]

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Salted Caramel & Chocolate Bread Pudding

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on December 29, 2011

in Baking, bread, dessert, family, simple recipe

For the last few years, Hanukkah has fallen during a fairly inconvenient time within the holiday season. Seriously, last year, Hanukkah was three days after Thanksgiving! Since the celebration of Hanukkah is a relatively minor holiday, and what we really like is the fun time with family, we’ve created “Nonukkah” or a “ninth night” when [...]

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Alfajores, or Caramel-Filled Shortbread Sandwiches

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on December 24, 2011

in Baking, dessert

Being a Spanish teacher who is fairly obsessed with food and food traditions has its benefits. In addition to being able to share these traditions with my students, I relish opportunities to eat and recreate them. I know the glory that is queso de cabra al horno en tomate or goat cheese baked in tomato [...]

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I’m alive!!

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on December 21, 2011

in dessert

I swear. I’m very much alive. And enjoying Hanukkah to the fullest!!

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Snickerdoodle Hush Puppies

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on December 18, 2011

in Baking, dessert

It has been noted by many people that this holiday season seems to be the year of the snicker doodle. The word has been uttered on cooking shows, sitcoms, even commercials in which the mailman smells snickerdoodles in an elf house. The snickerdoodle is not a new concept to me in the least. My grandma [...]

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