Harvard Square City Wine Tour
A couple of weekends ago, I had the chance to try out a City Wine Tour through Harvard Square. I don’t often participate in tours around my own city, but was glad to have the opportunity to give...
View ArticleChocolate Cheesecake Brownies
How I start a blog post is largely dictated by my mood when I sit down to write it, and today that mood is decidedly cranky. I have my first cold of the season, and generally I only get one a season,...
View ArticleTriple Layer Chocolate Peppermint Brownies
Holiday baking is coming a touch late in my world this year, after just having taken on a new part time job that in practice takes up a lot more time than it did in theory. I’m really loving it, so...
View ArticleCaramel Bars
After a long break for the holidays, it feels like forever since I last posted a Secret Recipe Club recipe. As usual, I’m so grateful for the monthly assignment, because it keeps me in the kitchen when...
View ArticleChocolate Peanut Butter ‘Brookies,’ and an Epic Tale
I’m gonna let you guys in on a little secret today, or maybe a big secret, a sort of giant life lesson I’ve recently learned… and write you an epically long blog post, so if you’re not in the mood, I...
View ArticleBlueberry Peach Pie Bars
Peach season is undoubtedly one of my favorites. There is little as wonderful as biting into a fragrant, juicy peach, and feeling the juice dribble down your chin and arms as you enjoy the true flavor...
View ArticleA Week In Portland Oregon, Part I
Like many people out there, I’ve racked up a pretty long list of places I’d like to see in my lifetime. Many are international, but plenty are domestic too, and Portland, Oregon had been on my list for...
View ArticleSpiced Apple Blondies
Have you ever tried to locate a bag of cinnamon baking chips in September in the Greater Boston Area? If not, don’t bother — been there, tried that, failed miserably. I even had my coworker go on a...
View ArticleCranberry Crumb Bars with Mulling Spices
The older I get, the more I come to realize the way memories take shape as they fade into the canvas of our lives. Moments of deep loss and suffering lose their heightened pain — a dull ache slowly...
View ArticlePumpkin Cheesecake Brownies and a Giveaway
As a kid, I thought Halloween was an epically awesome holiday. I mean, how can you not love a day that revolves solely around candy? Especially for someone like me, who has an insatiable sweet tooth. I...
View Article5 Years, and Dulce de Leche Brownies
Today marks 5 years since this little blog came into being. I started writing upon my return home from a semester abroad in Australia, fresh off of the best experience of my life, and craving a way to...
View ArticleDark Chocolate Granola Bark with Dried Fruit and Nuts
I love chocolate. It’s one of my absolute favorite foods ever (obvious?) and I eat it nearly every day. Sometimes twice a day. But I especially love chocolate that is loaded with fillings — chocolate...
View ArticleStrawberry Rhubarb Crumb Bars
Summer is a season of abundance, and the abundance is all around. In this summer’s earliest days, I’ve watched my small garden blossom. I’ve spent hours ambling through my parents’ overflowing gardens,...
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Fresh Fig Walnut Crumble Bars
Happy October, friends! As I write this post, I’m cuddled up under a blanket, and grudgingly just turned on the heat for the first time this season. The good news? My new house seems to have a pretty...
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Pumpkin Oreo Cheesecake Bars
Fact: there is not nearly enough cheesecake in my life. For some reason, cheesecake is a largely overlooked dessert when I’m considering what recipe to make next. Pinterest pictures of cheesecake are...
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Caramel Apple Pie Bars
PrintCaramel Apple Pie Bars IngredientsShortbread crust 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 1/2...
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Salted Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie Bars
Happy New Year, friends! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season full of family, friends, and food. As evidenced by my apparent disappearance from this blog, I was a busy bee for much of...
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Gingerbread Chocolate Chip Blondies
I’ve often expressed my affinity for things in bar form, but there comes a point when it feels like you’ve tried every brownie and blondie recipe out there, and to make things interesting you’ve got to...
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Peanut Butter Cup Heath Bar Brown Butter Cookies
Here’s the deal: these cookies are out of control. I mean really, peanut butter cups AND heath bar AND brown butter? Outrageous. A few weeks ago, my coworker brought in a leftover bag of heath bars,...
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Peanut Butter, Reese’s Cup, and S’Mores Loaded Brownies
As a dessert lover, I don’t discriminate. I love virtually all desserts, but I definitely have my favorites. A crispy-on-the-edges-chewy-on-the-inside chocolate chip cookie is one of them, and fudgy...
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