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Dessert Recipes

Stovetop Pumpkin Hot Chocolate

Stovetop Pumpkin Hot Chocolate

It is cold. Last weekend, I went to my first WVU Mountaineers game and I wore a shirt, a sweater, two fleece zip ups, and a tee shirt over those (I had to wear gold or I would have been ostracized!) and I still left 

Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Happy New Year! I have to say that January 1 is becoming one of my favorite holidays as I get older. It’s a fresh start! This year you can do anything. I’m still working on my resolutions from last year, because I’m not quite there 

Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake Bread

Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake Bread

I have a big week coming up! I will fully admit that I get beyond nervous about the most ridiculous things. And what do I do when I get nervous? I bake. Usually something rich and bad for me with tons of cinnamon and butter 

Lemon Raspberry Bars

Lemon Raspberry Bars

Okay winter, I tried not to complain about you too much this year. Why you felt the need to dump 8 inches of snow on Morgantown and then drop to 2-degrees is beyond me, but hey whatever. Your time is almost up. It’s March, y’all! 

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Cookies

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Cookies

In one of my many quests to eat healthy, I brought a banana with me to work one day when I was living in Chicago. I probably got sidetracked with some other snacks or food, but I forgot about the banana. I saw it in 

Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

Hey y’all! I’m back from my blogging hiatus and I’m married! What a surreal few months it has been. Everyone tells you how fast things go, but of course you tell yourself it won’t happen to you. You’ll take the time to savor the details, 

Pumpkin Molasses Bread

Pumpkin Molasses Bread

Okay I might be going overboard with my favorite flavor couple: pumpkin and molasses. But I don’t care. I’m in love, I’m in love and I don’t care who knows it! I always have a few cans of pumpkin in my cupboard from about October 

Tiramisu Cupcakes

Tiramisu Cupcakes

We are back in the states! What a whirlwind of a summer it has been. We closed on our house just before we left and spent one night in our new bedroom before leaving for two months. Now we’re back and I’m overwhelmed by all