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Dorie calls them Caramel Crunch Bars, but without toffee bits, I guess I can’t really call mine that. Regardless, my version tasted just as fabulous. I don’t typically like crunchy/crispy cookies, but this version was simply smashing. Crumbly, chocolate-studded shortbread with a thick layer of chocolate and then a smattering of chopped pecans…yum.

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Wowzas! This cake was quite complicated, with many moving parts, but the end result was just as beautiful and yummy as I thought it would be.

Because I had no special occasion to bake this for, and I didn’t want a giant cake sitting around for days, I halved the recipe and baked it in [...]

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Have you ever had a recipe you were dying to make, but couldn’t because you couldn’t find a specific ingredient? Ever since I saw this recipe in Alice Medrich’s Pure Dessert, I’ve been obsessed with wanting to make it. But this recipe called for chestnut flour, and for the life of me, I could not [...]

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After weeks and weeks of snow, ice and freezing temperatures, the sun’s decided to make a mid-winter appearance. It was a balmy 55 degrees today–in fact, I got a tan on my legs this morning when I went for my six-mile run. There’s nothing more invigorating than a run in mild temperatures, a slight breeze [...]

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I had mixed emotions coming into this week’s TWD recipe. I’ve had Dorie Greenspan’s World Peace Cookies before, and don’t get me wrong, they are delicious. Absolutely, 100% smashing, with their rich, chocolatey taste, fantastic sandy texture and sweet/salty mix. Buuuut…I also feel like everyone and their brother has made these cookies already, and part of [...]

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