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Got buns?

The last couple weeks of March, I was lucky enough to work from home. I finally had the chance to scratch a couple of food items off of my ever growing “to cook” list. Including these Whirligig buns from Nigella, which has been starred in my Google Reader for what seems like eternity. [...]

Chocolate Decadence Cake with Raspberry Sauce

Since it IS currently the header picture of my blog, it’s about time I post the recipe for the chocolate decadence cake. This cake scared me at first, I’ll admit. My staunch “I cook, not bake” attitude would be completely destroyed if I baked a cake, other than baking with my good friend [...]

Cranberry Bread Pudding

As a self-proclaimed foodie, I’m on a personal quest to reduce the number of foods that I dislike. On the list of conquered food items we have avocados, tomatoes, and most recently, bread pudding. And of course now that I actually crave bread pudding, Dad made one just in time for a New [...]

Say it with a Kiss

In continuation of my previous post about the perfect peanut butter cookie, this is the cookie that started it all. Simple, yet oh-so-popular, these cookies have won the hearts of all of Boy’s coworkers (if they had it their way, I’d be living my dream cooking all day long). I’ve used these to [...]

ISO perfect peanut butter cookie recipe

Wannabe cook ISO the perfect peanut butter cookie recipe to woo the heart of a boy.

Short of stealing the Specialty’s peanut butter cookie recipe, I believe this recipe may be the way to a peanut butter boy’s heart. It’s roommate approved (he stole one from the plate in the kitchen, and then took the [...]

Addicted to Crack

berry. As in Pinkberry.

Pinkberry received $27.5M from Starbucks founder’s VC firm.

If you aren’t familiar with Pinkberry, it’s a frozen yogurt cult phenomenon – a refreshing tangy/sour and a little sweet frozen yogurt in original or green tea topped with fresh fruit, a variety of cereal, or even mochi served in a contemporary minimalist environment. [...]