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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 

Soft & Chewy Molasses Pumpkin Cookies

Soft & Chewy Molasses Pumpkin Cookies

It has begun. Baking season is in full effect in my apartment and I welcome it with open arms. Molasses cookies were my absolute favorite when I was younger. My neighbor would come over with pumpkin bread and molasses cookies and I would spend my 

Marshmallow Popcorn Bars

Marshmallow Popcorn Bars

I’m back from my mini-vacation and feel so rejuvenated! As much as I like West Virginia, I sometimes get in a bit of a rut missing my friends in Michigan and Chicago. Lately I’ve really been missing the city. This past weekend we visited a 

Chocolate Espresso Bread with Vanilla Glaze

Chocolate Espresso Bread with Vanilla Glaze

This weekend I’m FINALLY getting out with my boyfriend for a little trip. We’d been talking about it since we moved to West Virginia, but you know how things just always seem to pop up and get in the way. Well, it’s finally happening and 

Almond Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies

Almond Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies

Have you ever eaten pretzels and almonds together in the same bite? It’s so good! Since getting a Sam’s Club membership, I’ve had bulk bags of almonds in my cupboard and eat them all the time throughout the day for little snacks. Recently, I threw 

Easter Treat: Soft Lemon Cookies

Easter Treat: Soft Lemon Cookies

It seems as though Spring might really be here! Easter weekend is upon us and we’ve already had some near 80-degree weather here in West Virginia! You can bet I bought a few bottles of cheap white wine and sat on my little deck soaking 

Glazed Lemon Bread

Glazed Lemon Bread

I have been in such a mood for sweets lately. I figure since I’ve been eating healthy on a regular basis, it never hurts to whip up a sweet dessert. I had a few lemons leftover in my fridge from who knows what and thought 

Boozy Treat Part II: Vanilla Rum Cupcakes

Boozy Treat Part II: Vanilla Rum Cupcakes

I recently posted these Rum & Coke cupcakes and loved them so much I decided to try making a vanilla version and boy am I glad that I did! These turned out SO delicious. I tend to be a bit of a terrible baker (lots