Irish Soda Bread Pudding

Before you even attempt to read further – know this, the jury is in: this is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.My neighborhood “taste testers,” or EATERS, wolfed this down – and commented: “not sure what exactly this is, but it’s awesome! Going, going, GONE! Wolfed it down! YUMMY!” “Bread pudding is a bread-based dessert (OR BREAKFAST/SNACK – in my…

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Dark Chocolate Cherry Crunch Cookies

Life is a bowl of cherries 🍒That’s my attitude, anyway.Nothing is IN my control, as much as I’d like to worry it into that way – It’s just not.Thus, I might as well accept it all with positivity, FEEL it all in any and every way, and visualize a bowl of sweet, sweet cherries, a…

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Peanut Butter M&M Shortbread

No need to tire of shortbread yet.Try this recipe TODAY – Christmas – for the buttery, soft, sweet, salty homemade shortbread deliciousness I’ve hardly coaxed you into loving – topped with festive Peanut Butter M&M candies! Peanut Butter M&M Shortbread 1 cup butter, melted and cooled2 cups all purpose flour1 cup powdered sugar1 tsp. baking…

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Vegan Peppermint Shortbread

Add a little “pep” to your step this holiday and Christmas season: Vegan Peppermint Shortbread! Shortbread is simply one of those things I cannot resist.It’s cakey. It’s crusty. It’s crumbly. It’s buttery. It’s sweet, but it’s salty.It’s really just the best thing on earth! As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve consumed many a sleeve of Trefoils…

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Apricot Almond Butter Pie

Just out of college, the RAW foods phenomenon was just beginning to take way – JUST beginning – NOTHING like the trend in the mid-2000s, up until fairly recently. (Oh, I miss they days when I could find “raw” foods meals made and ready to go at Whole Foods. I even visited a Whole Foods…

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookie Sandwiches

A sandwich cookie, also known as a sandwich biscuit, is a type of cookie made from two thin cookies or medium cookies with a filling between them. Many types of fillings are used, such as cream, ganache, buttercream, chocolate, cream cheese, jam, peanut butter, lemon curd, or ice cream.  And that’s that! Today we have…

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Lemon Vanilla Cardamom Pear Cupcakes

Lots of vegan lemon buttercream – plenty of vanilla – a hint of cardamom – and fresh juicy pears lurk inside this sunshiney gem of a cake! Lemon Vanilla Cardamom Pear Cupcakes Lemon Vanilla Cardamom Pear Cupcakes Vanilla Cardamom Pear Cupcakes:1 2/3 cup all purpose flour1 cup white sugar1 1/2 tsp. baking powder1/4 tsp. baking…

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Vegan Meyer Lemon Sour Cream Coconut Cheesecake

You know the amazing, gorgeous, decadent, sweet-tart, fresh deliciousness of Meyer lemons, right?“When you see them at the store, grab as many as you can and run to the register!”Meyer Lemons are rare gems in my neck of the woods. So, we celebrate when we have them. Today we are celebrating with an amazing VEGAN,…

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Matcha Mint Chocolate Coconut Cheesecake VEGAN RAW

This delicious and RIGHTEOUS raw, vegan cheesecake recipe is silky smooth, creamy and rich, with a hint of both mint and coconut, along with a whole lot of chocolate. The creamy, sweet coconut balances out the slightly bitter notes of green matcha tea – but with all of the components mixed together, we really DO…

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Billion Dollar Dessert Bars

After some not very extensive research, I believe I have come to discover why the delicious, decadent, rich, and fantastic shortbread, chocolate, caramel, sometimes coconut, sometimes pretzels, sometimes nuts dessert bars are called “million dollar bars:” Chocolate million dollar bars. Full of rich chocolate, chopped nuts (optional), coconut flakes and crushed pretzels, our million dollar bars really do…

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