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Your body shall thank me! Tiramisu Pancakes. A few days ago, I put a call out on Twitter for help.

Tiramisu Pancakes

Marscapone help, to be specific. Many people came to the rescue, however it was @Ivoryhut her responded with a recipe idea that went beyond delectable. Tiramisu Pancakes. oh. hell yeah. Why not have dessert for breakfast? Broccoli Cheese Soup: Panera Bread Copycat Recipe. On Wednesday my sister and I volunteered to make the soup supper to go with the Advent service at church.

Before you go thinking I'm some kind of charitable, goodhearted soul, I must tell you that the only reason that I do it is because I LOVE COOKING. In case you hadn't figured that out yet. Okay, so I was like, "Whadaya think, Nemo? Will two huge pots of soup, a crockpot full of barbequed meatballs, five trillion chicken salad sandwiches, fifty thousand and two loaves of bread, and a couple bazillion desserts cover it? " Well, it would have, except everybody had to try a huge bowl of BOTH kinds of soup AND meatballs. 25 Days of Christmas Cookies Christmas at Epicurious.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Peanut Butter Cups. Soooooo… you know that episode of Sex and the City where Miranda has to dump dish soap on top of chocolate cake just so she will stop eating it??

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Peanut Butter Cups

Uh. Yeeeeeah. These are like… of that caliber. And that totally almost happened to me. You PROBably should not make these if you are home alone for four days. I ate what felt like a million, then had a plate of 5-day old green bean fries from the fridge and called it lunch. I definitely recommend those. For lunch. Face? Inhale.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Peanut Butter Cups [cookie dough adapted from cookie dough dip] makes 24 cups. Apple Crisp Recipe. Aunt Lillian's apple crisp recipe was amazing and was one of the many homemade treats she made.

Apple Crisp Recipe

Her apple crisp recipe was made with fresh crisp fall apples, plenty of cinnamon and brown sugar, and always served warm with vanilla ice cream. Aunt Lillian's apple crisp was a taste of heaven in every bite. She was prim and proper, with lace doilies on every table. Her house sparkled, but you never felt uncomfortable. Baking was her way of letting you know prim and proper didn't mean uptight and missing out on the great things in life, like fresh out of the oven apple crisp. Aunt Lillian's apple crisp recipe uses a brown sugar topping, balancing out the tartness of the apples without being overly sweet. Fresh Food Friday: 100 Healthy Snack Ideas. Join our page on Facebook for our latest recipes and projects!

Fresh Food Friday: 100 Healthy Snack Ideas

Happy Friday! I did pretty well this week . . . 74 Books to Read if You Love the Hunger Games. If you haven't read the Hunger Games you really should!

74 Books to Read if You Love the Hunger Games

They're pretty awesome. Check them out: If you're already a fan of the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins... You should add these books to your to be read pile! (The recommendations are in no particular order.) Depuff & Brighten with Coffee & Cocoa. Vitamin HB | Depuff & Brighten with Coffee & Cocoa! Mon, 2 Jul 2012 By Huda Heidi Kattan The benefits caffeine have on your skin are INSANE!

It is one of the best ways to boost circulation topically, which means less cellulite, wrinkles, and improved overall radiance! Grilled Salmon Wraps with Greek Yogurt. How to make wrapped leather bracelets « Rings and Things. Let me begin by stating the obvious – this style of wrapped leather bracelet is EVERYWHERE this season.

How to make wrapped leather bracelets « Rings and Things

The Ultimate Strawberry Lemonade. One of the first times I ever realized that – HEY!

The Ultimate Strawberry Lemonade

I can cook for myself! – was when I first learned to make lemonade. I magically found the refrigerated lemon juice at our house and followed the directions to make my own lemonade. I stirred and stirred and stirred again until that sugar was finally dissolved. Speaking of which, what gives sugar?! Sorry for the detour. Anyway, there was a summer there where I made my own lemonade every single day, making sure to rub it in my sister’s face that I knew how to and she didn’t. The key to this being the ultimate lemonade is that you blend it up with the lemon rind in there. Homemade Nutella Recipe. If you ask me, Nutella should be considered one of the four main food groups.

Homemade Nutella Recipe

This chocolate-hazelnut spread has it all: healthy fat and protein from nuts, heart-healthy antioxidants from the dark chocolate, a touch of sweetness to fulfill that…um…sugar requirement…okay, so it’s not quite ready for a starring role on the food pyramid. Who cares, when it tastes so good? The problem with traditional Nutella–in addition to its addicting flavor–is that it’s loaded with modified palm oil. If you’re like me, and you want your guilty pleasures to come with a little less guilt, you’ll be thrilled to know that you can make homemade Nutella with just four ingredients and about 15 minutes!

Stock up on hazelnuts and be prepared to have Nutella at every meal, because things are about to get intense… Homemade Nutella Recipeyield: about 1.5 cups Ingredients The first step is to toast the hazelnuts. Turn the food processor on, and after a minute or two you’ll be left with very finely ground hazelnuts. Homemade Coffee Creamer. My friends tell me the one thing they can’t give up is their flavored coffee creamer.

Homemade Coffee Creamer

I can understand. Creamy, sweet, smooth, with all sorts of different flavors to choose from. The problem is the ingredients. Have you ever read what’s in those bottles? They are full of artificial colors, flavors, preservatives, refined sugars, high fructose corn syrup, and hydrogenated oils.