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Your Likes. The Pastry Affair - Home - Quinoa&Pudding - StumbleUpon. Quinoa has recently piqued my interest.

The Pastry Affair - Home - Quinoa&Pudding - StumbleUpon

I didn't realize it existed until I happened upon it while spending endless hours looking at recipes (and pictures!) Of food on the internet. I spotted it in everything from salads and breakfast to desserts. Suddenly, I found myself wanting to know more. What was quinoa, exactly? Luckily, nowadays the answers are never too far away. Coming from the Midwest, quinoa is as foreign to our culture as tofu or bean sprouts. Quinoa is a suspicious little food. In fact, as I learned while digging up information, the Incas so loved quinoa, they deemed it sacred and referred to it as the "mother of all grains. " When I finally got my hands on a package of quinoa, the possibilities were endless. Quinoa Pudding is a twist on the traditional tapioca pudding. Quinoa Pudding Adapted heavily from eCurry Yields 4-6 servings Place quinoa in a fine mesh sieve and rinse under cold water for 1 minute. The Infamous Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies - StumbleUpon.

Now, I have a chocolate chip cookie recipe that I swear by.

The Infamous Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies - StumbleUpon

I love it, I think it is incredible, and I haven’t changed my mind about that. However, as much as it pains me to say it, these chocolate chip cookies by Jacques Torres are absolutely, without a doubt, the best chocolate chip cookies that I have ever made or tasted in my entire life. I guess that’s why they call him Mr. RecipeGirl.com - StumbleUpon. Updated 9/22/11 to Add: If you’re coming here to sample these delicious Cinnamon Roll Pancakes, you just might like the latest recipe that I’ve posted for Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Pancakes too.

RecipeGirl.com - StumbleUpon

And Gingerbread- Cinnamon Roll Pancakes too. Enjoy! Here’s a short video sharing how to make these delicious pancakes: If you’ve ever thought you needed a reason to eat pancakes, today is the day: National Pancake Day! Eat a short stack for breakfast, enjoy them for lunch, or make a dinner out a manhole-sized pancake… guilt free… because you’re merely celebrating their existence. Flourless-fudge-chocolate-chip-cookies from chocolateandcarrots.com - StumbleUpon. I just love the idea of a flourless dessert.

flourless-fudge-chocolate-chip-cookies from chocolateandcarrots.com - StumbleUpon

I don’t know why. Maybe it’s how amazed I am that something so delicious, chewy, and chocolaty can come out of it. How Sweet It Is - StumbleUpon. Cool people put salt on their cookies.

How Sweet It Is - StumbleUpon

Your Likes. How Sweet It Is - StumbleUpon. Insanity.

How Sweet It Is - StumbleUpon

That’s what this is. Pure In.San.It.TEEEEE. You know those days when you’re in desperate need of sugar and you’ve already downed more gummy vitamins than recommended while seriously considering how many more you can ingest without causing severe harm to your internal organs? They’re just so gooooood. Well… in that case you should make some homemade snickers bars. Lulu the Baker: The Tale of the Carmelitas - StumbleUpon.

We live in a big-but-not-huge town.

Lulu the Baker: The Tale of the Carmelitas - StumbleUpon

We have a P.F. Chang's and a Pottery Barn and two malls and two full-price movie theaters. But we don't have a Williams-Sonoma. Instead, we have a few delightful, locally-owned kitchen stores. One of them holds a monthly baking contest, and these Carmelitas were supposed to be my ticket to local baking contest greatness. See, a Carmelita is not your ordinary, run-of-the-mill treat. Deep-Dish Cookie Pie - StumbleUpon. And than a warm chocolate chip cookie?

Deep-Dish Cookie Pie - StumbleUpon

If you answered, “Katie, is better than a warm chocolate chip cookie,” you’ve obviously never met a cookie pie. (Above, topped with a super-healthy ice cream recipe I’ll post next week.) This pie is everything you’d want in a cookie. Except, oh yes, it happens to be ! I could sit here and tell you about how I was in charge of dessert for our neighborhood Memorial Day party. But really, you don’t want to know all of this, do you? Side note: If you make 1/4 of the recipe, you can put it in a mini springform pan for a baby pie, like the one above. (gluten-free!) One of my Special Diet Recipes . 2 cans white beans or garbanzos (drained and rinsed) (500g total, once drained) 1 cup quick oats (or certified-gf quick oats) 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce 3 tbsp oil (canola, veg, or coconut) 2 tsp pure vanilla extract 1/2 tsp baking soda 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt.

Apple Cider Spice Doughnuts. Good Ol' Homemade Brownies & Buns In My Oven - StumbleUpon. This may be a cooking blog, but I find myself sharing some of my deepest, darkest secrets (never having tried oatmeal before, for instance) here.

Good Ol' Homemade Brownies & Buns In My Oven - StumbleUpon

So far you all have accepted me and all the horrible things I’ve kept hidden for years and years. I can only hope that you will continue to stand by my side as I reveal this next bit of private information about myself. I prefer my brownies to be made from a box mix. I’m sorry, okay? It’s just who I am and I have to be me. Except, well, I’ve recently discovered a brownie recipe so beautiful and delicious and rich and fudgy and chocolatey and oh goodness, I should just go ahead and admit it. Just go ahead and scroll back up there and look at those brownies! This recipe starts out by melting butter and sugar together in a sauce pan, and I know, there are lots of one bowl brownie recipes out there, but these guys are worth the extra dirty dish.

You’ll need to prepare yourself for this next part. Alright, so one lick won’t hurt anyone. Brownie Candy Cups & bakerella.com - StumbleUpon. Want to eat a BIG bowl of cookie dough? - StumbleUpon. If you received an email from Pinterest saying I didn’t want you to pin my recipes, this is NOT true!

Want to eat a BIG bowl of cookie dough? - StumbleUpon

I am so sorry for this and have no idea why they would send such messages out! Please accept my apologies… I’m so honored when people pin things from my site or follow my Chocolate Covered Katie Pinterest Board. Healthy Cookie Dough Dip… it’s like an unbaked form of those popular White Bean Chickpea Blondies. TENDER CRUMB: My FAVORITE Chocolate Chip Cookie - StumbleUpon.

I have experimented with countless recipes searching for that perfect chocolate chip cookie. The characteristics of the perfect cookie are a very personal matter, and here are my preferences: texture: chewy w. medium thickness --- everyone has their preference, and this is mine! Chocolate to cookie ratio: 50/50 --- I really enjoy having a lot of chocolate in every bite chips vs. chunks: chunks --- I like sizeable pieces of chocolate in my cookie. 5 Cakes You Can Make in Your Crockpot. By Brooke McLay | From Chocolate Lava Cake to a moist and rich Carrot Cake, whipping up a cake in your crockpot is even easier than making Sunday dinner or a dip for the Saturday night game!

Just mix the ingredients together, toss them into your pot, and you’ve got a cake that will turn out perfect every time, guaranteed! Here are 5 must-try recipes that you can make in your slow cooker this weekend. No muss, no fuss, just fantastically simple flavor in a few easy steps! Deep Dark Chocolate Cookies.