Melissa currently resides in Nuremburg, Germany with her boyfriend, Justin, and she still managed to make some good ‘ole decorated sugar cookies for this years holiday cookie swap! With bakers all the way from New York and Germany– it’s no wonder why virtual cookie swaps are the way to go! And now for Melissa’s sugar cookies… Justin and I were going to a housewarming party for one of his coworkers, [...]
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Cookies, cookies, and more cookies. This week has been ridiculously sweet. Two cookie exchanges in a 48 hour period have filled my fridge with way too many tempting treats for one woman to handle. This year I opted out of making cookies and decided to bake my mom’s favorite brownies. Even though the brownies aren’t particularly holiday-esque, she would only make them at Christmas time. I always wondered why this was the [...]
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Mr. Luca had so much fun baking cookies last year that he was practically begging me to guest post again this year. He’s been practicing all year in his test kitchen and he has come up with quite a treat to start off this year’s virtual cookie swap! Rice Krispies Treat Christmas Tree 3 tbsp butter 4 cups of mini marshmallows 6 cups of rice krispy cereal Hello! My name is [...]
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Last year we came to New York for the Brewskeeball Championships. Yes, it’s true that my boyfriend is a skeeball high roller. Due to the many activities squeezed into a few short days, we didn’t get a chance to experience the restaurants of New York City. This year however, we decided to put skeeball on the backburner and try all the greatest restaurants NYC has to offer. We had our [...]
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I have fond memories of spending Thanksgiving morning in my PJ’s in front of the TV watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Now, it usually involves cooking while watching the parade, but nonetheless, the parade is always part of the day. A few years ago, my aunt moved to New York and happens to live near the start of the parade. I visited her for her first Thanksgiving in NYC [...]
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Due to a hectic couple weeks of moving and travelling, the blog has been put on the back burner. Luckily, Miss Anna has stepped in to save the day with her new favorite fall treat! It’s 4 days before Thanksgiving and I’ve already had 3 helpings of Thanksgiving fun. That being said, I’ve also tried a ton of new recipes to bring to each potluck. These Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes were [...]
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Baseball playoffs and Halloween work out perfectly when the Giants are in the World Series. Orange October for everyone! San Francisco has Giants fever and what a better way to celebrate Halloween than with a World Series Champs Parade? I can’t think of any. So go light your SF Giants pumpkin. Make yourself a SF Giants brownie treat. And go trick-or-treating dressed as the SF Giants MVP himself. Happy Halloween! [...]
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And let the pumpkin recipes continue! My friend made pumpkin cheesecake last year and as soon as I had a bite, I knew I had to have it again. But, as with most desserts, I needed an occasion to justify making it so I don’t eat a whole cheesecake to myself. My old coworkers were getting together to ciao down on some Italian food, and even though my dessert didn’t fit [...]
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I didn’t know if I would ever meet someone that consumes as many, if not more, sweets than I do on a daily basis. Most people say they have a sweet tooth, but they eat a couple desserts a week at most. I, on the other hand, eat something sweet everyday UNLESS I am very consciously trying not to. There is never a day that goes by that I don’t [...]
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We are still 4 days away from the beginning of October and I have already eaten some form of pumpkin everyday for the past 2 weeks. Let’s just say I love everything about Pumpkin: Pumpkins mean Halloween which means dressing up and eating ridiculous amounts of candy. Pumpkins represent the beginning of 3 months worth of Holidays. Pumpkin Patches are fun for everyone. Pumpkin carving brings out the artist in [...]
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