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One of my favourite things after a massive feast is a warm drink to cleanse the pallet and help digest -- or to at least trick yourself into feeling so.

I love making a little something to go with the warm drinks at a party. Chocolate dipped spoons are an often revisited idea, but my theme this Christmas was to try things I had never done before. ( Read more... )

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My friend had a baby a few weeks ago, and I was finally able to go visit them this week. I couldn't go empty handed, but I wanted to bring something that was both delicious AND somewhat healthy. A few days ago, I got this recipe in my daily Hungry Girl email. It fit all the requirements: healthier than normal fudge, delicious (OK, so I was guessing ( Read more... )

Soft, fluffy chocolate cupcakes with an oozey ganache filling, topped with minty buttercream and dark chocolate shavings.

I've officially rediscovered my love of the chocolate/mint flavour combination! Om nom nom.


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Over the weekend I was surprised when a party (for which I had promised to provide cakes) I had anticipated starting at 6PM turned out to be at 3. It was noon. I had no time for my planned store run...and no time to bake the special cakes I had planned, either ( Read more... )

 I have already written a million times about my love with different apple pies and this is another confession. Here comes an apple pie in a summer format: warm taste of baked apples, mint aftertaste and a crispy crust of meringue.

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Double Chocolate Chunk Brownie Cookies with Vanilla and Crunchy Mint Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwiches


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