Chocolate Espresso Toffee Shortbread Cookies

My first semester of pharmacy school is winding down.. after more than 20 exams, I now only have two left, thank goodness.  While I really s...

Browned Butter Molasses Chocolate Chip Cookies

Life's been really busy, lately, and it's only going to get busier.. so today, I'm relaxing, in a sense.  I cleaned.  I did laun...

Pretzel Rolls

One of our favorite restaurants around the Buffalo area is Black and Blue Steak & Crab .  It's a bit on the pricy side for tight bu...

Classic Apple Pie

Last weekend, my friends and I made mini apple pies together, and ever since, I haven't been able to stop thinking about apple pie.  Thi...

Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts

So..It's been a really long time since I've posted anything on here.  Almost two months, actually.  And really, all I can say by way...

Strawberry Banana Streusel Bread

I love having berries ready to eat in my fridge all the time - I'm going to be so sad once berry season is over!  But even though I can ...

Apple Oven Pancake

I have pages upon pages of recipes bookmarked that I want to try someday.  One that's probably been bookmarked for the longest that I ha...

Brownie Dough Bites

With cooking and baking lately, it's been all about simplicity and quick dishes. There's been lots and lots of pizza. And I love piz...

Cauldron Cakes

Tonight's the night - HP and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.  Who's going to see it at midnight?  I wish I was, but alas.  I work at 6:3...

Rock Cakes, Revisted..with yeast!

With Deathly Hallows Part 2 coming out this Friday, there's NO way I'm missing the chance to make as many Harry Potter related recip...

Mini Cheddar Chive Scones

I've been having too many sweet things for breakfast lately.  Whether it's pancakes, blueberry muffins , banana date breakfast cake ...

Chocolate Avocado Strawberry Upside Down Cake

With starting my new job at Dunkin Donuts, there's been a lot less free time and subsequently, a lot less baking around here.  With the ...

Banana Date Breakfast Tea Cake

A few months ago, as I was reading Dana's latest blog post over at Dana Treat , I lamented the fact that I didn't buy dates regularl...

Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Dough Bites

While I was at home for the wedding, I stocked up on dates so I could make some more cookie dough bites...I'm totally addicted to them. ...

Strawberry Apple Crumble Pies

It's been a very busy time since my last post!  My sister got married, we got a new kitten, and I got a summer job (at Dunkin Donuts - c...

Molasses Crinkle Cookie Dough Bites

Remember those chocolate cookie dough bites I posted last week?  Every single time I passed the freezer, I pulled one out to munch on.  The...

Whole Wheat Strawberry Mini Muffins

Because I'm leaving tomorrow to prepare for my sister's wedding and I needed to finish my strawberries...  Because Alex needs breakf...

Spinach Arugula Strawberry Salad

I am loving berry season right now.  I haven't been without strawberries, raspberries and blueberries the entire time we've lived in...

Rosemary Basil Baguette (Whole Wheat)

I've been on such an appetizer kick lately.  Tonight's dinner consisted of spinach artichoke dip, tomato basil bruschetta with crost...

Chocolate Sherbet

I learned something new today.  Does everybody know the difference between sorbet and sherbet?  I sure didn't.  While looking for an ice...

Watermelon Limeade

When we first moved into our apartment, Alex's mom brought us a good bit of fruit to get us started - apples, oranges, a big chunk of wa...

Asparagus Bruschetta

I love finger foods.  A spread of appetizers (tapas, anyone?!) for a meal would make my belly perfectly happy.  When posed with the request ...

Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins

I have been craving blueberry muffins since before I can remember.  As soon as strawberry season started, I began dreaming of berry filled d...

Whole Wheat Garlic Onion Bagels

Alex loves bagels.  Only savory, though.  He'll down an everything bagel or an onion bagel with butter, cream cheese and lox in seconds,...

Pickled Beets and Eggs

Every year, my grandma makes pickled beets and eggs for Easter.  I wasn't able to go home for Easter this year, since UB doesn't get...

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites

I try to make it a point to eat as healthy as possible, but by no means am I going to limit myself entirely and not allow dessert.  These ch...

Mini Ham & Cheese Pretzel Paninis

This is the final post from the goodies from the bridal shower I threw for my sister..hooray!  I hadn't realized how much food I had mad...

Mini Vanilla Chai Cupcakes with Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting

Mini cupcakes round two from the bridal shower!  This is the second to last post from the bridal shower...I'm excited to start sharing s...

Mini Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting

A tea party is not complete without little mini cakes and treats, and my sister absolutely adores cupcakes.  She originally wanted her weddi...

Spinach Artichoke Dip and Tomato Basil Bruschetta

I absolutely love a good bruschetta.  The most traditionally known bruschetta is tomato basil, so I made that for the bridal shower on some ...

Iced Strawberry Lemonade

What's a tea party bridal shower without lots of delicious refreshments?  On the tables, we had little baskets of assorted tea bags so t...

Maple Nut Scones with Cappuccino Glaze

I've been wanting to make scones for a very, very long time (see the Summer Recipe Goal List ).  And so of course, when throwing a brid...

Chocolate Chip Tea Cookies

It's been quite a while!  It's been a very busy few weeks around these parts.  As soon as the bridal shower for my sister was over, ...

Oreo Kiss Truffles

For the favors for the bridal shower, I made Hershey Kiss shaped oreo truffles.  I saw it on Bakerella  a while back and knew I absolutely h...

Mexican Wedding Fruit Pizza (& A Bridal Shower)

This past weekend, I threw a bridal shower for my sister with all of the other bridesmaids.  It was tea party themed with lots of little app...

French Baguettes

I've been meaning to make bread for a while.  I just never got around to it, and now that I'm home and baking up a storm, of course ...

Rich Dark Chocolate Ice Cream

Anybody that knows me the tiniest bit knows how much I love ice cream.  Alex got me an ice cream maker for Christmas that I could use in the...

Baked BBQ Potato Chips

I brought home three potatoes that we had left from our pantry, and my parents already have pounds and pounds of potatoes.  To use them up, ...

Garbage Smoothie

After an extremely exhausting semester, I'm finally home for the summer.  I get to "relax" a bit for a few weeks before Alex a...

Pizza Sauce

The past few times we've made pizza, we've used whatever jar of sauce we had on hand, which was never really a sauce good for pizza....

Summer Recipe Goal LIST

There are some recipes I've always wanted to try making but have just never gotten around to. I've been trying to compile a list, an...

Garlicky White Bean Hummus

When we recently had our celebration of the end of a grueling week of tests with chocolate cake , we also had pita chips with roasted red pe...

Celebratory Cake

I had four tests this week, starting Saturday.  Tonight at 6:30 marked the end of the last exam.  A few of my friends and I decided we'd...

Makeshift Stir Fry & Fried Rice

Alex doesn't quite know how to feed himself during the day.  I can't fathom it for the life of me, considering I am eating almost co...

Carrot Cake Bread

Here at UB, when I still ate in the dining hall last year, there were very few choices that I actually enjoyed. Something that was pretty gr...

Gnocchi

Gnocchi has always been one of my favorite Italian meals.  Every time my dad and I are out at a really good Italian place, we usually end up...

Simple Chewy Brownies

It's been a while since I've had a simple brownie.  No nuts, no frosting, no chocolate chips, just a dense, chewy, fudgy brownie.  B...

Strawberry Mango Smoothie

Oh yes, another smoothie post (don't worry, normal foods are coming soon!).  This one is purely fruit flavored, though - I wanted to get...