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CPA: Certified Pastry Aficionado

slices of blueberry coffee cake on top of parchment paper with blueberries around it, shot from a side angle

Blueberry Coffee Cake

cake· Easter· Summertime Favorites

Blueberry Coffee Cake – An incredibly moist coffee cake studded with fresh blueberries, a hint of lemon, and covered with a cinnamon brown sugar crust Oh look, it’s yet another berry recipe! I really should stop apologizing for so many berry recipes because it’s clear that it ain’t gonna stop. Whether it’s winter, spring, summer, or fall, it’s pretty easy for…
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Pistachio Cream Doughnuts covered with powdered sugar on them and crushed pistachios on a wooden board, shot from a side angle

Pistachio Cream Doughnuts

breakfast· doughnuts and sweet rolls

Pistachio Cream Doughnuts – Super fluffy yeast doughnuts are tossed in powdered sugar and filled with homemade pistachio pastry cream. These doughnuts are going to be your family’s new favorite breakfast treat! Happy Labor Day! How are you enjoying the day? We’ll be hitting up the pool this afternoon celebrate a friend’s birthday and eat our faces off, per the usual….
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zoomed in shot of Sea Salt Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies on parchment paper, shot from overhead

Sea Salt Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cookies· dessert· Valentine's Day

Sea Salt Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies – Chewy chocolate chip cookies are given a gourmet makeover with the addition of toffee bits and a sprinkle of sea salt Tomorrow is a new month, which means two things: (1) we’re soooo close to fall!!! and (2) it’s time for a new cookie recipe! I look forward to making a new cookie…
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Mini Pesto Grilled Cheese stacked on a plate with bowls of dipping sauce and pesto in the background, shot from a side angle

Mini Pesto Grilled Cheese

appetizer· sandwiches & wraps· snacks· Tailgating Recipes

Mini Pesto Grilled Cheese – Fresh basil pesto and sliced provolone cheese are sandwiched into a crusty baguette and grilled to perfection to make the best appetizer for any event. Don’t forget to serve with homemade garlic butter tomato sauce for dunking! A lot of the recipes I do on this blog are sweets. I mean, I am a Certified Pastry…
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three cut Fluffernutter Sandwiches stacked on a plate with melting marshmallow, shot from the front

Fluffernutter Sandwich Three Ways (+giveaway!)

sandwiches & wraps· snacks

I received the peanut butter used in this recipe from Peanut Butter & Co. but, as always, all opinions are my own.  Fluffernutter Sandwich Three Ways – Marshmallow fluff and peanut butter come together to make the ultimate sweet sandwich. In this recipe, we use three different kinds of peanut butter from Peanut Butter & Co: Mighty Maple, Cinnamon Raisin Swirl,…
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styled shot of Greek Chicken Quesadillas on a plate with tomato salad and tzaziki sauce and feta cheese in bowls on top of cloth napkin, shot from overhead

Greek Chicken Quesadillas

chicken entrees· Tailgating Recipes

Greek Chicken Quesadillas – Chewy flatbread covered in mozzarella and feta cheese and Greek-marinated chicken and grilled to perfection. Served with a tomato salad and homemade tzatziki sauce.  Happy Solar Eclipse Day! In case you live outside the US, today we’re having a solar eclipse. My husband is a huge science/space nerd so there was no question that we had to…
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a stack of three PB&J Ice Cream Sandwiches with another ice cream sandwich with a bite out of it propped next to it with cookies and a jar of strawberry preserves

PB&J Ice Cream Sandwiches

Cookies· ice cream· National Ice Cream Month· Summertime Favorites

PB&J Ice Cream Sandwiches – Creamy strawberry ice cream and a dollop of strawberry preserves are sandwiches in between two soft peanut butter cookies. These ice cream sandwiches are the perfect after school snack! Apparently a whole month of ice cream wasn’t enough for me to get my fix because here I am with another ice cream treat! This treat, however,…
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