You’ve got to try these Nutella Rice Krispie Treats with Orange! They have the best chocolate-orange flavor. A quick and easy dessert! Apparently, I made up this recipe several years ago. I wasn’t even a food blogger yet. There were no pictures. Nothing was written down. Did it even happen? My daughter’s Timehop app said…
Chocolate-Dipped Hazelnut Biscotti
These Chocolate-Dipped Hazelnut Biscotti get their flavor from hazelnut liqueur & toasted hazelnuts! Plus, I’m sharing the real definition of “biscotti” and some step-by-step photos to make them. I learned the hard way the word “biscotti” means something different to English-speaking people than it does to native Italians. (Stay tuned for one of my embarrassing…
10 Homemade Goodies for College Care Packages
Need care package ideas? Check out these recipes for 10 Homemade Goodies for College Care Packages! I’ve rounded up recipes from other bloggers and included a couple of mine. Plus, I’m sharing my tips for sending a care package to your college student! I’m becoming an expert on college care packages, whether I like it…
Chocolate-Pecan Meringue Cookies
Chocolate-Pecan Meringue Cookies are crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside and so delicious! I dare you to eat just one! Easy and gluten free. We took our daughter back to college, and I’m drowning my sorrows in a pecan dessert, just like last year. This time, it’s chocolate-pecan meringue cookies. Last time, it…
Nanna’s Chinese Chews
Have you ever heard of Chinese Chews? They’re absolutely delicious date-nut bars that were first published in the June 1917 issue of Good Housekeeping. They’re not from China at all, and some believe the name came from dates being considered an exotic ingredient. My mother-in-law (the grandchildren call her “Nanna,” pronounced “Nahn-Nah”) made these for…
My Son’s Tri-Color Italian Cookies
Are you ready for a little Christmas in July? I was going to wait until the holidays to post my son’s tri-color Italian cookies, but he made them for a party this past weekend, and I figured I might as well share them now. And, while it would have been nice for me to take…
Chocolate and Orange Pastry Bars
Hi, my name is Andrea, and I’m addicted to chocolate and orange. Together, I mean. I make cookies with that combination, I poured this homemade chocolate liqueur all over this orange torte, and I just had to resurrect this recipe for chocolate and orange pastry bars I used to make when I first got married….
White Chocolate Macadamia and Coconut Mug Cookie
This one’s for my husband, the Trekkie, who doesn’t like chocolate. I mean, every single time I bake something with dark or semi-sweet chocolate, he says, “Next time, can you make something with white chocolate?” So here it is, along with a fraction of his Star Trek memorabilia. But I have to admit, I’m head…
Italian Cookies
Today, I’m sharing these Italian Cookies as part of the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap 2014, to benefit Cookies for Kids’ Cancer. This is my first time participating in this annual event, which has raised more than $12,000 this year for such a good cause. Cookies for Kids’ Cancer supports grants for pediatric cancer research…
Frozen Take 5 Delight Bars
(Update 2/14/16: I’ve revised the caramel sauce instructions, because I was cooking it too long for this small amount.) Take 5 bars are my favorite candy. I just had to come up with a homemade treat inspired by them. So, I give you Frozen Take 5 Delight Bars. A buttery, salty pretzel crust is topped…
