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Dad makes the best cookies, cakes, and pretty much every dessert on this blog.

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Ina Garten’s Giant Crinkled Chocolate Chip Cookies

March 24, 2021
Giant Crinkled Chocolate Chip Cookies

We banged all over the kitchen. The counter, the oven, and even the floor. Surprisingly we didn’t make a mess and more importantly, we didn’t wake up our son. For these giant crinkled chocolate chip cookies, be prepared to bang the pans all over your kitchen. Go to Sarah’s blog for the recipe. We used a recipe from Ina Garten via Sarah Kieffer’s original recipe. These were the crunchy cookies…

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Tate’s Bakeshop Chocolate Chip Cookies

March 17, 2021
Tate's Chocolate Chip Cookies

There are very few crunchy cookies I like. My go-to cookie is soft and ooey-gooey. Tate’s Bakeshop chocolate chip cookies are on the list. Well, they are the list! Fatima brought home a package of these last weekend and we devoured them in a day. I sought out a recipe and found one. When I saw this recipe for Tate’s Bakeshop cookies, I had to try it. The best part?…

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Christmas Cookie Board

December 24, 2020
Christmas Cookie Board

This Christmas cookie charcuterie board is meat-free. A classic charcuterie board, however, may display meat, cheese, and/or fruit. Today, charcuterie boards have evolved into themed presentations: donuts, pies, Christmas cookies, muffins, and candy. TBH is this even a charcuterie board? The perfect cookie charcuterie board is filled with all of your favorite cookies: gingerbread, peanut butter blossoms, decorated sugar cookies, and even store-bought cut and bake ones! A cookie board…

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Milk Bar’s Corn Cookies

December 23, 2020
corn cookies

I organized another Zoom baking day with friends! There was banana bread, molasses cookies, sugar cookies, peanut butter blossoms, and so many more. I wanted to make Milk Bar’s corn cookies, but my ingredients weren’t delivered in time. I stuck with a classic chocolate chip cookie. My corn powder arrived on Monday and I was able to make these corn cookies! Usually Christmas is filled with family gatherings on Christmas…

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Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

December 21, 2020
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

This year has been trying. However, there have been moments of levity. Growing up, we used to have family over for a whole day of baking a few weekends before Christmas. My Nana would bring over a pile of index cards with handwritten recipes and we would sift through them to find our favorite desserts. This year, I had a Zoom baking day with family and we all made some…

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Homemade Pumpkin Purée for Pumpkin Pie

November 4, 2020
Pumpkin pie

Last year, I attempted to make my own pumpkin purée for pumpkin pie with a regular carving pumpkin. Big mistake, huge. It was stringy, and not at all what I was expecting. I didn’t realize you’re supposed to use certain types of pumpkins, like sugar pumpkins, to make purée. This year, however, was a success. Trying to find a sugar pumpkin was a little bit harder than I anticipated however,…

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Halloween Cookies 2020

October 21, 2020
Halloween Cookies

Last year, I showed off some great Halloween sugar cookies. This year, I wanted to get a little fancy and use some of the letter cookie cutters I purchased over the summer. I had much loftier goals in mind, but I’m really happy with how these Halloween cookies came out this year. The secret to a really good sugar cookie comes down two things. The first, the recipe. I’ve been…

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Spooky Chocolate Cake with Meringue Ghosts

October 7, 2020
meringue ghosts

Spooky? Check. Cute? Check. Delicious? Check, check, check! This boo-tiful cake is a fun Halloween treat to make this month. Just pick your favorite chocolate cake and top with the cutest meringue ghosts. Up until this point in my life, I have avoided meringue. Not sure why, but probably due to the unknown. When it comes to desserts, I prefer sweet, chocolate, and/or frosting. So when it came to making…

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Oreo Cheesecake

September 16, 2020
Oreo Cheesecake

When I asked Fatima what kind of cake she wanted for her birthday, she did not hesitate to say ‘cheesecake’. Well, maybe there was some hesitation as she figured out what kind of cheesecake. And that’s how we landed on an Oreo cheesecake for her birthday cake. This cheesecake is one of my favorite recipes. It’s one of the only recipes I found that did not require a water bath…

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Liam’s Second Birthday: Two the Moon

May 28, 2020
Two the Moon

Life under quarantine doesn’t have to suck. We stay home to save lives. As parents, we’ve found one of the hardest things to do is to make life seem normal for a two-year-old. He doesn’t know why we can’t go to the playground, why we get frustrated at him for not wanting to wear his mask outside, why we use the rain cover on the stroller on sunny days, why…

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Moon Cake: Two the Moon

May 27, 2020
Moon Cake

A themed birthday party has to have a themed cake. Although quarantine shifted our plans, I still wanted to tackle this cake. Our son’s second birthday was themed Two the Moon, so what better cake than to have a moon cake! I never met a boxed cake I didn’t like. In the off chance I have, it was 100% the baker’s fault :). When it comes to planning a party, the…

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Mini Cadbury Egg Kissed Pretzels

April 3, 2020
mini cadbury egg kissed pretzels

Hey you, we see you. Thanks for finding us. Right now, we are (by “we” I mean “the world”) going through something really awful. We’re all feeling something: stressed, upset, anxious, isolated, and a million other emotions all at once. You’re not alone. No, really, we want you to know that. While we may not be able to enjoy the physical presence of our friends, family, and neighbors right now,…

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Holiday Chex Mix with Truffle Seasoned Salt

December 25, 2019

I always looked forward to Christmas day with my extended family because it meant a box of homemade Chex mix from my aunt Linda was waiting for us. We celebrate Christmas with my mom’s side of the family on Christmas Eve and my dad’s side on Christmas Day. My aunt Jean usually hosts Christmas Day, so all of the non-locals ship their packages to her house. My aunt Linda, who…

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Gingerbread Cake

December 21, 2019
Gingerbread Cake

When I saw Starbucks was not bringing back their gingerbread latte this year, I died. Well, that clearly didn’t happen. I died a little inside. When November 1st shows up, you can’t find a pumpkin latte anywhere. Suddenly, it’s out of stock and redacted with tape on the holiday menu boards. How am I supposed to enjoy the holiday season without a holiday latte? This decision by Starbucks left me thirsty for…

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Black Chocolate Cake

October 31, 2019
Black Chocolate Cake

When Fatima saw this black chocolate cake in the October issue of Food Network Magazine, she said, “oh my gosh, we need to make this.” I looked at the ingredients and figured out where to get black cocoa powder. Black cocoa powder is not as easy to find as I thought. Living in New York City, there are specialty bake shops everywhere. However, only one shop had this in stock,…

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