Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes

Baking

The move is going nicely. I’ve finally unpacked the kitchen! Unfortunately, my living room has become a haunted storage room. Everywhere I turn, there’s a box that I somehow forgot to unpack full of things I have no idea I had. Maybe it’s the world’s way of telling me to be mindful of my purchases? …

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Chocolate Cake Cookies

Baking

So, I’m finally back to Ohio… just in time to start packing because we’re moving to Texas! This summer has been a whirlwind of just chaos, topped with sadness, confusion,happiness, eating, and even bouts of hunger. Nevertheless, I come to you, my friends with a new and simple cookie recipe. This cookie-cake is actually a …

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Puerto Rican Getaway

Baking Writing

As some of you many know, or well, I hope most of you. I’ve been in Puerto Rico for the last three weeks! So far, it’s been a very food-filled yet exhausting adventure. It also has been the longest I have gone without baking or cooking anything. To be honest, I’m starting to experience baking …

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Sinister Chocolate Muffins

Baking

    Chocolate is my vice. It’s sinister and conniving, it’ll find a way to get into my innermost thoughts where it will remain until all the chocolate I posses is gone. It’s both wretched and lovely. Its a luscious silken robe of desire. Update: I finished this recipe on Thursday but I haven’t been …

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Orange and Chocolate Dipped Cookies

Baking

I’ve been craving orange and chocolate topped cookies for at least two weeks now. Yesterday, Scarletscorchdroppers posted this lovely recipe. Although I did not follow her cookie instructions, I was inspired by hers. This recipe can also act as a Panky cookie. Back when I was kid, Panky cookies were all the rage. Every kid had …

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My Heart Ached: A Poem

Writing

More often than not, I tend to focus on the positive. Life is truly what you make it. Today, I watched the most touching online video. It was about a young boy who lost his life to cancer.  Zach Sobiech left quite the impression on me. His meekness and ability to focus on the matter at …

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The Fancy Cookie

Baking

This cookie is the epitome of fanciness with its elegant white chocolate morsels, lustrous coconut, and boisterous almonds. One bite will have your pinky raising itself on its own, whilst your stomach gracefully sways in enjoyment.  You will not regret treating yourself to this decadent treat!

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Sunshine Award

Awards

Behold! The Sunshine Award! I was nominated by the wonderful and always sweet Trace in the Kitchen. Her blog is an array of awesome. Not only does she bake, she cooks, and travels! The Rules: 1. Post the Sunshine Award logo on your blog. 2.  Nominate 10 fellow bloggers and announce their nomination in their blog’s comment …

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Chocolate Chip Brownies

Baking

At times, when amidst my thoughts, I’ll experience some sort of baking epiphany. Once this epiphany is had, I have to, I absolutely have to get into the kitchen. I must make this vision a reality! That’s pretty much how these brownies came to be. Last night, as I stewed in my anger due to …

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