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Toffee Apple Bars with Caramel Frosting

A friend I’ve met on Twitter asked if I would do a guest post for her blog after the birth of her second child. How could I refuse? I met Kate and her blog Food Babbles when we both started participating in Abby Dodge’s #baketogether, an initiative by the lovely Abby that allows a group [...]

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Caramel Apple and Walnut Streusel Coffee Cake for #Baketogether

That name is a mouthful isn’t it. And this cake is too. When our fearless leader Abby Dodge, she of Bon Appetit, numerous cookbooks and now #baketogether fame posted that we would be doing coffee cake this month, it seemed destined from the start for me that I would be mixing it up with some [...]

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Affogato – Vanilla Ice Cream, Espresso, Caramel Sauce and Salted Nuts

Have any of you ever had an Affogato from Starbucks in the past couple of years? I would hear people order them but had no idea what they were. I ‘might’ do the occasional latte but I’m an Americano girl through and through so I never usually opt for the fancy schmancy drinks that are [...]

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Bourbon Caramel Apple Pie with Toasted Pecan Crumble

Now this is truly comfort food isn’t it? I love caramel, in truth, even cheap caramel but give me something with homemade caramel and add the richness of Bourbon and I’m in trouble! Add to those ingredients a flaky crust and apples and it’s sort of a fall, fruit flavor combination I could not resist. [...]

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Bon Appétit RSVP Redux August: Toffee, Pecan and Peach Crisp

I’ve started a new blog called RSVP Redux. It will be a compilation each month of participant choices from the RSVP section of Bon Appetit magazine. Each blogger involved has a month after Bon Appetit hits the newstands to decide on a recipe, post it and notify us so that they can be included. I’ve [...]

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Salted Chocolate and Caramel Shortbread Bars

I saw a photo of a dessert like this as part of a Bakeoff held by Bon Appetit; the photo was an inspiration but the recipe not so much! First, it was in metric and called for store bought elements to complete, so thought I would take it on to make my own version..the year [...]

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Sticky Toffee Pudding

I love this dessert; it’s become a Christmas holiday tradition since first trying it a couple of years ago. The name sort of turned me off, that pudding part, but I’m so glad I took the time to read the ingredients…it is decadent. And even more so if you add a bit of Irish Whiskey [...]

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Ice Cream Sandwich Dessert

This is a dessert I started making when my kids were little; you can substitute lots of things for the Heath type candy…nuts, other candy bits, but the best part, it's easy, great for a group and despite using Cool Whip, which I don't typically love, it's a fun summertime dessert for a gathering. Ingredients [...]

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