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Birthday Cake Part I

My son is obsessed with birthdays. He loves to see the birthday candles lit, he loves to sing, “happy birthday,” and he loves to blow out the candles. In theory he also loves to eat the cake but more often than not he will eat the frosting and leave most of the cake. Knowing all these birthday related thing about my son, I wanted to do something a little different for his birthday cake. In preparation for my son’s third birthday, I decided to make him an ice cream cake instead of the more standard birthday cake. While my son … Continue reading →

After Easter Chocolate Bargains

Come monday morning, the day after Easter, stock up on all of the chocolate bargains. From Easter bunnies to chocolate eggs, there are a lot of non Easter uses you can put these items to. And for anywhere from 50 to 90 percent off, you’ll save money when you buy those after Easter bargains. With plain solid or hollow chocolate, you have a lot of options. You can chop it up into pieces and use the chocolate several ways. For example, you can use the pieces to make chocolate chip cookies or chocolate chip muffins. You can use the chocolate … Continue reading →

Williams-Sonoma and the Dutch Chocolate Dilemma

I couldn’t wait to open the package in the mail. Earlier that month, I had “ordered” a new book from Paperbackswap. The title is simply Willams-Sonoma Muffins. It’s a gorgeous full color cookbook filled with, well, muffin recipes, but also quick breads. (By the way, if you have gotten a chance to read some of my posts over at the Frugal Living blog, you’ll know that I am a fan of Paperback swap. The retail price of the Williams-Sonoma Muffins book is $16.95. An average credit will cost you $2.25-$2.75). As if by divine providence, the Muffins book fell open … Continue reading →

Make Your Own Chocolate Treats for Love Day

Valentine’s Day is almost here and if you haven’t been to the store to pick out that special something for your sweetie, you might want to reconsider. I just got back from the mall, and frankly, I wouldn’t go back if you paid me money. I say spare yourself the drama and headache of battling pre-Valentine’s Day crowds and head to the kitchen to whip up these simple, sweet homemade treats: CHOCOLATE MOCHA CAKE Ingredients: 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup butter 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup strong freshly brewed coffee 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 2 tablespoons water … Continue reading →

Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake

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It has always baffled me as to why there are not more chocolate breakfast recipes. I suppose it’s because it’s not good to admit to eating chocolate in the morning? But to me it only makes sense. Coffee and chocolate are natural compliments in flavor and they even say dark chocolate is healthy! So by that reasoning, you can have cake with chocolate in it in the morning and still call it a complete breakfast! Right?!? (Hey, if Cocoa Puffs is part of a complete breakfast then chocolate chip coffee cake is too!) This coffee cake is super easy to … Continue reading →

Daddy’s Birthday Part III

On Daddy’s birthday I awoke early hoping to slip out of the house to buy some french bread from a local bakery. Alas, my son heard me getting ready to leave and insisted on accompanying me to the bakery. We got into the car and drove the three miles to the bakery. I got a loaf of bread and my son, thanks to his good looks, got a free chocolate chip cookie. We headed home to make daddy a special birthday breakfast of pancakes, sausage, and french pressed coffee. As I got the pancake batter prepared, daddy and daughter woke … Continue reading →

Naked Lunch

I had to get really creative, or at least desperate, with what was packed this morning in my kids’ lunches. Without bread, the sandwiches would be a bit, well, naked. You see, last night we never did get to the grocery store, so we are out of basics, such as bread, milk and dark chocolate. Yikes. Okay, so the dark chocolate was for me, but we do normally incorporate bread and milk somewhere in meals for our children. Typically, I am an uber-planner, well, an uber-planner wanna be. I haven’t yet obtained my certificate or badge, and the phrase “let … Continue reading →

How Long Will Your Food Last

Storing food and stockpiling is a great idea for being prepared. One issue that can arise is how long is it before food expires? How long do canned goods last, and how long can you store your staples? I came across this dilemma just two days ago when I went through my pantry to rotate some food, having a plan to use up some older items in meals in order to add some new ones and keep everything fresh. I came across ajar of salsa. It contained no expiration date to guide me, and I hadn’t marked one on the … Continue reading →

Sugar for Breakfast? Part 2

Let’s talk about how much sugar you or your child can consume during breakfast. I am not a breakfast eater. I would just assume give my kids cereal, a Pop Tart or muffin and have a cup of coffee for me and be done with it. After taking a second look into what I was modeling to my kids and how eating this type of breakfast could promote an unhealthy lifestyle and obesity I decided to give breakfast the respect it deserves. Below is a brief list of some popular cereals and breakfast food and some nutritional information that may … Continue reading →

Chocolicious Treats for Valentine’s Day

Did you know that 58 million pounds of chocolate candy will be sold this week as lovebirds scramble to impress their sweethearts on Valentine’s Day? What’s more, the price of those chocolate treats is estimated to exceed $100 million. You won’t have to spend anywhere near that amount to make the following Valentine’s Day chocolate recipes. These simple and affordable desserts can be shared with a house full of sweeties or prepared as the finishing touch to a romantic dinner for two. TRIPLE CHOCOLATE SWEETIE CAKE Ingredients: 1 (18.25 ounce) package devil’s food cake mix 1 (5.9 ounce) package instant … Continue reading →