Chocolate – Page 3 – Long Distance Baking

Coconut and chocolate- now that’s a winning combination right there! I’ve had a hankering for coconut desserts lately. Ever since I made these Haystack Energy Bites (which I’ve made 3 times in the last month and plan on making another batch this weekend…), I have been craving all things coconut. Coconut macaroons seemed like the obvious choice to try and I found the perfect recipe to try! Do you follow Dessert for Two? If not, you really should! I love her blog because she posts amazing, … [Read more…]

One major perk of the fiancé’s new job is that we both get memberships to the athletic club in town. I attempted to get into running a few summer’s ago, when Kelly and I did the San Francisco Half Marathon, buuuuttt after we ran that race I kind of got out of my work out routine. I think part of me died on the Golden Gate Bridge that morning and I never fully recovered. Now that we’re officially in our first Southern summer, I’m realizing you don’t actually do anything outside. The … [Read more…]

My grandmother once told me that ice cream “is just milk, cream, and sugar- it’s really not that bad for you, Kelly.” I chose to believe her and as a result, I liberally consume ice cream on a regular basis. Thanks, Mimi, for justifying my love of ice cream. Now, I can’t entirely blame my grandmother for my love of ice cream. I also blame our local, go-to ice cream shop- Leatherby’s. Hands down, they have the best ice cream around the Sacramento area (although, nothing beats Mint Chip from … [Read more…]

My roommate and I just celebrated our 5 year anniversary (awwww!). It’s true, somehow we survived 5 years under the same roof without killing each other. For two twenty-something year old girls? That’s a cause for celebration. I know other people make Better Than Sex Cake (BTS or Better Than Anything Cake…if you prefer a more PG name) but I’ve honestly only ever had it if my roommate or I made it. Not to brag or anything, but we’ve pretty much got it down after all these years. Never … [Read more…]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Last year we gave you an Irish Gold Cocktail and Irish Soda Bread. Then Kelly actually went to Ireland and came back with Irish Brown Bread and a Hot Whiskey drink. You have tons of Irish options, but do you see what we’re missing here? Dessert! I made Brown Eyed Baker’s Irish Car Bomb cupcakes a few years back and they were TO.DIE.FOR. But…they were pretty time consuming. I’ve been feeling awfully lazy in the kitchen lately, so I decided to forgo the Guinness … [Read more…]

Guys, I made mint chocolate chip ice cream this weekend. It didn’t quite turn out… The mint flavor was great! And I have a thing about mint chocolate chip ice cream needing to be green (I don’t like white mint chocolate chip ice cream- I don’t care what you say, it does not taste the same!) so I got the right shade of green! However, the chocolate chip part didn’t quite turn out. In fact, it didn’t turn out at all 🙁 Mint chip is my favorite ice cream flavor and I like it best from … [Read more…]

I remember when I was in high school and my sister, cousin and I had these massive all-day movie marathons. We would go to Blockbuster or Hollywood Video (I swear we aren’t that old…) and rent about 5 movies and just lounge in our pajamas all day and eat. Now that I am an adult and work 9-5, I miss summers when we could do this. One of the things I miss the most about these movie days was the mini brownie bites we would get from the store covered in powdered sugar. Soooo good! Because … [Read more…]

Ya, try and say that five times fast. Sorry for the long name but it perfectly explains what these cookies are and what’s in them. We’ve got all the good stuff: chocolate, chocolate chips, and cookie butter. What could be better?! Trader Joe’s is one of my favorite stores. I walk in and automatically feel healthier and like I know what I am doing with my life (I feel this way with Whole Food type stores too, fyi) and one of the many gems found at Trader Joe’s is cookie butter. Until … [Read more…]

Yellow cake with chocolate frosting- could there be a better cake combination?! As I have previously mentioned in other posts, I am making my best friend’s wedding cake. A wedding cake is a lot of pressure so I want to make sure that it looks legit and not like some last minute cake thrown together. This cake needs to be perfect! I bought some cake decorating tools a few weeks ago and decided this would be a great recipe to practice with. I used Sally’s Baking Addiction Yellow Cupcake … [Read more…]

Guys, my mom made cookies last night. And guess what, they were really good! She called it miraculous. This post was supposed to be homemade hot cocoa (coming next week now) but Bunsy has been on a chocolate chip cookie kick lately and wanted to make another batch. I am on the quest for the perfect chocolate chip cookie and it turns out my ma is too! The funny thing is, until she made these cookies, she has never been a baker! It’s a joke in our family that my mom can’t bake and hates … [Read more…]