Weekly Mix and Birthday Giveaway #5

29. June 2012

Happy Friday, everyone! Can you believe it’s almost July 4th?!? We don’t have big plans other than watching the Hudson River fireworks from our roof. No matter your plans, I hope you all have a happy and safe holiday. If you’re looking for some baking inspiration, I’ve put together some ideas for you.

As I was looking through all the sweet things I pinned this week, I immediately noticed a pattern. Cherries! While I’ve yet to get in gear this summer with baking with cherries, there are lots of food bloggers already on top of things.

Continue reading for a chance to win this week’s giveaway.

Triple Chocolate Brownies

28. June 2012

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It’s been two weeks since chocolate made an appearance on BoB. Two weeks! No need for alarm. I assure you that I’m fine. I’m also going to try to make up for lost time with brownies. Not just brownies, though. Not even double chocolate brownies. Oh, no. These are TRIPLE chocolate brownies.

Vanilla Bean Mini Cheesecakes with Blueberry Sauce

25. June 2012

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I think baking cheesecake is a bit intimidating to a lot of people. I used to be one of those people. But, after diving in and making a few, I realized that they really aren’t that hard to bake.

If you’re still on the fence, mini cheesecakes can be a bit less intimidating. If nothing else, there’s a lot less baking time involved. And, a lot less surface for those annoying cracks.

Weekly Mix and Birthday Giveaway #4

22. June 2012

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In a matter of hours this week, we moved from a very pleasant late spring into full-blown summer. I’m not that pleased about this turn of events, but I suppose it was inevitable. I’ll just have to focus on the finer points of summer – like berries and no-bake desserts.

There was so much delicious activity around the food blogs this week. I can’t possibly share all of them with you here, but be sure to follow me on Pinterest and Twitter to see all my favorites.

Continue reading for a chance to win another great giveaway!

Mixed Berry Cobbler

21. June 2012

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Well, my friends, I am less than happy to say that summer is officially here. I’ve never been a fan of hot weather. This year, though, I’m going to try to think of every day of this heat as one day closer to fall.

On a happier note, there are two things I like about summer. I do like having more daylight hours. I somehow feel like I have more time to get things done. Best of all, though, is all the fruit available from the local markets. I admit that I get a little giddy when I start seeing the first fresh berries of the season.

Black Cherry Sour Cream Coffee Cake

19. June 2012

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Despite how frequently I bake, my saved and bookmarked recipes to try keeps getting more and more ridiculous. I shudder to think how long it would take me to try them all, even if I stopped collecting them right now. There are some recipes I’ve had for years that shuffle up and down my to-bake list but somehow never get made. Until today, this was one of those recipes.

Bake or Break

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