Bake or Break

Salted Nut Squares

This is one of those recipes that I’m almost embarrassed to share. Don’t get me wrong. These little squares are quite tasty. It’s just that they’re so easy to make that it seems almost wrong.

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Peanut Butter Pie with Cookie Crust

Peanut butter and chocolate go together about as well as anything else I can think of in the food world. I’ve had a long-time love affair with that combination. There’s nothing fancy about it, but it’s just plain delicious. This pie is no exception.

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Paula Deen’s Banana Pudding

Let me first clarify that I don’t like banana pudding. I know, I know that a good Southern girl should like it, but I just don’t. For the record, I don’t like sweet tea or watermelon, either.

So, how is it that I’m sharing this recipe with you? I probably wouldn’t be if not for a friend and former co-worker who introduced me to it. She just swore that I would like it, despite my dislike of banana pudding in general.

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Chocolate Charlotte

View the original recipe or more photos Taking a little break from holiday baking, I made this dessert for my sister’s birthday. For some reason, I had it in my head that I wanted to make a charlotte. I’d never made one before, and it just seemed like the thing to make for her day.

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Corn Flake Bars

View a printable recipe or more photos Much like chess squares, this recipe is one of those that sneaks its way into everyone’s recipe box, yet no one really knows its origin. Of course, these kinds of recipes wouldn’t stick around like if they weren’t good.

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Gianduja Mousse

View a printable recipe and more photos In the last year or so, I have definitely found my love for hazelnuts. Seriously, where have those been all my life? Of course, to optimize hazelnuts, there must be chocolate. When I found the recipe for this gianduja (apparently means Nutella) mousse in Food & Wine magazine, [...]

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