Peanut Butter Swirled Brownies
I can still smell the warm chocolate and peanut butter when I close my eyes, the way it fills the kitchen like a blanket on a quiet afternoon. I remember …
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Peanut Butter Swirled Brownies
I can still smell the warm chocolate and peanut butter when I close my eyes, the way it fills the kitchen like a blanket on a quiet afternoon. I remember …
Buckeye Brownies
The first time I made these Buckeye Brownies, the kitchen smelled like warm cocoa and peanut butter, and I remember standing at the counter watching the batter settle into the …
Caramel Cream Pie
There are some afternoons that feel like a warm blanket, a slow turn of the clock, and the soft smell of caramel filling the air. I remember a rainy Saturday …
Fluffy Japanese Souffle Cheesecake
I still remember the light that came through our kitchen window the first time I pulled this Fluffy Japanese Souffle Cheesecake from the oven, and how my little boy pressed …
Cherry Cream Cheese Cookies
The first time these Cherry Cream Cheese Cookies came out of my oven I stood with the tray at arm level and let the warm, sweet steam wash over my …
Mint Chocolate Blossom Cookies
The kitchen smelled like warm chocolate and just-minted sugar the first time I rolled these dough balls for my little ones. It was a rainy Saturday and the house felt …
Easy, Fluffy Cotton Candy Frosting
The kitchen filled with a soft sugar scent as soon as I opened the jar of cotton candy extract, and my little one pressed a sticky finger to the rim …
Burnt Honey Pie
The smell of caramel and warm honey wraps around me the way an old blanket does, familiar and soft, every time I slice into this Burnt Honey Pie. It takes …
Cherry Snowball Cookies
The little kitchen on Maple Street still fills my nose with that warm, sweet smell whenever I think of Cherry Snowball Cookies. I picture my daughter at the counter, flour …
Strawberry Chocolate Cake
I pulled the pan from the oven just as the kitchen filled with that warm, slightly bitter cocoa scent meeting bright strawberry steam, and I remember feeling like a child …