Category Archives: Desserts

Easy and delicious dessert recipes.

Simple orange olive oil cake.

This orange olive oil cake is super easy (and can be made ahead); with some fruit and whipped cream, it’d be a perfect treat for Mom this weekend! Continue reading

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The Clara Project: old-fashioned rice pudding.

I keep running into recipes for rice pudding, so I dipped into my vintage recipe card collection to find a classic recipe for this comforting dessert. I love this updated version. Continue reading

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Best chocolate chip bar cookies: a cure for the winter blahs.

Winter seems never-ending, but this very best-ever chocolate chip bar cookie recipe has succeeded in taking away the cold-weather blahs. Continue reading

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Wonderful spring recipes.

The calendar says spring; the weather, not so much. Here are 6 great spring recipes to inspire you to eat seasonally, from pasta to salad to dessert. Continue reading

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Sea salt chocolate chip cookies.

You may not think you need another chocolate chip cookie recipe. But you need THIS one. Continue reading

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Love-ly chocolate cake recipes for Valentine’s Day.

If you’re planning to dine at home with your Valentine, then you’re no doubt looking for a simple chocolate cake recipe; here are 2 really good ones. Continue reading

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Boozy Italian cherry chocolate cake.

This super-delicious recipe for Italian chocolate-cherry cake has an unusual ingredient—one that’s worth seeking out. Continue reading

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Best recipes of 2012.

A look back at my top recipes from 2012, including hot fudge pudding cake, pasta with bacon and kale, and the very best way to cook spaghetti squash. Enjoy! Continue reading

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The Clara Project: pecan pie bar cookies.

This Pecan Pie Bar Cookie recipe is much easier to make than mini pecan pies, just as tasty, and a welcome addition to the holiday cookie tray. Continue reading

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The Clara Project: Hot fudge pudding cake.

This classic chocolate dessert sits exactly at the intersection between cake and pudding: warm, fudgy, comforting. You’ll want to make this recipe. Continue reading

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