salted caramel sauce

Jan 18, 2012

we’re snowed in.  and i LOVE every second of it.  we’ve both been working from home, which is awesome.  not any...

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aunt deb’s cheesecake

Dec 13, 2011

when i first tried my aunt’s cheesecake, it was love at first bite.  my aunt and i share the same chocolaty sweet tooth, so it...

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pumpkin roll

Nov 20, 2011

  thanksgiving week is upon us!  tom and i have a lot to be thankful for; we have been very blessed in this crazy whirlwind of...

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chocolate pb oatmeal cookies

Nov 19, 2011

well, hello again, blog!  i’m happy to report that things are back to “normal” at the shoebox.  it was hacked a...

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s’mores pie

Sep 22, 2011

ok, i’m taking a break from catching up on old recipes.  you need to make this delicious dessert before summer is officially...

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coconut key lime pie

Sep 11, 2011

wow.  what a whirlwind we’ve been through since may.  we packed up everything and moved across the country.  (when i say...

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rice pudding

May 22, 2011

we love to order chinese food from corner asian cafe, a restaurant just down the road.  they always give us a ton of delicious food,...

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cookies n’ cream cupcake...

Mar 27, 2011

i had a hankering for oreos.  and cupcakes.  enter these dandies.  they’re wonderfully moist and have oreos busting out of...

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chocolate cupcakes

Feb 7, 2011

hi, my name is jess and i am a chocoholic.  (hi, jess)  i’ll take chocolate pretty much anyway that i can get it.  i made up...

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