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Easter Week: Coconut Macaroon Easter Egg NestsWelcome to Day 4 of Easter Week at Smart Cookie! Did you miss a hop somewhere along the week? Then be sure to check out Day 1’s Baby Chick Lemon Mousse Cookie Cups, Day 2’s Peter Cottontail’s Carrot Cake Bars, and Day 3’s Bunny Rabbit Cauliflower Pancakes.Would you believe I never tried Cadbury Mini Eggs before this Easter? Forgive… |
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Strawberry Coconut MacaroonsI get a lot of traits from my mother, but my paralyzing indecisiveness is not one of my favorites. For me, trying to make a decision, even a simple one, is a huge struggle. I used to wonder how I got to be that way, why I couldn’t do something as basic as choosing an ice cream flavor without succumbing to total analysis paralysis.… |
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Green Monster Veggie Burgers + How-To VideoCooking in a new kitchen is like shopping in an unfamiliar grocery store. You don’t know where anything is and you can’t find what you need, even though you know it’s there somewhere. I just got settled into my new apartment, so cooking has been quite the challenge. Every time I think I have everything I need, I realize I’m missing… |
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Healthy Cookie: Brussels Sprout Pesto w/ Brown RiceGuys, you’ve got to stop hating on brussels sprouts. I’m not going to tell you again. Just put aside your preconceived notions, and give them a try.The problem is that, when you don’t like something, it’s usually because you haven’t had it prepared the right way yet. But there are all kinds of things to do with a single ingredient, so… |
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Red, White, & Blue Week, Day 1: Patriotic Pinwheel CookiesWelcome to Day 1 of Red, White, and Blue Week on Smart Cookie! To prep you for the 4th of July next week, I’m bringing you a new patriotic recipe every day and capping off the week with a 4th of July recipe round-up.Today, we’re kicking off the festivities with these Patriotic Pinwheel Cookies. If Uncle Sam could bake, he’d whip up a… |
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RW&B Week, Day 2: Red, White, & Blue Ice Box CakeWelcome to Day 2 of Red, White, and Blue Week on The Smart Cookie Cook! In case you missed it, we whipped up whimsical Patriotic Pinwheel Cookies yesterday. Feel free to backtrack if you need to before proceeding. Those cookies are going to come in handy in today’s post.When I was dreaming up patriotic desserts to feature this week, I… |
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Coconut Macaroons w/ Fresh Strawberry Whipped CreamGuys, we need to talk about coconut macaroons. They are one tragically underrated treat. Most people are too wrapped up in cookies to remember the old macaroon, but here’s the truth: tasty as cookies are, they require a bit more effort than macaroons. With cookies, there are so many ingredients, and you can’t add them all at once.… |
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Chocolate Birthday Cake Ice CreamCake or ice cream is not an acceptable question; one should never have to choose. It’s like asking me if I want oxygen or water. Hello! I need both. And so, if you insist upon asking me “cake or ice cream,” I’ll say “both.”Luckily, with my Chocolate Birthday Cake Ice Cream, I don’t have to choose. I get all the frosting-covered… |
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Strawberries & Cream Filled CupcakesMaybe it’s the American in me, but I love freedom – freedom to wear sweat pants in public places, freedom to order a glass of water with or without lemon, freedom to make a blog about how much I love food. It’s a beautiful thing, isn’t it? Without freedom, who knows where we’d be?Would we be living in a world where one cannot fill… |
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Animal Cookie & White Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats + How To VideoLately, I’ve had this obsession with kids’ snacks like Teddy Grahams and Goldfish. What’s odd is that these aren’t foods I ate all that much as a kid. If that were the case, my cravings would actually make sense. But in truth, I use to turn my nose up… |
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