thecakebar:

Triple Layer Chocolate Ganache Cake w/Strawberries (tutorial/recipe)

bakeddd:

strawberry orange creamsicles (diet-friendly)

• click here for recipe

its-a-wonderland-tea-party:

Easy Fruit & Herb Flavored Water

Ingredients

• fruit — 2 cups berries, citrus, melons, pineapple…most fruits will work (see recommended amounts in directions)
• herbs — a sprig of mint, basil, sage, rosemary, tarragon, thyme, or lavender
• water (tap or filtered)
• ice

Directions

Supplies needed: 2 quart pitcher or jar with lid; muddler or wooden spoon

General formula for whatever fruit/herb combo you desire.
1. If using herbs, add a sprig of fresh herbs to jar/pitcher; press and twist with muddler or handle of wooden spoon to bruise leaves and release flavor; don’t pulverize the herbs into bits.
2. Add approx. 2 cups of fruit to jar/pitcher; press and twist with muddler or handle of wooden spoon, just enough to release some of the juices
3. Fill jar/pitcher with ice cubes.
4. Add water to top of jar/pitcher.
5. Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.

Suggested flavor combinations:
ALL CITRUS (no herbs) — Slice 1 orange, 1 lime, 1 lemon into rounds, then cut the rounds in half. Add to jar and proceed with muddling, add ice & water.
RASPBERRY LIME (no herbs) — Quarter 2 limes; with your hands, squeeze the juice into the jar, then throw in the squeezed lime quarters. Add 2 cups raspberries. Muddle, add ice & water.
PINEAPPLE MINT — Add a sprig of mint to the jar (you can throw in the whole sprig; or, remove the leaves from the sprig, if you prefer to have the mint swimming around and distributing in the jar). Muddle the mint. Add 2 cups pineapple pieces, muddle, add ice & water.
BLACKBERRY SAGE — Add sage sprig to jar and muddle. Add 2 cups blackberries; muddle, add ice & water.
WATERMELON ROSEMARY — Add rosemary sprig to jar & muddle. Add 2 cups watermelon cubes; muddle, add ice and water.

devonwood:

bakeddd:

lemon and strawberry sour cream cookies

• click here for recipe

Someone make these for me.

Pointedly looking at Kayla.

smilingfork:

Homemade Thin Mints

Difficulty:
★☆☆☆☆ (very easy)

Ingredients:

Cookies:

• 8 ounces butter
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups all purpose flour

Coating:

• 10 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate
• 1 ½ teaspoon peppermint extract

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cream butter until light and fluffy, then add the powdered sugar and mix until combined. Stir in the salt, vanilla and cocoa powder. Mix until the cocoa powder is integrated and the batter resembles a thick frosting. Add the flour and mix just until the flour is combined, making sure to not over mix.
3. Form dough into a ball. Knead a few times to bring together, then flatten into a disk between half an inch and one inch thick, cover in plastic wrap then place in freezer for 15 minutes.
4. Remove dough from the freezer and roll it out really thin on a floured surface, about 1/8-inch. Cut cookies using 1 1/2-inch cutter.
5. Place cookies on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool completely on a wire rack. While the cookies bake, make the peppermint coating. Chop the baking chocolate into very small, thin pieces. Place in a glass measuring cup or similar container and microwave in short 15-20 second bursts. Stir in the peppermint extract. Feel free to add more peppermint as you see fit.
6. Gently drop the cookies, one at a time, into the coating. Turn to coat entirely, then lift the cookie out of the chocolate with the fork and bang the fork on the side of the pan until the extra coating drips off. Place on a parchment or plastic wrap-lined baking sheet, and repeat for the rest of the cookies. Place the cookies in the refrigerator or freezer to set.

thecakebar:

How to make 3 Different Cookie Dough Dips! (recipes)

katscupcakery:

Sweet Watermelon Cupcakes with Watermelon Buttercream

gastrogirl:

chocolate peanut butter ball cookies.

dumbthingswhitepplsay:

thecakebar:

Mexican Chocolate Stuffed Strawberries! (recipe)

…this

looks

I LIKE

but I’d want to fill the strawberries with cream. chocolate on chocolate is a bit much.

prettygirlfood:

Papaya and Kiwi Smoothie

1 cup milk of your choice (I prefer vanilla soy milk)

1 cup ripe papaya

1 peeled ripe kiwi fruit

1/2-1 teaspoon honey

A couple of dashes of cinnamon

A few pieces of ice

Hawaiian grass skirt, optional

1. Place all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth and frothy. Add more milk if you prefer it thinner.