I’m guessing you already know that this Sunday is the Super Bowl. Food is an integral part of Super Bowl Sunday, which is pretty much the only thing that excites me about this (or any) sporting event. I found myself searching through old MBA posts to plan my game day grub menu, so I thought I would share my favorites with you. These recipes have been tested and approved by avid football lovers and non-lovers (that would be me), so they’re sure to be a hit!

Do you ever go to pot lucks and question where the real food is? Sometimes dips and chips just don’t cut it, so I’m always sure to include at least one or two items that will satisfy even the biggest of appetites. One of my favorites are Crock Pot Pulled Pork Sandwiches. Served on slider buns with homemade coleslaw – you’re sure to satisfy those hungry guy appetites with cute, miniature sandwiches!

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Post tags: Appetizers, Easy Entertaining, Game Day Grub, Recipe Roundup, Small Bites, Snacks, Super Bowl Recipes

I like things to be easy – recipes that allow me to toss everything together within minutes are amongst some of my favorites. There’s definitely a time and a place for gourmet ingredients and fancy techniques, but that place is not a Saturday morning when a little girl has a hankering for a breakfast studded with her favorite sweet treat.

Brian’s daughter has an affinity for all things chocolate – from Milk Duds to Homemade Hot Cocoa, she definitely swoons for sweets. She also loves helping out in the kitchen – in fact, I think she cracks eggs better than I do and has recently started photographing our creations on her iPod. Seriously, how adorable is that?

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If you happened to catch my post on How To Skin Hazelnuts, you may remember me saying that I have reawakened my obsession with Nutella. You may also recall me stating that my pantry was in absolute disarray from the holidays. When I finally reorganized it, I happened upon a brand new jar of Nutella that had fallen behind my baking drawer – jackpot!

This little find rekindled my love affair with all things Nutella in a big way. The entire weekend turned into a pretty ridiculous Nutella recipe marathon. First in queue are these incredibly delicious and ridiculously simple No Bake Nutella Cheesecakes.

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Post tags: Chocolate, cream cheese, Desserts, Easy Entertaining, Easy Recipes, Hazelnuts, No Bake, Nutella

In recent weeks, I have become reobsessed with Nutella which prompted me purchase a bag of hazelnuts (aka filberts) which had their skins intact. One of the recipes that I was playing around with called for peeled hazelnuts, but I figured they would be a cinch to remove – however, I quickly realized that was not the case. Hazelnut skins are stubborn – mighty stubborn.

Since picking papery peels off of 1 cup of hazelnuts sounded less than awesome, I did a little research and decided to use the roast and rub method. Essentially you roast the hazelnuts at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or until the nuts have darkened a bit and you can smell the nutty goodness wafting through your kitchen. Next, you place the hot nuts into a slightly dampened kitchen towel and rub the skins off using the towel. Apparently the combination of moisture and heat helps to loosen the skins. Well, this worked – sort of.

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We finally have snow here in Ohio, which made me want to do nothing more than sip hot chocolate and bake cookies – soft, chewy, oatmeal cookies flecked with chocolate covered cranberries.

I was strolling through the candy aisle of the market the other day – strictly for cupcake research purposes, and came across a bag of Cranberry Raisinets. Um, I love Raisinets so how I’ve failed to notice these little morsels of cranberry goodness is beyond me.

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Post tags: Chocolate, Cookies, Cranberries, Desserts, oatmeal

GIVEAWAY CLOSED

This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Megan J {Comment #329}! Thanks to all of you that entered.

2012 is officially in full swing, which means if you’re like me, you’ve probably made the annual commitment to lose some weight and get in better shape. I’m always pretty fantastic for the first few months and then like clockwork – I stop working out. Ya see, when it comes to exercise – I just may be the best excuse maker ever.

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Last week I was at the market and heading to the checkout when a bin of holiday baking items on $1 clearance happened to jump in my path. Jackpot! The top of the bin was full of different varieties of chocolate chips which of course I purchased in excess, including Heath Toffee Bits – double jackpot!

At least, I thought so, until I got home. I slid open my pantry drawer and realized that I already have a pretty impressive stash of Heath Toffee Bits bordering on excessive. So instead of stuffing the new bags into the overflowing drawer, I left them on the counter as a reminder to bake something.

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Post tags: Candy Bars, Cookies, Desserts, Ganache, Holiday Cookie Swap Ideas, Holiday Cookies, Toffee

I can’t believe that I’m about to utter these two words, but I’m just going to spit them right out – Valentine’s Day. If you’re like me, you’ve barely finished packing away your holiday décor and pine needles may still fleck your floors. However, I’m sure you’ve ventured into Target or your local market only to be bombarded by all things pink and heart shaped.

I’ve never really been one to go crazy over Valentine’s Day – honestly I don’t even think Brian and I exchanged cards last year and that’s perfectly fine with me. If you are from the Midwest, you may also “celebrate” Sweetest Day which in my opinion is a marketing ploy to sell some greeting cards during the month of October – apparently Halloween cards aren’t all the rage.

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I’m a big fan of pudding, but rarely make it myself, so I’m definitely guilty of spooning down Jell-o snack packs from time to time – even adding a little squirt of whipped cream too!I was craving chocolate something fierce this weekend and decided to make homemade pudding with a little bit of Baileys Irish Cream just to make it extra special.

Although I have made homemade pudding in past, I forgot how easy it is to make. Not only is making homemade pudding incredibly simple, it also tastes amazing and is a great framework for all types of flavor combinations. Plus, you’ll get a mini workout from all the whisking, so you can feel a little less guilty about this decadent treat.

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You may be well on your way into settling into this New Year, and maybe even weaned your way out of your elastic-waist pants. Personally, I was really questioning if I would be able to fit into my dress pants for work on Tuesday, but thankfully they slid right on. We won’t talk about the less forgiving bathroom scale, deal?

I think I’m finally coming down from my food induced haze and find myself craving structure as opposed to cookies. Ha! Who am I kidding? I’m not fooling anyone here – I love cookies. It doesn’t matter that we just spent 2 months baking our little hearts out. Every day is a baking day around here.

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Post tags: Autumn Recipes, Butter, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Cookies, Desserts, Holiday Cookie Swap Ideas, Holiday Cookies

In my opinion, cheesecake is a lot like pizza. Even bad pizza is still pizza, right? When it comes to cheesecake, I’ll look for any excuse to make one. Regardless of the time of year, I seem to have a knack for finding a cheesecake that fits the occasion. 

Last week, I was thinking about a festive, holiday themed cheesecake that would encompass the season perfectly.  As I was brainstorming, I remembered a cheesecake that Brittani’s mom requested she make for her birthday in early September. Using my kitchen as the testing ground, we played around with an old recipe and came up with quite a masterpiece.

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Post tags: Alcohol, Caramel, cream cheese, Desserts, Heavy Cream, Holiday Recipes, Raisins, Rum

I meant to post a recipe for Rum Raisin Cheesecake days ago – even adding a teaser post about the recipe on Facebook and then the little fellow above came into my life.

And I was pretty much dominated by those big blue eyes and puppy breath for a full 72 hours. My dad had been talking nonstop about getting a puppy for the last month. On Christmas, he opened the watch we got him – gushed about it, sighed and said, “I honestly thought you were going to get me a pup.”

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