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{Healthier} Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

August 7, 2014 by Cate 17 Comments

Healthier Chocolate Chip Zucchini bread is the perfect way to use up your zucchini this summer! It is light, although you would never know it – it tastes so delicious!

One of the most popular recipes on my blog is my Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread. And today I have a variation on that delicious loaf – Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread! I love making zucchini bread in the summer – it seems like fresh zucchini is all over the place all summer long and zucchini bread is the perfect way to use it up. You can’t beat having two whole zucchinis hiding in a delicious treat. The whole loaf only has 1/4 cup of oil, yet it is still super moist thanks to Greek yogurt and the zucchini!

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Vanilla Bean Ricotta Cheesecake Cake + a Giveaway!

August 4, 2014 by Cate 18 Comments

Yellow cake gets dressed up with a vanilla bean ricotta cheesecake filling. This cake is so simple to make and tastes delicious – the vanilla flavor really shines!

What are your thoughts on baking with cake mix? I don’t use boxed cake mixes all that often, but sometimes I like to take a little help from the grocery store! Plus, there is something about the flavor of boxed cake mix that is just so delicious.

Ever since Cheesecake Day the other day, I’ve had cheesecake on the brain. And I also had a container of ricotta to use up, so I decided to try something very different from anything I’ve ever made – Vanilla Bean Ricotta Cheesecake Cake.

I love baking with vanilla beans! The little seeds add the most incredible flavor to baked goods. Plus the bean specks are so pretty. And today, I have a fabulous giveaway for you – a basket full of Nielsen-Massey products, including vanilla beans! It is valued over $200! Scroll down to the end of the post and enter to win!

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars

July 30, 2014 by Cate 79 Comments

Creamy peanut butter cheesecake on an oreo crust topped with melted chocolate – these Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars are rich and delicious, but are actually skinnier than the real thing!

My blogger friends and I are celebrating our love for cheesecake today since it is NATIONAL CHEESECAKE DAY! At the bottom of this post are links for 70 different cheesecake recipes. Whoa. That’s a lot of cream cheese right there! The brilliant idea of getting all of us together to celebrate came from the lovely Roxana of Roxana’s Home Baking! If you’ve never seen her blog, definitely check it out! She is constantly posting amazing food that is also easy to make!

My recipe for our cheesecake celebration is Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars – and as an added bonus, they are skinny! Ok kind of skinny. I will explain…

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Farro Salad

July 29, 2014 by Cate 16 Comments

Arugula, cherry tomatoes, and fresh herbs are mixed with farro and tossed in a lemon vinaigrette. Shaved parmesan and roasted pistachios finish off this amazing farro salad!

Do you ever have an amazing dish at a restaurant that you wish you could recreate at home? I had the most incredible farro salad at one of our favorite restaurants in NYC, Charlie Bird. I know it doesn’t sound that exciting – I mean it is salad after all. But I promise you, this salad is memorable. And when I got home from dinner and googled it, I found a recipe in the New York Times for the farro salad! Lucky me!

Sidenote – Charlie Bird is delicious. If you live here and haven’t tried it yet, you really should! Their chicken is outstanding! Also when we were eating there once with TheBetterHalf’s parents, we saw Jerry Seinfeld and his family. One of our best celeb sightings!

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No-Bake Desserts to Beat the Heat

July 27, 2014 by Cate 2 Comments

This collection of delicious treats is full of recipes that don’t require turning on the oven! These no-bake desserts are the perfect way to beat the heat this summer.

(Click the images in the slideshow above for the recipes. The collection of recipes is on Foodie.com)

When the temperature gets into the 90s, the last thing I want to do is turn on the oven! But that doesn’t mean that my sweet tooth goes away. So that is why I love no-bake desserts! They are the perfect way to have dessert without melting in your kitchen. This collection of recipes has some great no-bake ideas that are perfect for summer!

Disclosure: This is a sponsored opportunity with Foodie.com. All opinions are 100% my own.

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