what you need: 2/3 cup all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 stick unsalted butter, softened 1 cup creamy peanut butter 1 1/3 cups packed light-brown sugar 1 large egg, beaten 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract what to do: Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly coat a cookie sheet with cooking spray or a silpat. Mix flour and baking soda in a small bowl; set aside. With a spoon, or in a bowl of a stand mixer, mix butter, peanut butter and brown sugar in a medium bowl until

I was given the request of making a cake for my mom's birthday, and of course I had to accept the offer. However she didn't want just one nice big chocolate cake, she wanted two cakes, one chocolate and the other coconut. She was being nice and thinking about other guests that aren't chocolate fans, but all I could think about in my mind was "how can anyone hate chocolate?". So I followed through with the request and out of the oven came this beautiful chocolate layer cake wi

These were one of the three cookies I made with my club for "Cookie Day". Snickerdoodles are a great in between cookie because they satisfy those people that aren't chocolate fans or oatmeal raisin cookie fans. Snickerdoodles are just a improved version of a sugar cookie with a cinnamon coating. If you prefer a crispy snickerdoodle just leave them in the oven for a few more minutes, and if you like them gooey, take them out a few minutes early and let them sit on the baking s

I wanted to make a simple dessert for Mothers Day but I didn't want to just make cookies or brownies. I decided to make a naked cake because it still has that special event appeal that a birthday cake would have, yet it has less frosting. Seeing the layers of the cake is something different from most of my cakes, but I think it looks a little cleaner. I had a vase of flowers on my table and decided to snip some flowers off and arrange them on the top of the cake... and bam, o

This was another one of my pinterest finds. I was looking for something to make for dinner and I remembered this recipe. To be honest I had no clue what falafel was before I made this bowl. This isn't your traditional falafel recipe because it uses lentils instead of chickpeas, which I learned after I made the dish. Looks like I'll have to make it again with chickpeas... What you need: Falafel 2 cups cooked lentils 1 huge handful (a cup or so) fresh cilantro leaves and stems

Making one bowl with meat, veggies, grains and more has been popular lately, and very customizable for lunch or dinner options. Since there is always veggies and meat in my house I decided to find a recipe that used them. This bowl is great for dinner or even meal prepping for a few days. I didn't add rice to the dish, but it was still very filling with the potatoes and chicken. If you have a lot of random veggies that you want to use up, just make this bowl or any bowl. This

What you need: 5-1/3 cups (one 14-ounce bag) sweetened shredded coconut (such as Baker's Angel Flake) 7/8 cup sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk; see note below on measurement) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 large eggs whites 1/4 teaspoon salt 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, best quality such as Ghirardelli, chopped (optional) What to do: 1. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Set two oven racks near the center of the oven. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. 2. In a

My family started buying tofu more within the last year, and as a common staple in my house, I had to figure out recipes to make it taste amazing. Good thing there are a lot of unique tofu recipes online to choose from because I came across this recipe and fell in love with it. I made this once before during the summer when I was in Donner Lake. I think I doubled the recipe for a big crowd, but even without doubling it made a lot of curry. I had leftovers that my mom and I to