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Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

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I really don’t think I need to waste your time with an introduction to this Homemade Peanut Butter Cup recipe.  Chocolate and peanut butter is the ideal combination and these peanut butter cups are so easy to make.  With just three ingredients; chocolate chips, peanut butter and coconut oil you can whip these up in […]

Homemade Apple Chips

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Fall is here and while it’s still been pretty warm I’m slowly starting to embrace the change of seasons.  I know that with fall comes pumpkin everything, but I’ve decided to ease into things with these homemade apple chips.  This snack is super easy to make and solves the yearly problem of what to do with […]

Blueberry Basil Margarita

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Hi, my name is Meghan and tequila is my frenemy but I’ll never turn down a margarita.  Seriously, one of Erick and my favorite spots in Jersey City is Taqueria.  They have the best margaritas and cactus tacos.  Nothing  Better.  So when I was thinking about a refreshing cocktail for this hot and humid weekend […]

Easy Homemade Guacamole

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Quick and easy homemade guacamole recipe coming your way!  Confession: I only recently started enjoying guacamole, or avocados for that matter.  I’ve really been trying to love them but its been an acquired taste for me.  Guacamole was something I was able to get behind because there’s typically chips involved.  Still trying to figure out […]

No-Bake Chocolate Toffee Cookies

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Guys, it’s been hot.  You know, that stereotypical humid, sticky, can’t step outside with out sweating, summer in New Jersey hot.  You would think since I’ve lived here my whole life I would be prepared, but I never am.  It’s as if every year, as I’m flipping the calendar from June to July, beads of […]

Boozy Peach Ice Pops

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It’s that time of year when the days are getting longer, air is getting warmer and the fruity cocktails are flowing.  And I’m here to add another drink to your rotation that is so delish it may last past the summer months.  With the warmer weather I tend to go for drinks that are not […]

Kale Salsa with a Green Juice Cocktail

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Guys, get your grocery lists ready.  I am bringing you two easy recipes just in time for the weekend – a kale salsa made in the blender and a refreshing green juice cocktail.  Now those that know me, know I am not a big fan of most dips or condiments.  Seriously, I eat my salads […]

Chicken Pot Pie

Have you ever come across a recipe on pinterest or instagram and you thought it looked too good to be true?  That if you attempted to make it yourself it would never look as professional?  Everyday?  Yep, me too.  I had that same feeling when I spotted this chicken pot pie recipe from Julie of Lovely Little Kitchen, […]

Lemon Bars

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My Grandma’s birthday falls on the day before St. Patrick’s Day.  So naturally, when we celebrate the theme is always shamrocks, corned beef and Irish soda bread.  Typically my offering of dessert follows suit with something sweet that requires green food dye, inevitably staining your teeth.  This time around I decided to switch things up […]

Valentine’s Day Cookies

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Valentine’s Day is tomorrow and I thought it was the perfect excuse to bake up something sweet.  I’ve always found sugar cookies with royal icing to be almost too pretty to eat and have been dying to try out this icing technique for myself.  As a first timer, my cookies didn’t come out quite as […]