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Blueberry Cheesecake Crêpes

March 4, 2013 By Jelli 11 Comments

I’ve been withholding something from you that it’s time to disclose: blueberry cheesecake crêpes are insanely delish and really must debut at your breakfast table stat. Crêpes might sound ooh la la impressive, especially if you serve them of gorgeous plates, but don’t be fooled. Crêpes are a snap to make. Add a simple topping of maple… 

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Brown Butter Butterscotch Blondies

February 9, 2013 By Jelli 4 Comments

brown butter butterscotch blondies

My granny sent me a bag of butterscotch baking morsels for Christmas. You know grannies, always looking out for our best, international shipping and all. Gotta love grannies, right? I digress. There’s something about butterscotch chips that scream “cookie bars!” to me. Those well-travelled chips dived right into a thick brown butter batter and baked… 

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Sprinkle-Coated Soft Sugar Cookies

February 2, 2013 By Jelli 10 Comments

frozen cookie dough balls

Last week, I saw pretty Valentine cookies at Pamela’s tasty blog. Since I just couldn’t forget about those sprinkle-adorned lovelies, I had to make some of my own. The technique couldn’t be easier, and since I’d never tried rolling cookie dough in sprinkles, I had to take the challenge.Sure glad I did! This delicious buttery… 

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Healthy Pregnancy Dessert: Chocolate Banana PB Smoothie

January 26, 2013 By Jelli 7 Comments

source Since I’m pregnant, good nutrition is really important for both baby’s and my own health. That doesn’t mean my sweet tooth just vanishes, however. A girl’s gotta have a few healthy pregnancy desserts on the menu to satisfy those sugar cravings. Is it just me, or do those come every single day? For the… 

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Sour Cream Coffee Cake Recipe

January 14, 2013 By Jelli 21 Comments

basic sour cream coffee cake recipe

My great Uncle Jim is popular in his hometown for the incredible sour cream coffee cakes he passes out to neighbors and friends around the holidays. He knows I love ’em so much that he always makes sure I get one, even if it means my mom totes it carefully through customs in her carry-on… 

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Melt and Pour Chocolate Fudge

December 27, 2012 By Jelli 19 Comments

10 Quick No-Bake Christmas Sweets by JellibeanJournals

Melt and pour fudge has been in my recipe arsenal from the inception of my recipe arsenal. Years ago I clipped this recipe from a teen magazine, probably next to a page highlighting Taylor Hanson…likely the reason I picked up the mag in the first place. This is the easiest most fool-proof fudge recipe ever… 

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Candy, chocolate, desserts, random sweets

Nigella Lawson’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

December 10, 2012 By Jelli 10 Comments

nigella chocolate chip cookies

Nigella Lawson may be British, but her chocolate chip cookies are full of American soul. The best asset of her chocolate chip cookie recipe is the colossal ratio of chocolate to dough. Anyone savoring a morsel of these buttery beauties couldn’t help but notice the overwhelming goodness that the abundance of chocolate chips brings. As… 

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No-bake Snowball Cookies Recipe

December 4, 2012 By Jelli 40 Comments

no bake snowball cookies

I was introduced to no bake snowball cookies on my first date with my husband. I’ve been in love with both the man and the cookies ever since! Thankfully, the cookie genius behind these snowball cookies attached a recipe card to her plate of cookies at that memorable cookie get-together. I snatched it right up…. 

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Rhubarb Pie, a homemade from-scratch recipe

November 29, 2012 By Jelli 19 Comments

I grew up with rhubarb pie. The sweet and tart flavor of homemade from-scratch rhubarb pie is just plain tasty—but really difficult to explain to someone like my husband who’s never even seen rhubarb. The plant isn’t native to his native Costa Rica, so when I managed to get my hands on a plentiful bunch… 

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Cinnamon Rolls with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

November 13, 2012 By Jelli 12 Comments

Ooey, gooey, brown sugar laden overnight cinnamon rolls covered in maple cream cheese glaze are one of my breakfast anytime favorite baked treats. I love cinnamon rolls of the moist, cinnamon-rich, drenched in so much cream cheese frosting you can’t tell what’s hiding beneath the creamy layer variety. Dry, sugar glazed, packaged rolls from the… 

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: breads, breakfast, rolls

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Hi, I'm Jelli! I snagged the best guy around, birthed four tiny kidlets, scribble down too many dessert recipes, love Jesus, and grow veggies in my front yard. Read More…

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