i have been craving chocolate chip anything – chocolate chip muffins, chocolate chip cookies, and now, chocolate chip cookie dough cupcakes!!
this sandra lee semi homemade recipe is actually really good. the cream soda makes the cupcakes sweet, smooth, and fluffy and real cookie dough center is ooh la la!

i recommend this delish dessert for family night in or a sunday lunch at a friend’s home – which is where tyler and i shared them with some of our favorites!
the recipe
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this summer tyler and i hosted a couples summertime BBQ for our friends who were having their first baby (he’s a boy!!)! here’s how we pulled off this special event!
1. choose a great invitation.
i purchased the cute cookout invitations from hallmark.com for .96/invite which included a stamp and the address printed on the envelope! this is an EXCELLENT deal – it makes it so that for any party you can afford a great invite!

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for a quick weekday morning meal or a lazy saturday brunch, these chocolate chip muffins are perfect.  i found the recipe on a straightforward, welcoming blog named bake or break. (what a cute name!!)
before this recipe, i had never made homemade muffins – but i was determined to try because i had heard it was pretty simple, there are no articifial anything when you make them homemade, and bonus! i had all of the ingredients in my pantry.

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Tyler and I love to cook together – and the other night we made a simple, fresh, phenomenal (easy!) meal that we loved loved loved. and would love to share with you sometime soon, too. Tyler even said it was perfect for a dinner in with friends.
Roasted Pork Chops and Peaches
from August 2010 Real Simple (does this surprise you in the least?)

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Before I got married, I thought quiche was a difficult dish that I did not want to try to make. Everyone always is so impressed with them – oohing and ahhing – I was sure there must be something extra-special about making a good quiche.

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