Averie Cooks

Marshmallow Candy-Stuffed White Chocolate Cupcakes with Fluffy Buttercream Frosting

by Averie Sunshine on April 14, 2012

I normally don’t make cupcakes because they’re a bit of a PITA. Cupcakes require more precision and patience than a pan of bars. Carefully pouring the batter into molds or liners,...

Blustery

by Averie Sunshine on April 14, 2012

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Today was one of those cold, overcast, windy, blustery days that felt like I was living in Cape Cod in November rather than springtime in San Diego. We went for a...

Yumvelope Healthy Snacks Giveaway

by Averie Sunshine on April 13, 2012

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I recently received this envelope full of snacks from Yumvelope What is Yumvelope? Each month the snacks change. See samples of the snacks from recent months here My envelope contained a...

Crazy Baking

by Averie Sunshine on April 12, 2012

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We’re all familiar with the expression Crazy Making. This is Crazy Baking. A few of the ingredients that went into this dough included coffee grounds, potato chips, butterscotch chips, and I...

Thursday Things: Things Kids Say

by Averie Sunshine on April 12, 2012

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This week’s Thursday Things is brought to you in part by Skylar (age 5) and some of the gems that escaped from her mouth on a recent trip to the mall:...

Golden Nuggets

by Averie Sunshine on April 11, 2012

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It felt so good to come home after just being away for 36 hours. Nothing like my own bed, my own hot shower, and my own kitchen to make me happy....

Creamy Mixed Berry White Chocolate Crumble Bars

by Averie Sunshine on April 10, 2012

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Berry season is right around the corner. Well, almost. I go crazy for berries when they come into season and sometimes my eyes are bigger than my stomach. I buy a...

TofuXpress Tofu Press Giveaway

by Averie Sunshine on April 10, 2012

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April is National Soyfoods Month and I partnered with the Soyfoods Association to bring you this giveaway. Included in the giveaway: WildWoods product voucher for any of their soy food products...

Blogshop San Franciso

by Averie Sunshine on April 9, 2012

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Toto, we’re not in Kansas anymore. Or San Diego. I’m in San Francisco for a little workshop called BlogShop. It’s a two-day workshop to try to help me learn Photoshop. Unfortunately...

Milk Bar Mondays: Crack Pie

by Averie Sunshine on April 8, 2012

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You read the title correctly. This is a Christina Tosi recipe and I surmise this pie and the real thing have a fair amount in common. The addictive quality, thinking about...