Averie Cooks

Friday Things

by Averie Sunshine on April 5, 2013

Time for an installment of Friday Things: 1. Cook’s Illustrated tasted real white chocolate alongside “fake” supermarket brands to determine if real white chocolate was worth it. Image from King Arthur’s...

Homemade Honey Roasted Butterscotch White Chocolate Peanut Butter

by Averie Sunshine on April 4, 2013

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This is my favorite homemade peanut butter flavor to date. And that’s saying something because this blend had three very tough tough acts to follow. Plain Homemade Peanut Butter is wonderful....

Cinnamon and Spice Sweet Potato Bread

by Averie Sunshine on April 3, 2013

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Sweet potatoes are always a winner no matter how they’re prepared. But when baked into sweetly spiced soft bread, they become even better. I had a couple sweet potatoes to use...

Salted Caramel Pretzel Blondies

by Averie Sunshine on April 2, 2013

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Salty and sweet, soft and crunchy. A jackpot of contrasting flavors and textures. And since I’m a caramel fanatic, these are my sweet, sticky heaven. In case you haven’t noticed, salted...

Slice-and-Bake Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookies

by Averie Sunshine on April 1, 2013

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Slice-and-bake cookies bring back memories of refrigerated cookie dough in a tube. And of slicing off hunks of dough and baking it as an after school snack growing up. Only about...

Canon Rebel T3i Camera Giveaway {$580 value}

by Averie Sunshine on March 31, 2013

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I’ve partnered with 11 other ladies and we’re bringing you the opportunity to win a Canon EOS Rebel T3i Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens and a 16...

March 2013 Recipes

by Averie Sunshine on March 31, 2013

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It’s the last day of the month and time to recap the noteworthy recipes and events from the month: Pineapple Mango Vitamin C Booster Smoothie (vegan, GF) – The pineapple in...

Handy Kitchen Gadgets Giveaway

by Averie Sunshine on March 30, 2013

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Dreamfarm wants to reward you with two of their kitchenware products that are fun, functional, and handy. One lucky winner will win Chobs Cutting Board Attachments – Raises your cutting board...

Three Day Juice Cleanse

by Averie Sunshine on March 29, 2013

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I used to think people who did juice cleanses were a little crazy. Well, last week I entered the world of crazies and did a three-day juice cleanse along with my...

Healthy Fudgy Brownie Bites

by Averie Sunshine on March 28, 2013

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Sometimes you need to get your chocolate fix on without getting your gluttony on. And these are just the little bites to do it. There’s NO added white or brown sugar,...