One of The Most Decadent Quick Breads I Have Ever Made

Oh my! Ever had a craving for chocolate? Well this should do the trick for satisfying that sweet tooth. There is just something  luscious about a well baked quick bread. My mom used to make quick breads all the time and when I was a kid in 4-H I was always trying new recipes to enter in the county fair. I remember making anorange cranberry bread that was pretty darned good, if I say so myself, but I bet this recipe would have been a blue ribbon winner for sure.

The balance of cocoa and sweetness is perfect and it literally just melts in your mouth from the very first taste.

In fact you might want to go ahead and make a double batch of this recipe because I will guarantee you that one loaf is going to disappear so quickly you might even start a riot.

This is what Mel of Mels Kitchen Café has to say about this amazingly delicious recipe.

Simple as simple can be, this bread is exactly what a quick bread should be: quick and extremely non-fussy.

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Quick Tip:  Try this toasted with a thin layer of softened cream cheese on top. You can thank me later.

Image and recipe courtesy of Mel at Mel’s Kitchen Café

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The Best Pasta Dish Hack I Have Seen and Is So Simple!

Do you ever wonder how restaurants like Olive Garden seem to nail it on all their dishes? I do! I often find myself looking at the plate of food before eating it just to see if I could recreate something similar in my own kitchen. I have been close, but there was always something that I wasn’t getting. Until now.

I had remembered to add all the ingredients but it still wasn’t the same. When I read this recipe I realized what I was missing.  I needed to know how to cook it. Utilizing the pasta water creates a sauce that clings to the ziti noodles like two lovers at the airport terminal saying goodbye.

Gone are the days of dumping plain pasta into a bowl and spooning over the sauce over it which just slides off into the bottom of the bowl. Why does it matter? Because the starch in the pasta cooking water emulsifies with the fat in the sauce causing it to naturally thicken. Brilliant and so easy to do from now on.

I still love going to Olive Garden once in a while, but it is nice to know that I can create something wonderful for those around my dining table any time I want.

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Quick Tip: Serve with asparagus tips, along with a salad and bread sticks.

Recipe and image courtesy of Holly at Spend With Pennies

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Best Brownie on the PLANET! and that is putting it mildly!

My mom packed the best lunches when I was growing up. There were a lot of things she would put in our bags to make them interesting, but basically it boiled down to the basics. Such as a sandwich, chips, whatever fruit was in season, and a cookie or baked treat.

There were many times that I would open my lunch and see that she had made brownies. Yummo!

I try to have brownie mixes on hand for those last minute treat items, but after I made these and saw how simple it was I will never go back to boxed mixes again.

The best part is that you probably have these ingredients idn your pantry right now! So what are we waiting for? Let’s bake something memorable tight now!

This is what Karina of Cafe Delights has to say about this classic recipe.

The Best, Fudgy ONE BOWL Cocoa Brownies! A special addition gives these brownies a super fudgy centre without losing that crispy, crackly top!

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Quick Tip: OPTIONAL
Crushed walnuts, peanuts, almonds, pecans, etc. Chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, white chocolate chips.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Karina of Cafe Delights

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Talk about Simple! You will never buy bagged cookies again when you see this recipe.

In the amount of time it takes to pick out a bag of cookies at the store and pay for them, you could already have these in the oven!

The best part is that your kids can make these and help clean up the minimal mess.

There have been several times that I have seen cake mixes on sale at the grocery store. The problem is that we don’t eat a lot of cakes from mixes so I usually just walk on by! I had never thought to keep several boxes on hand for cookies!

Our cookie jar is usually full, it requires not just the baking time, but also the cleaning time. Every once in a while, the supply runs low and time makes it impossible to take on a few hours of baking. This recipe is a slam dunk!

I will have to make these for our next 4th of July party!

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Quick Tip: If you do not have Funfetti cake mix, use a white cake mix and toss in red and blue sprinkles. How much? I don’t think you can have too many sprinkles but I will let you be the judge of that.

Photo and recipe courtesy of Classy Clutter

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My dad is known for his pancake making skills…you can be too!

He can make anything from rocket ships, farm animals and even add in words. It is a talent that he possesses that few people, unless you have been to their house in the morning or camping  with him even know.

I remember one year we had to make our own pancakes based on the stripe of paper that we drew from my mom’s hat.

There were items like a camera. race car, guitar, turtle, and then, the one I drew.

When I looked at the paper, I crumpled it up and announced I was no longer very hungry. I couldn’t have drawn something  like a balloon. I was the lucky person who drew Richard Simmons. Yep. Sweatin’ To The Oldies Guru himself, immortalized in a light and lemony pancake.

I worked hard on that little masterpiece. I looked as good as it tasted.

Try this recipe, your family will love it,minus the part about having to do the batter work.

This is what Ree has to say about doing some of the prep work for this recipe.

First things first: zest a couple o’ lemons. They’ll make your kitchen smell like Heaven, and wait’ll you see what the zest does for the pancakes!

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Quick Tip: I love crepes, but don’t always have time to make those thin crapes.  The Lemony goodness just melts in your mount it really is that sweet.

Photo and recipe courtesy of ReeDrummond..

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