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Dark Chocolate Brownies Topped with Pumpkin Mascarpone

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I’m kind of glad Starbucks has a new controversy (for the record, red is my favorite color and I think simple is classy). Honestly, I’ve never had their pumpkin spiced latte (version 1.0 or 2.0). I’m generally on board with pumpkin flavored foods, although I do tend to think pumpkin should be an...

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Dark Chocolate Blackberry Brownies {Leftovers Club}

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Despite being someone who is meticulously organized, I must admit that I’ve always had a tendency to procrastinate. Whether it was designing a board game in middle school, writing a book report in high school or finishing that final fifty page research paper my senior year of college, I always...

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Revisiting the Famous Bacon Brownies

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So while we’re talking about healthy desserts and all natural sweeteners, it would only be appropriate to revisit my famous salted caramel bacon brownies. Not because these are remotely healthy or all naturally sweetened, but because we’re all about balance here at the Messy Kitchen. What actually prompted me to...

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Dark Chocolate Brownies Swirled with Orange-Bourbon Cranberry Sauce {Leftovers Club}

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There’s been a great deal of talk about leftovers here at the Messy Kitchen since our big feast last week. I’ve eaten so much turkey I’m starting to fear I might become one. Today, we’ll still be talking leftovers, but fear not, I’m giving you a break from the bird. For...

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Super Bowl Sunday: Greenbay may have won the Lombardi trophy, but we brought home the bacon!

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We headed to Gaithersburg Sunday to watch the big game at the home of our good friends Lori and Eric. When Lori invited me over and mentioned that Eric would be making “snacks”, I had a sneaking suspicion we’d be eating well. Still, I think I started drooling as soon as I...

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