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Daily Indulgence

January 01, 2010
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Credit: Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Kacy Carroll
Satisfy your cravings with this daily recipe collection of guilty pleasure recipes including savory snacks, decadent desserts, and creative cocktails.
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Lemon Butter Cookies

Credit: Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Buffy Hargett

Mass-produced greeting cards are so last year! Instead of sending sweet messages via paper and pen, share your sentiment with cookies and icing.


Lemon Butter Cookies Recipe

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Sweet Potato-Pecan Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting

Credit: Photo: Van Chaplin; Styling: Lisa Powell Bailey

Cupcakes aren’t just for kids, you know. Cinnamon, nutmeg, and sweet potatoes give these little numbers a satisfying touch of sophistication.


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Long Life Noodles

Credit: Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Jan Gautro

Celebrate the Chinese New Year with long noodles, which represent a long unbroken life. Xin Nian Kuai Le!


Long Life Noodles Recipe

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Magic in the Middles

Credit: Jim Franco

Abracadabra! Fill chocolate cookies with a sweet peanut butter concoction and be amazed at how quickly they disappear. Now that’s the kind of magic we like.


Magic in the Middles Recipe

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Ultimate Burgers

Credit: Photo: Thayer Allyson Gowdy

Tyler Florence outdid himself when he created this burger. Lucky for us, he added a special twist to every topping (even the ketchup!).


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Layered Bean Dip

Credit: Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Melanie J. Clarke

The Super Bowl calls for a super appetizer. And this super-easy Mexican dip will score points with all fans, no matter what team they cheer for!


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Cheesecake Brownies

Credit: Yunhee Kim

Two dessert superheroes have joined forces to bring you an out-of-this-world brownie that will - boom! pow! - help you fight a case of the Mondays.


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Samoas Ice-cream Truffles

Credit: Photo: William Dickey; Styling: Melanie Clarke

Scoop ice cream, roll it in cookies, and freeze. If you find an easier way to indulge in sweets, short of eating the cookies straight from the box, please let us know.


Samoas Ice-cream Truffles Recipe

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Peanut Butter Pie

Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Margaret Dickey; Prop Styling: Kay Clarke

This recipe makes two pies; one for you, and one for a friend. Or, maybe two for you? We’re not here to tell you how to divvy them, just here to give you the 5-star dessert.


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Homemade Chocolate-Dipped Caramels

Credit: Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Buffy Hargett

Anyone can buy a box of chocolates. But making your crush a box creamy caramels, dipped in chocolate? Now that says, “I love you.”


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Sparkling Passion-Fruit Aperitifs

Credit: Photo: Minh & Wass

Put a little passion in your weekend by mixing up these champagne cocktails. Cheers!


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Cordial Cherries

Make these classic cherries now and have them ready for Valentine’s Day. Whether you choose to add the brandy or keep them sweetly simple, love will be in the air!


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Orange Souffle

Credit: Photo: Beth Galton

Serve a decadent souffle to celebrate the one you love this Valentine's Day. They're guaranteed to feel special.


Orange Souffle Recipe

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Grilled Chocolate Sweetheart

Credit: Van Chaplin; Rebecca Kracke Gordon

Sure, it's just melted chocolate on toasty bread, but to us, it's a love letter written in sugar.


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Two-Bite Chocolate Cream Pies

Credit: Photo: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Karen Shinto

Move over, cupcake. There’s a new bite-size dessert in town that goes by the name of chocolate cream pie. Warning; it’s sweet and sassy, a real force to be reckoned with.


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Turtle Trifle

Credit: Photo: John O'Hagan; Styling: Lisa Powell Bailey

This trifle is hip to the “hostess with the mostess” because it feeds a crowd and is easy to make. It will leave your guests begging for more; don’t say we didn’t warn you.


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Sour Cream Raspberry Swirl Loaf

Credit: Randy Mayor; Fonda Shaia

A bold swirl of sweet-tart raspberry brings this moist sour cream cake to life. Cut a slice, pour a cup of coffee, and enjoy some time all to yourself.


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Panko-crusted Crab Cake Bites with Roasted Pepper-Chive Aioli

Credit: James Carrier

Need a reason to celebrate? These crab cakes were named “One of the Easiest Finger Foods Ever.” So have a party for them, and see what all the fuss is about!


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Chocolate-Mint Bars

Credit: Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross

If you’re looking for chocolate (and let’s be honest, that’s most of us), you’ve come to the right place! And change things up today by adding a refreshing layer of mint.


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Bacon Waffles

Instead of serving bacon on the side, work it right into your waffles. Breakfast will never be the same again, and we mean this in a good way, of course.


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One-Bowl Chocolate Mocha Cream Cake

This cream cake deserves a tiara! Ever since she won the title of Best Dessert in a Cooking Light contest, she’s remained one of our highest rated chocolate recipes.


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Extra Cheesy Grilled Cheese

Credit: Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Lisa Powell Bailey

The perfect grilled cheese is like your favorite little black dress; functional, classic, and simply irresistible!


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Peanut Butter-Banana Sandwich Bread Pudding

Credit: Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Marian Cooper Cairns

A modern-day take on a traditional dessert, this bread pudding is updated with creamy peanut butter, gooey caramel sauce, and tasty bananas slices. Yummy!


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Secret-Ingredient Devil's Food Cupcakes

Credit: Photo: Anna Williams

Sorry, we gave these moist, chocolaty cupcakes our word that we wouldn’t give their secret ingredient away. You’ll just have to bake them to find out; a promise is a promise.


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Double-Cherry Pies

Credit: Howard L. Puckett

Fast-food fried pies have nothing on our 250-calorie version. And yes, those calories include the sweet white chocolate drizzle that’s calling your name.


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The Chihuahua

Credit: Arden Ward Photography

If you add enough of the right ingredients to this Mexican cocktail, it may just make you bark like the pint-size pooch it’s named after.


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Toffee French Toast with Pecans

Make Sunday a fun day by starting off your morning with French toast smothered in homemade toffee sauce. After this meal, you’ll definitely need a nap.


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Luscious Lemon Bars

Credit: Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Kacy Carroll

Butter cookie crust + smooth lemon filling = pure perfection. Now isn’t that the tastiest equation you’ve ever come across!


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    1 of 28 Lemon Butter Cookies
    2 of 28 Sweet Potato-Pecan Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting
    3 of 28 Long Life Noodles
    4 of 28 Magic in the Middles
    5 of 28 Ultimate Burgers
    6 of 28 Layered Bean Dip
    7 of 28 Cheesecake Brownies
    8 of 28 Samoas Ice-cream Truffles
    9 of 28 Peanut Butter Pie
    10 of 28 Homemade Chocolate-Dipped Caramels
    11 of 28 Sparkling Passion-Fruit Aperitifs
    12 of 28 Cordial Cherries
    13 of 28 Orange Souffle
    14 of 28 Grilled Chocolate Sweetheart
    15 of 28 Two-Bite Chocolate Cream Pies
    16 of 28 Turtle Trifle
    17 of 28 Sour Cream Raspberry Swirl Loaf
    18 of 28 Panko-crusted Crab Cake Bites with Roasted Pepper-Chive Aioli
    19 of 28 Chocolate-Mint Bars
    20 of 28 Bacon Waffles
    21 of 28 One-Bowl Chocolate Mocha Cream Cake
    22 of 28 Extra Cheesy Grilled Cheese
    23 of 28 Peanut Butter-Banana Sandwich Bread Pudding
    24 of 28 Secret-Ingredient Devil's Food Cupcakes
    25 of 28 Double-Cherry Pies
    26 of 28 The Chihuahua
    27 of 28 Toffee French Toast with Pecans
    28 of 28 Luscious Lemon Bars

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