Hello old friend

So...I took a blogging break. Not intentionally, but it just kind of slipped to the bottom of my to-do list. Work took over and things got a little busy and we had family in town and I had a really awful cold...but I'm back! And rarin' to go. Coming up this week: dark chocolate peanut butter cup cookies for the DC State Fair bake sale and a chocolate cake for a visiting friend.

Here's a peek at what I've been up to over the last couple months.

My dad visited for a few days and created the beer suicide - a couple ounces of everything on tap. The orange slice for the Blue Moon mixed with the Guinness...I shudder.

I made dark chocolate brownies at a friend's request, and he gave me the most sincere, genuine hug ever.

Open-face egg sandwich with frisee, tomato, bacon and a sprinkle of parmesan. LOVE breakfast for dinner. It's been a favorite in our dinner rotation.

My dad and I tried Paul, and the pain au chocolat was fantastic. I was transported back to Paris (when Steve ate pain au chocolat at least twice a day every day we were there). My dad liked it so much he went back two more times during his visit.

Vanilla cupcakes filled with Merry Gourmet's lemon curd and topped with cream cheese frosting. Frosting turned out a bit thick, but the cupcakes disappeared quickly!

These cookies will change your life.

Okay, these are seriously the best cookies I've ever had.

Peanut butter and chocolate are great together, but these cookies take it to the next level.

Lindsay over at Love and Olive Oil posted this recipe a few days ago and I instantly knew it was jumping to the top of my list of things to make.

It combines this delicious mixture...

...with this...

...to become this (aka the best cookie dough ever).

 

That coookie dough could only get better with the addition of these...

If you haven't had a dark chocolate Reese's peanut butter cup yet, do yourself a favor and go get one. They are a.ma.zing. You will be addicted, but you won't be unhappy about it.

So all that becomes an even BETTER cookie dough - especially when you add bittersweet chocolate chips...

And then after a few minutes in the oven, you get this! Delicious, lovely, soft, incredibly addictive cookies.

I recommend making these cookies immediately. They definitely haven't helped my waistline but they really are the most perfect cookies ever.

Head over to Love and Olive Oil for the recipe.