Posts Tagged 'coconut'

samoa blondies

Holy freakin yum!  I have made these multiple times over the last year in hopes of getting a good picture, and every single time they are gone before I can get the camera out.  Actually, the batter is so, so delicious, that it’s hard enough just to get them in the oven, let alone allow them to cool, cut them into presentable squares, and then wait to partake while I arrange and shoot.  Forget about it.  They really are reminiscent of the girl scout samoa cookie (my absolute fav), but I can honestly say these are better.  And these are SO EASY!  Seriously one bowl, they’re mixed and in the oven in less than 15 minutes.

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homemade samoas

OK, Girl Scout cookies only come around once a year in the states. So come on, how often do you think they come around in Japan?  Extremely rare commodity, I just had my first taste in five years.  Shanita gave me a box of the originals a few weeks ago.  Unfortunately, she gave them to me right in front of two other American friends, so I did what I had to do, I split my loot three ways.  That left me with five precious, perfect samoas.  Shoulda been one for each family member, right?  Wrong.  Naturally, I ate all five.  (Yeah, Andrew was pretty upset when he found the empty box.)  Continue reading ‘homemade samoas’

coconut and pineapple cupcakes

Coconut and pineapple give these cupcakes a tropical flavor.  Think pineapple-upside-down cake meets smooth coconut cream.  Or piña colada in cupcake form.  Who’d say no to that?  These are definitely rich!  But so tasty that even my Japanese friends (who claim to find American treats far too sweet) went for seconds.  Continue reading ‘coconut and pineapple cupcakes’



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