The Recipes

The Quickest Way to my Husband’s Heart

March 8, 2012
5-minute Chocolatey Caramel Cake in a Mug | vivalamarla.com

My husband has been having a hard time lately with my diet. You see, since I do all the grocery shopping, I’ve only been buying healthy food for the last eight weeks. And desserts don’t fall into that category, obviously. This is a problem for my husband. Cuz, between the two of us, he’s the [...]

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My Protein Shake Brings All the Boys to the Yard

January 30, 2012
6 easy recipes for sprucing up a vanilla protein shake | vivalamarla.com

Let me start off this post by telling you that whenever I used to think of protein shakes, I used to gag. Not that I ever had them before. In fact, the only time I’ve seen someone drink one was when one of my old co-workers was weight-training. And I clearly remember the look on [...]

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How to Use Up a Can of Dulce de Leche with Minimal Effort

December 20, 2011
Dulce De Leche Blondies | vivalamarla.com

At a time when all the food bloggers are busy posting pictures of scrumptious Christmas cookies, I contemplated what I was going to do with the extra can of dulce de leche I bought in November when I was making my totally easy and awesome Salty Caramel Dulce de Leche Cheesecake Bars. And of course [...]

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No-Fuss Bar Cookies in a Jar Mix: An Edible Gift

December 13, 2011

Last week, my husband came home from work with one of those cookies-in-a-jar gifts. It was from his boss. Well, his boss AND his wife. Cuz, let’s be honest, his wife did all the work. And the gift tag even said, “From (boss & wife).” So, yeah, of course she put together the jars and [...]

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Salty Caramel Dulce de Leche Cheesecake Bars

November 28, 2011
Salty Caramel Dulce de Leche Cheesecake Bars | vivalamarla.com

For Thanksgiving, Z and I had originally decided we were going to have dinner at one of the many buffets on the strip. You know, since we couldn’t afford to fly home this year to be with family. But, in the end, we were invited to a “Straggler’s Thanksgiving Party” – for those couples that [...]

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Overnight Pumpkin French Toast with Cinnamon–Molasses Syrup

November 25, 2011
Overnight Pumpkin French Toast | vivalamarla.com

Z and I didn’t have to make Thanksgiving dinner this year. I’ll get into why that was in my next post. But since our oven wasn’t in overdrive all day, I thought it would be a nice special treat to make breakfast for my husband. You see, I hardly ever, ever make breakfast. And I [...]

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