Double Chocolate Banana Muffins from Food.com Welcome to Delicious as it Looks (formerly Cooking and Cocktails with Dianne)! I had this great idea for a blog name about a month after I came up with the Cooking and Cocktails title. I decided to ignore it for a while, but […]

  I was going to try to write this blog before Christmas, but as usual, things got busy and I ran out of time. So hopefully you can file this away for next year. Or you can still make it now. I think you can still eat holiday food, listen to […]

 I recently decided to purchase my own domain name. While I like the current title of my blog, I thought of an even better one. This one is shorter and catchier, in my opinion, and I’ve been thinking of changing it for a while. I thought the new year was […]

 I ran across this article the today from the Huffington Post: The 10 Types of Foodies. Of course I clicked on it because I know without a doubt that I am a foodie, but didn’t know there were subtypes of foodies! Well, I know I’m not a Snob or a […]

 Dear Reader, Eggnog Russian Since it’s the holidays, I thought I’d take a more personal approach and write this blog post in letter format. Don’t worry, this isn’t one of those braggy Christmas letters. No, this letter is about my favorite things: Food and Drink! So let’s get to the […]

  About a month ago, I got a great idea for a new recipe: Banana Gingerbread. I figured I’d take my favorite banana bread recipe, replace some of the sugar with molasses, add some spices, and I’d be good to go. Not so fast! It turns out the molasses makes […]

  Mom’s Almond Spritz with Frosting As part of the Allrecipes Allstars/Brand Ambassador program, we were asked to participate in Cookies Across America. Cookies Across America is a program to make a difference in your community by donating cookies. While I didn’t have time to host a cookie decorating party, […]

  This isn’t a very long post. I just wanted to quick share my favorite fudge recipe. For years I made an old marshmallow creme recipe and I always loved it. Then I tried a recipe from Nestle for Peppermint Fudge and was really impressed with it. It was made very similarly to […]

  I was recently asked how I got my Buckeyes to look so beautiful, so I thought I would write a post to share my secrets. Buckeyes are named after the nut they resemble from the Buckeye tree, which is the Ohio state tree. The nuts (actually seeds) are named because […]

  Last weekend was cold, dark and gray. It’s a bit unusual for central Minnesota to have no snow on the ground this time of year. We did have a pretty big snowstorm a few weeks ago, but it melted within a few days. So now we are just left […]

  Original Nestle Tollhouse Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies I have no problem promoting the latest product from the Allrecipes Allstars program. I have used Nestle chocolate chips almost exclusively for years now. They are my favorite and I have never been disappointed when using Nestle in any of my recipes. […]