Baked Vanilla Donuts

I know Valentine's Day is this Friday and I should be thinking loving, happy thoughts...

...but all I can think is that if I see one more Facebook movie pop up on my newsfeed I'm going to punt my laptop across the room. I bought my Macbook on the same day Michael Jackson died, so I may just be looking for an excuse to put it out of its misery.

It's old and cantankerous.

I guess I'm also old and cantankerous if Facebook movies are all it takes to annoy me.

In less complainy news, I baked these donuts last Saturday.

I made them pink, sprinkle-encrusted, and Valentine's themed to appease the food blog gods, but they can be adapted to whatever holiday or color-scheme floats your boat.

As an added bonus, these are baked instead of fried like traditional donuts, which means you can eat more. They're practically health food, right?!

Don't answer that.

Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays to bake for, so be sure to check out my archives for all the red velvet-pink frosted-heart sprinkled goodness you could possibly need!

Have a happy Valentine's, everyone! 

Rigatoni with Creamy Red Pepper-Feta Sauce

Happy Friday (almost Saturday), everyone! I just returned from my second week-long trip to Boston in a row, and I'm so pumped to sleep in my own bed, spend time with James, and eat some home cooked food...before turning around and going back for one final week on Sunday.

I'm sharing this fast, healthy, and super delicious pasta over on Stefanie's blog today while she spends time with her new baby! While I have not had the pleasure of meeting Stefanie in person yet, I can tell from her sense of humor and fondness for cocktails that we'd get along just famously. Needless to say, I was super stoked to pitch in and share a recipe while she adjusts to mom-hood.

Head on over to Sarcastic Cooking for the recipe!

No-Bake Reese's Peanut Butter Bars

Happy 2014, everyone!

It's been awhile since I've posted, so I hope your Christmas/Hanukkah/Festivus celebrations were marvelous.

2013 was one of the best years of my life, and I'm super excited to see what this year has in store. As regular A Bitchin' Kitchen readers may have noticed, blogging took a bit of a backseat for me this past year. I'm one of those people who tries to squeeze 28 hours of living into a 24 hour day, and other activities became prioritized over maintaining this site.

Fortunately, I anticipate that things will start returning to a more normal posting schedule around here this month (hurray for improved time management skills!), so ten bajillion thank yous to everyone who is still actually reading this thing!

I made these bars on Sunday afternoon when my oven was occupied for 4 hours with a batch of my awesome pulled pork. James is a lifelong Philadelphia Eagles fan, and I'm a lifelong fan of events that revolve around eating, so during their Very Important Game Sunday night, I tried to give us both heart attacks with a feast comprised of cheese and crackers, onion rings, pulled pork sandwiches, and these amazingly simple and delicious bars.

These are pretty much a homemade version of a Reese's cup, which is every bit as amazing as you're thinking.