Rambutini: A Rambutan Martini Recipe
A Rambutan Martini Recipe — I’m calling it a Rambutini. Fun! What is a rambutan, you ask? Have you ever seen one? Tried one? I’d seen these jewels before, but didn’t know their name until last week...
View ArticleHow to Make Buttercream
Are you a frosting person? Or a cake person? I’m both, but when it comes down to it, I’m disappointed if I’m given a frosting-less slice of cake — or a slice with too much cake and not enough...
View ArticleFriday Flowers: Purple-Flowered Rock Rose and Iced Mocha Smoothie
When I go to a breakfast or brunch in someone’s home, I expect coffee will be served. And if it’s not, I regret that I haven’t snuck in my coffee thermos from the car, to sip discretely while others...
View ArticleBlack Muscato Grape Flaugarde Recipe {Gluten-Free}
Sunday’s are my favorite day to cook and bake. My boys are usually running around wildly, having fun, and being especially loud and crazy. (And when I say “boys,” that includes my husband.) And...
View ArticleChai Spiced Maple Pumpkin Bread Pudding Recipe
Fall flavors, warming spices, and pure comfort — from start to finish, they’re all whipped up and baked together in one dish, perfectly sweetened with maple syrup. Maple is one of my favorite flavors,...
View ArticleSpiced Red Wine Crimson Gold Apples with Vanilla Mascarpone
Red, crimson, gold — a whole lot of beautiful colors going on here. It’s Crimson Gold Apple season. About the size of a golf ball, these apples are adorable and delicious, with a perfect balance of...
View ArticleValentine’s Day Dessert Recipe: Blood Orange-Champagne Crème Brûlée
This isn’t chocolate. And it’s a Valentine’s Day dessert. Who am I!? I’m the girl who is only okay with a non-chocolate dessert (for Valentine’s Day, or otherwise), when it’s super creamy, rich and...
View ArticleIndividual Ojai Pixie Tangerine (No-Bake) Cheesecakes Recipe
Around this time last year, I went to the beautiful Ojai Valley in Southern California with Melissa’s Produce to learn all about Ojai Pixie Tangerines. I shared this experience here, and it’s a great...
View ArticleChocolate, Oat and Espresso Breakfast Cookie Recipe
I’m just going to cut to the chase. . . I woke up on Sunday morning and quite simply wanted some sort of crunchy cereal, something sweet, like chocolate, and of course, a perfect cup of coffee. So I...
View ArticleLemon-Lavender Frozen Custard Recipe
This has to be one of the smoothest, creamiest, most lovely and delicious frozen desserts on the planet. Just sayin’. (Although, it’s possible it’s tied with this Chocolate-Chocolate Gelato....
View ArticleCinnamon Ice Cream Recipe
I love cinnamon and I can’t imagine life in my kitchen without it. It’s as crucial a staple as olive oil or butter as far as I’m concerned. And I’d be very surprised if any of you didn’t have...
View ArticleIntroducing Choctál Ice Cream
This post is not sponsored. Every now and then I come across a product that I feel an obligation to share with you. (A culinary obligation, that is.) This ice cream is amazing and I really want all...
View ArticleIndividual Coffee-Chocolate Mud Pie Recipe with Espresso-Chocolate Sauce
My dad turned 80 last week. 80! Think of every positive, loving adjective you can, and my dad’s all that. Plus, he’s the most youthful, active 80-year-old in existence. My dad doesn’t have a day...
View ArticleThe Best Root Beer Float Recipe
My grandfather made the best Root Beer Float ever. It wasn’t the delicious vanilla and coffee ice cream, or the A&W Root Beer, that made it the best. (The three key, and only ingredients.) It was...
View ArticleCinnamon-Cardamom Spiced Apple Butter Recipe
Cinnamon-Cardamom Spiced Apple Butter is as buttery as can be with no butter! With fall flavors throughout, it’s rich, creamy, smooth and oh-so-delicious! When a raw apple is cooked, the...
View ArticleSesame Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
A delicious blend of the nutty-like flavor of sesame, with sweet and decadent chocolate morsels — all in a soft cookie with crisp edges. It’s dreamy! Go to the mall? Go to the beach? Or make...
View ArticleGluten-Free Chocolate Zucchini Cake Recipe
This rich and delicious, Gluten-Free Chocolate Zucchini Cake, with a divine, soft texture, is so good that it doesn’t even need a frosting or glaze. It’s perfect as is!Do zucchini breads and cakes...
View ArticleThe Best Cinnamon Raisin Cookie Recipe of All Time
These cinnamon raisin cookies are truly a melt-in-your-mouth dreamy treat. They’re soft and crisp, and buttery and cinnamon-y — all at once! Of all time!? Well, I do want to be humble, but . . . Yes...
View ArticleSpiced Buttermilk Roasted Apple Muffin Recipe
These Spiced Buttermilk Roasted Apple Muffins are the essence of fall. They’re warmly spiced, full of tender, sweet apples, and are as comforting as can be!Imagine, if you will, something between...
View Article15 Over-The-Top-Delicious Easter Brunch Menu Ideas
Easter Sunday is the perfect day for brunch! From a bright spring salad and beautiful fresh citrus, to unique and colorful eggs and scrumptious French toast bread pudding — there’s something here for...
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