Heather Hands
Carrot Cake with White Chocolate Cream Cheese ...

Carrot cake is a quintessential dessert of spring. This recipe is moist slightly sweet, and perfectly spiced. It is paired with a rich and velvety cream cheese frosting.

Carrot Cake with White Chocolate Cream Cheese Icing
Heather Hands
Avocado and Asparagus Tartines with Basil Pesto

Asparagus is so beautiful this time of year, so I wanted to create a recipe around it. I made some basil and pumpkin seed pesto, and drizzled it on toasted bread with asparagus, avocado, and shaved Parmesan.

Avocado and Asparagus Tartines with Basil Pesto
Heather Hands
Pancakes with Concord Grape Syrup

Because his family is a true-to-the-bone pancake family, I really wanted him to share with me the secrets to making a good pancake, thin and delicate, perfectly browned on the outside, soft on the inside. He gave me a recipe, one that he has memorized. A set of very specific instructions, the right temp, the right amount of time for frying. I followed it to a tee, and sure enough, the pancakes came out the way I had always dreamed they would.

Pancakes with Concord Grape Syrup

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Potato Salmon Cakes with a Garlic and Chive Yogurt Sauce

Potato Salmon Cakes with a Garlic and Chive Yogurt Sauce

A few days before we left for Hawaii, I did a fridge clean out, like I always do before we leave for a trip. aka. multiple stir fry's with weird combinations of vegetables for a week. There were a few other misc food items that I needed to use up - a bunch of chives, some Greek yogurt, two lemons, and a bag of potatoes.

Focaccia with Rosemary and Grapes

Focaccia with Rosemary and Grapes

Focaccia is one of the easiest bread to make. You can top it with a variety of ingredients, similar to a pizza. It's fun to play around with flavor combinations. Grape and rosemary are probably one of my favorite focaccia flavor combinations. The grapes mellow in their sweetness after baking and pair really well with the rosemary. Focaccia is best eaten the day of, when its' fresh out of the oven, warm, and soft!

Broccoli Rabe Tater Tots

Broccoli Rabe Tater Tots

I was feeling an above-average level of confidence, so I decided to make some tater tots from scratch. I liked the idea of adding something green and healthy, something with a bold flavor. I opted for broccoli rabe because I really like the flavor and texture after a quick blanch and a saute in the frying pan with some salt and butter, and I thought the flavors would work so well.

Raspberry, Coconut, and Almond Oatmeal Breakfast Loaf

Raspberry, Coconut, and Almond Oatmeal Breakfast Loaf

This loaf is made with all sorts of good stuff like whole wheat flour, oats, applesauce, coconut oil, flaked coconut, almonds, and raspberries. It's thick and moist and hearty and flavorful and everything that I am looking for in a breakfast loaf.

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