These cupcakes are chocolatey, fudgy, and moist. The frosting is light and airy and chocolatey. I love that in every bite of cupcake you also get a bit of chocolate chip. It’s chocolate on chocolate, on chocolate. A perfect ratio!
I have been experimenting with one pot pastas. Trying to figure out the right amount of water so that all of the ingredients with become properly cooked. I love the idea of adding all of the ingredients plus water at the beginning so that you are getting maximum flavor.
When peaches are in season I try to incorporate them into as many meals as possible. One of my favorite ways to use them are in salads, particularly this peach, halloumi, and arugula salad with toasty bread.
I don’t usually like to bake or roast fresh garden tomatoes, but I had an intense craving for a savory cheesy tomato galette, so I bought a few pounds of fresh tomatoes, sliced them up, seasoned them with salt and layered them on the most buttery and flakey pastry dough. I added a thin layer of goat cheese under the sliced tomatoes, and them added additional Parmesan cheese in the crust.
At the beginning of summer, as soon as the weather begins to warm, I eagerly wait in anticipation for the first peaches to hit the markets. As soon as they do, I eat a peach every day, sometimes two, and then I begin to make all of the recipes that I’ve been brainstorming since the last season, and recreate any recipes that were a hit with my family and friends.
These cookies are double chocolate, meaning there are cocoa powder and dark chocolate in the recipe. They are soft, chewy, and fudgy. The dark chocolate chunks and mini marshmallows are carefully tucked into the top of the cookie dough to create a nice melted chocolate, toasty marshmallow exterior.
Arugula is one of my favorite greens to use in salad. It’s bright, tender, and peppery and goes well with creamy cheeses and sweet fruit, which is basically my ideal salad.
I’ve made so many batches of cherry ice cream, tweaking ingredients, adding more cherry syrup, less cherry syrup, but it just never tasted right. Until one day I realized that the key ingredient to a good cherry ice cream is almond extract!
I love making salads. The fact that you can add such a variety of ingredients to one dish is incredible. It’s so easy to incorporate protein, healthy fats, fruits, veggies, and dairy. The opportunities are endless. Everyone who knows me knows that I either bring the dessert or salad to the potluck.
Who doesn’t love a good tomato sauce, pasta, cheese and a nice full-bodied red wine? This is my first choice for ultimate comfort food. Italian food is probably my favorite cuisine. For our honeymoon, Brent and I spent a few weeks in Italy, and I think that I ate all the best food of my life in the span of those two weeks.
Metropolitan Market is my favorite grocery store in Seattle. The staff are friendly and helpful, and I just love the atmosphere and vibe when I walk into the store. They carry all of my favorite items in one convenient location, which means I no longer have to make multiple stops just to find my favorite goods.
There is something magical that happens once you add Oreo cookies to Rice Krispies, marshmallows, and brown butter. I just had to come up with a recipe of my own so that I could recreate them any time I want.
The last time we went to Leavenworth was Easter 2 years ago when Sebastian was 1 1/2 years old. We had such a great time, we decided to head back this year with our new family of four.
This creamy and vibrant butternut squash risotto is so delicious. It is full of sweet tender pieces of perfectly cooked butternut squash and crispy fried sage leaves. It has so much flavor and texture - it is a definite crowd-pleaser.
Cheesecake has always been one of my favorite desserts. I love pumpkin cheesecake, chocolate cheesecake, and caramel cheesecake, but my favorite cheesecake has to be the apple crisp cheesecake. It’s a perfect combination of flavors and textures.
You haven’t truly lived until you’ve made strawberry icing. It’s vibrant, beautiful, sweet and fruity. What better way to celebrate spring than these cute flower decorated strawberry cupcakes!
For years, my husband and I were continually on the hunt for the most delicious veggie burger. We tried the local pubs, burger shops, and every store bought package brand we could find.
I love a good chocolate chip cookie. They are probably my favorite kind of cookie. I am not too fussy when it comes to them. I pretty much like them all. Flat and chewy. Crispy and chewy. Puffy and soft. Sweet and salty. Melty and gooey.
This chili recipe is my favorite. It’s the one I make time and time again. Sometimes, if I have it, I’ll add some frozen corn at the end, but besides that, it always stays the same.
