{idea} Questionable Practice: Pass Off TJ’s Hummus As Homemade
You probably already know that the hummus at Trader Joe’s is pretty tasty. I used to make hummus from scratch but now I often just make the TJ’s hummus all fancy looking and homemade...
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{recipe} Strawberry Popper Cocktail
I am kind of on a cocktail kick these days. Fresh off the success of my Dolores Park-inspired drink, I decided to take another stab at creating a sweet, spicy, tart cocktail. A sweltering...
{old school} Classic Spaghetti Carbonara Recipe
This is one of the recipes I use most often for a quick, last-minute dinner. It’s so simple to put together, takes very few ingredients, and is always absolutely delicious. A few years back...
{recipe} Easy Homemade Cruffins with Vanilla Custard Filling
You’ve probably heard of cronuts by now, but are you hip to cruffins? Yes, hot on the heels of the hybrid croissant-donut that became the notorious cronut, we now have a custard-filled croissant-muffin mashup...
{recipe} Easy Caramelized Strawberry Jam
Recently I made a pretty life-changing discovery, which is that I can make incredibly delicious strawberry jam with only 3 ingredients, and it’s super easy to do. Jam consumption in the household has skyrocketed, but...
{make this} Smitten Kitchen’s Shakshuka
Have you heard about Shakshuka yet? It’s a funny word but a delicious thing to eat – a spicy North African tomato sauce with soft-cooked eggs on top. It’s equally good for breakfast or...
{recipe} The BEST Gluten Free Oatmeal Cookies
I’m headed to Panama tomorrow – lucky me! I always like to bake cookies to take on the airplane with me, and these oatmeal cookies just came out of the oven. The only problem...
{happy birthday} How To Make a Super Cool Thomas the Train Birthday Cake
Let me give you a quick piece of parenting advice that I learned the hard way: do not let an almost-2-year-old browse train birthday cakes on Pinterest. If you do, be aware that he...
{recipe} Buttery Cheese and Asparagus Scones
Sounds weird, right? When have you ever had asparagus in your scones? But once Spring rolls around and asparagus is in season, I try to find ways to put it in everything–even a buttery,...
{easy appetizer} Bruschetta with Prosciutto, Asparagus, and Stracchino
I am surprised it’s taken me so long to share this “recipe” (which is really more of a how-to than a recipe) because it so often makes an appearance at my house. The key...
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