Looking for more bread recipes? Try my Zucchini Bread, Chocolate Banana Bread, Lemon Blueberry Bread, or Applesauce Bread! This recipe is courtesy of our dear family friends (thanks Burke and Elaine!) who have made it countless times over the years, and who I credit for introducing me to my first slice of it when I was at their home many years ago. It has such a delicious and unique taste and texture that I love, and I had to ask for the recipe!...

comment icon 62 more comments Beer cheese soup and soft pretzels is gonna change your dinner game this month. And lunch game. And snack game? I don’t know, it’s basically the same as soft pretzels dipped in queso, and that sounds pretty standard for snackage if you ask me. This Beer Cheese Soup recipe is: velvety smooth low-key just the right amount of spicy ultra-cozy smoky like it has bacon, but with no bacon (thank u paprika!...

comment icon 55 more comments That picture of the vibrant juicy beet and orange goodness, slicked with dressing and scooped up with a hunk of creamy burrata on a bite of crispy fried sourdough? That is it. That is where I live. That is what I eat, breathe, and dream about. Thanks for coming, but there is nothing more we need to talk about! Game over. I’ll just be eating this beet and burrata salad from here on out....

And I chugged drank two iced coffees! Hey, they had tons of ice in them and not enough coffee…haha! I love ice coffees and these were my first official ice coffees of the season, and sitting outside drinking them just what I needed. And I loved every second of it. Skylar was such a good blogger meetup sidekick, entertaining my friends with her puppet shows and Barbie fashion shows. As she has been known to do on Previous Meetups Like This One Or This Meetup It was great seeing Madeline again and I can’t wait til our next coffee & chit-chat sesh....

What Are Borracho Beans? I love saucy beans with lots of robust flavor and if you fall into that group, you’re going to love these juicy borracho beans. Borracho translates to “drunk” in Spanish and these beans could be referred to as drunken beans and that’s because they’re cooked in beer. Although you won’t actually get drunk from the relatively low quantity of beer compared to the volume of beans this recipe makes, the beer adds such wonderful depth of flavor....

Looking for more salad recipes? Try my Waldorf Salad, Cheeseburger Salad, or Asian Chicken Salad! Why I love this recipe: Burrata is a love language, with its creamy center and delicious flavor. I love it on salads, served on a charcuterie with balsamic glaze, or added to warm pasta. Homemade Pita Chips for croutons – For a little crunch I wanted to make similar homemade pita chips as used on Fattoush salad from my friend Suzy (who made this salad for me and it’s amazing!...

It involves this. And these. And this. I love it when the brown sugar stays in cute little mounds. I’ve been buttering things up today. I’m not making Baked Cinnamon Bun Donuts with Vanilla Cream Cheese Glaze, but that’s a good guess. The recipe is coming. I better squeeze in a run after all that. It’s not a very nice day today but is supposed to be better on Saturday but dismal on Sunday....

I happen to love Butterfingers! These homemade Butterfinger Bars were so easy. Almost a little too easy, if you know what I mean. With 3 ingredients And in 3 minutes They were done First ingredient: Candy Corn. If you have leftover candy corn from Halloween or a surplus that’s just burning a hole in your cupboard, you can use it to make these. Or you can make Candy Corn Cookie Dough Pretzel Bites, too....

This bread, and how easy it is to make, is too good to be true. And it earned me major points with my challah-loving husband. Bread karma has been on my side recently because for a first-ever attempt at making dinner rolls, I could not have been more pleased with the results and the recipe will likely be my go-to dinner roll recipe for years to come. The lucky streak continued because this challah is the first challah I’ve ever made and was positively blown away with the results and so was my Jewish husband....

This is not the type of cake I’d make for a pool party in July but it’s most definitely the type of cake I want to make and savor this time of year. The cake combines some of my favorite flavors and ingredients including molasses, Baileys, medjool dates, with the dominant note being chocolate. Chocolate is incorporated twice, both from a hefty dose of cocoa powder and from semi-sweet chocolate chips stirred into the batter....

Nothing beats holiday recipes! I love these Homemade Caramels, Gingersnap Cookies, Rocky Road, and Christmas Crack! Why I love this recipe: Impressive – They’re beautiful and impressive looking with little effort. They also make a ton, so they are perfect for gifting to neighbors, teachers, and friends! Easy – Only three main ingredients and whatever toppings you want to roll them in. Delicious – Smooth, creamy, and completely addicting! I like to keep some in the freezer around the holidays to bring out when I need to take someone a treat, or when we have company over....

I adore cinnamon and like vanilla extract, I love cinnamon so much that I always add extra to a recipe and rarely bother measuring it. If a recipe calls for one teaspoon, I liberally shake in at least two teaspoons. But I don’t really shake it in, I douse it in. I remove the plastic tops with the cut-out holes from my spice jars because they inhibit the cinnamon free-flow....

This cake actually brings me back to the days of walking down the aisles at Target, armed with a registry scanner, and just knowing that someday I would need a bundt pan. Never mind that it’s been collecting dust for… a while. My overzealous registering back then came in handy today. (Actually, speaking of wedding registries and kitchen gifts, there are many kitchen tools now that I use and think, “Aw, remember, so-and-so gave that to us!...

It hasn’t been forever, obviously – it’s only been one week since I last checked in. But a week has felt long. And it feels good to mentally be back in this internet space, sitting on the couch with my fingers flying across the keyboard of my laptop between frequent PLEASE PET ME interruptions from Sage, checking back in with you (how are you guys doing?) and letting you know a little bit about what’s been going on at the studio in recent days....

I almost tore into the Cookie Butter spread on my long (1 mile) car ride home, but figured I’ve waited this long, what’s another 5 minutes. As soon as I got home, I found a spoon. Then I got busy baking and although I didn’t actually bake with cookie butter, it’s on my baking radar screen of to-be-baked-with ingredients. Instead, I invited my chocolate friends, white and dark, to the baking party....

I’ve baked or added Oreos into just about every type of dessert including brownies, bars, and cupcakes but never a cake until now. I don’t know what I was waiting for. The cake is soft, tender, and loaded with chunks of Oreos in every bite. They soften to a perfect texture while baking. The frosting is fluffy, light, and I couldn’t resist garnishing the cake with more Oreos. Who can resist Oreos?...

Cozy, bubbly, throw-it-all-in-one-dish, easy, cheesy, delicious is exactly what calls to our midwestern hearts to warm us from the inside out. WE ARE HERE FOR IT. comment icon 1078 more comments Under this cozy food blanket we have generously seasoned chicken, cooked quinoa, crispity delicious bacon, velvety homemade (yes, homemade!), sauce, a tiny bit of Gruyère or whatever kinda cheese you want over the top, and bright green pops of broccoli....

I went for a run. But not before a quick hug from Skylar. Then I came home and did some yoga. Here’s Marichasana C. Did you all know that twists really help to cleanse, flush, and purify your internal organs? Of course you did. Try to always start with the right side, right leg up first. Then, do the left. You want to work with the flow of digestion, not ummm…against it....

If you like to make take-out inspired dishes from home, check out Kung Pao Shrimp, Lettuce Wraps, or General Tso’s Chicken. Why I love this recipe: 30 Minute Meal – You can have this fresh chow mein on the table in less than 30 minutes! Fresh – This easy chow mein recipe hits the spot every time, and I love how it includes veggies and protein. Easy to Customize – I often use this recipe to help use up any vegetables lying in my fridge....

Homemade pie crust always tastes better! Make sure to try Graham Cracker Pie Crust and Oreo Pie Crust. How to make Pie Crust: Combine: Whisk flour and salt in a mixing bowl. Cut the cold shortening into small pieces, grate the frozen butter into the bowl. Use a pastry blender or forks to cut the fats into the flour until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs. This recipe makes enough for 2 crusts , in case you need a top and bottom crust....