A food blog balancing sweet treats & healthy eats.
I saw this “Spicy Carrot Rigatoni“ on Bon Appetit the other day, realized it was a pasta sauce made from carrots, and… For those of you who know me well, you know what I said next: Say less!!! Carrots as a pasta sauce?? With Calabrian chiles??? Come on. It was made for me. Just like…
I have been making so much with Peanut Nutella and Biscoff recently. But it’s mainly because I need to work through the jars of spreads in my pantry! I am done with the Peanut Nutella and nearly done with the Biscoff, so never fear. I will move on from these flavors soon. But I’m glad…
Peanut butter, Nutella, and Ritz crackers are an elite combination, one I mastered in the sixth grade when I had very strong after-school snack game. So, in my efforts to use Peanut Nutella in as many ways as I can think of, I figured a Ritz combination was in order. Also, because I had Ritz…
Peanut Nutella continues to be a source of inspiration. It’s like it’s calling to me from my pantry. Begging me to put it in to any bake. A banana bread muffin seems like a pretty obvious choice, admittedly. I already put peanut butter and Nutella on banana bread. Why not swirl it all together? I…
I have never really considered pie, and particularly craic pie, something in my usual baking rotation. I love baking pies, but they feel more like event bakes. Like I need an occasion to make them. But when I was asking my brother if he had any ideas for how to use Peanut Nutella, he suggested…
I got this recipe from Bon Appetit magazine. It was one of those recipes where you’re flipping through casually, and it just jumps out and forces you to pause. I ripped it out and, since my family was planning a weeklong vacation the next week, it moved straight to the top of the list. VIP…
My dad is very difficult to buy presents for. Birthday, Christmas, Father’s Day… I usually have no idea what to get him. The same goes for my mom. But, my dad is always the easiest to bake for. I know what he likes for dessert and breakfast treats; his tastes are strong and they don’t…
I call these bars “Pop Tart Bars” because they are now a few times removed from this original Half Baked Harvest recipe for Chocolate Fudge Pop Tart Bars. But also, these have a pretty pop-tart-y sort of texture and concept! A sort of short-style cookie with a layer of filling and then an icing. The…