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Butterscotch Coffee Blondies

It seems that sometimes, a blondie is just all you need. I would argue that blondies are far more versatile than brownies. While brownies are delicious, it’s unchangeable that the dominant flavor will be chocolate, and any flavor pairings must be willing to let chocolate take center stage. But with blondies, you can do so…

Crispy Rice Poke-style Bowl

One of the latest things I’ve seen circulating the internet is crispy rice salads. They can be made many different ways, with basically unlimited variations. And the more recipes I see, the more appealing they’ve become. So I decided to put together my own version of it. It’s basically a poke bowl, but without the…

Inside Out Yellow Cake Ice Cream

AKA: Chocolate Ice Cream with Yellow Cake Batter Frosting Swirl and Crumb. I’ve had my eye on the “Inside Out Chocolate Yellow Sheet Cake” recipe from All About Cake for a while. It’s a recipe that swaps a traditional yellow cake with chocolate frosting – it’s a yellow cake frosting on a chocolate cake. However,…

Sheet Pan Gnocchi

I’ve said it before, and I know this is a very popular opinion, but for as much as I like a fun kitchen challenge that makes a whole day out of it… I also really enjoy easy cooking. As in, cooking that requires 5 minutes of active time and meals that basically make themselves. The Caramelized…

Peanut Butter Miso Cookies

These cookies were a bit of an experiment. As much as I love peanut butter, I actually don’t have a go-to peanut butter cookie recipe. I don’t think there’s as much debate over the best peanut butter cookies as there is over, say, the best chocolate chip cookie. And I don’t make them much. Anyways….

Rye Banana Bread (with Chocolate Chips)

I recently made some Rye Chocolate Chip Cookies, and they were pretty delicious (more on that in that post, obviously). And now, I’ll be using the rest of the rye flour. Starting with this Rye Banana Bread. There is really nothing better than a solid banana bread, in my opinion. My family banana bread recipe…

Rye Chocolate Chip Cookies

I recently saw some Rye Chocolate Chip cookies at a bakery, and was reminded how much I enjoy them when I’ve had them in the past. So I impulse bought some rye flour and decided I would make some myself. I got one once or twice from the coffee shop down the street from my…

Green Bean and Cucumber Salad

When we were kids, Molly loved canned green beans. She would request them for every birthday dinner. But also, because it was a vegetable one of us kids actually loved, my mom would serve them frequently. Which, I understand – a vegetable that will make at least one kid happy is great to serve with…

Basque Cheesecake

I don’t remember when I first started hearing about Basque cheesecake, but it was sometime in the past year. I believe a Basque cheesecake went viral at a bakery in New York City, and then everyone started making it. Including Bon Appetit, which in my mind confirmed it as a trend. And then, a few…

Lemon Almond Cookies

This recipe was inspired by two things. 1) Levain Bakery made a lemon chip version of their famous cookie, and they were just asking to be replicated. And 2), I’ve been making Orgeat Sparkling Lemonade from Joy the Baker’s Instagram quite a bit this summer. I’ll include the recipe for it below, but it’s a sparkling lemonade…