Audrey, Author at The Batter Thickens

Creamy Sausage and Veggie Pasta with Scissor-Cut Noodles

This was one of the first proper meals I cooked in the new house after moving to Minnesota! I made it in a half-setup, half-unpacked kitchen, and enjoyed at a kitchen table in a room that didn’t have a ton of other furniture. It may have even been the meal made to celebrate having a…

Chocolate Milk Bar Pie

Recently, Milk Bar announced they were selling a Chocolate Milk Bar Pie at their flagship stores. To which I said… yes please. However, since I don’t live near a flagship, I had to try and make it on my own! I haven’t made a milk bar pie in a while, and they’re always spectacular. Making…

Green Goddess Sandwich

I recounted the tale of my carrot addiction in a post recently. It was at its peak when Molly was living at home after college. And during that year, she made a green goddess dressing a lot. It was the first time I ever had it, and it was great for dipping carrots in. I…

Basil Olive Oil Shortbread with Chocolate

Basil and Olive Oil Shortbread may sound a bit weird, I’ll give you that. But you’ll have to hear me out – these were pretty great. Sweet with a hint of savory, it’s a genuinely interesting flavor that keeps you coming back for more. At least, it kept me coming back for more. The original…

Tomato Mascarpone Pasta

When I order pasta, or plan a pasta meal, I *rarely* go for a tomato sauce. Occasionally, I’ll go for a Bolognese. But usually, it’s pesto or carbonara for me. Plain old tomato sauce? Forget about it. Boooring. However! I decided to give a tomato sauce a whirl, because the thought of having a notably…

Miso Butterscotch Brownie Ice Cream

Jeni’s recently announced their fall flavors, and one of them that really caught my eye is the Miso Butterscotch Brownie Ice Cream. Tragically, there is no Jeni’s store in Minneapolis, and they don’t sell this flavor in stores. So, while some day I want to make the pilgrimage to the first Jeni’s in Columbus, Ohio, I…

Old Fashioned (Cocktail) Cake

It was recently my brother’s GOLDEN birthday, which of course called for an even more exciting cake than usual. When asked what he wanted, he said something inspired by an Old Fashioned cocktail, so I went to work trying to pull something together. The result was: orange whiskey cake, whiskey bitters cherry preserves, and a…

Hot Honey Chicken Bowl (from Sweetgreen)

The proliferation of fast casual restaurants that make salads and bowls needs to be studied. They all have a name that sounds as if it was generated by the same focus group: Crisp and Green. Green and the Grain. Sweetgreen. Tender Greens. Chopt. Mixt… It makes your head spin. The amount of times I’ve mixed…