Winter – kitchenette

Bourbon Pecan Pumpkin Cheesecake

This recipe has been in the works for a loooong time. I had to make sure it was just right for you guys! So over the course of a couple of years, I’ve been enduring the difficult task of making (and eating) this cheesecake. It’s been rough. I…

Open-Faced Egg & Goat Cheese Sandwich

When I get breakfast at a restaurant, I want EVERYTHING. Eggs, potatoes, bacon, french toast/pancakes. All of it. This probably stems from my lack of motivation most mornings to make elaborate breakfasts at home. On Saturday OR Sunday (almost never both), I’ll make the whole shibang, sure. Otherwise……

Loaded BBQ Chicken Pizza

There’s always an exception to every rule, isn’t there? Normally, I’m a pizza minimalist. I don’t want too many toppings or much sauce. Sometimes no sauce. Throw some thinly sliced asparagus and pecorino romano on a slab o’ dough with some salt and I’m happy. Well, bake it…

Chocolate Coconut Banana Bread

Ok. You’ve had a long week. You came down off the sugar high from all of last week’s butterscotch cookies. You sobered up after Saturday’s wine tasting party and Sunday’s Mad Men premiere. Then Monday came barging in, and you spent the next few days losing your mind finishing up…

Butterscotch Cookies

I know it’s officially spring now, but is it cool if I squeeze in one more winter-like recipe? Not that it feels like spring here anyway. We sort of skated by without a real winter, and yet now it’s getting all cold and rainy. On and off. With a tiny…

Mexican Breakfast Hash

Well this week was… eventful. Or not, depending on how you look at it. I started it off by pulling a muscle in my back, spent the next few days mostly in bed, then topped it all off with a couple of cooking misadventures. Nothing is more discouraging…

Bacon Jam Roasted Chicken and Vegetables

Sometimes you make something once and know that you’ll never try any other version of it; it’s just too perfect to stray from. Ina Garten’s chicken stock comes to mind. Sure I’ve made variations on it, but this is my base recipe for chicken stock. I’ve seen plenty…

Roasted Fennel, Garlic & White Bean Crostini

It’s party time people. Swanky part time. We’re talking bow ties, Louboutins, diamonds – the works. Pinkies up. At least this is where my mind wanders to when I hear words like “crostini” and “canapes”. Does this really have to be the case though? Can’t we just eat fancy, without…

Shepherd’s Pie

My calendar just informed me that it’s March. Apparently this has been the case for a few days now. It also informed me that there’s this holiday coming up where we all pretend to be Irish for a day, so I guess my recent craving for shepherd’s pie…

Lemon-Mint Cake with Lemon Syrup

I know what you’re thinking. More lemon? Yes! More lemon! I’m not even going to apologize. Sometimes I’m a little extremely obsessed with an ingredient, and right now it’s lemon. Breakfast, lunch, or dinner; sweet or savory – lemon is always welcome at my table. We went savory last time, so I…

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