Best Dishes 2016

My job had me on the road more than not in 2016 and while I’ve had many, many unforgettable meals this past year, I’ve tried to narrow down the 15 best dishes I enjoyed during the past year. Here’s the list in restaurant name alphabetical order. Ai Fiori – New York, NY. Eating at this […]

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Dried Cherry Divinity

Dried Cherry Divinity

Day 9 of my 12 Days of Christmas Baking compilation. My mom and I were just reminiscing about Christmas earlier this week and about how her mom was such an amazing, avid baker. She loved Christmas and hosting family dinners and around Christmas, her house was filled with holiday treats. She always had her go-to […]

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Dutch Butter Cookies

Dutch Butter Cookies

Day 8 of my 12 Days of Christmas Baking compilation. My guy is Dutch so around the holidays, I try to add a few traditional Dutch recipes into my lineup. These cookies are melt-in-your-mouth yet so ridiculously easy to make. They remind me a bit of those Danish cookies that come in a blue metallic […]

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Ferrero Rocher Brownies

Ferrero Rocher Brownies

Day 8 of my 12 Days of Christmas Baking compilation. Ah Ferrero Rocher chocolates….those golden little treats that are available year-around but sooooo prominent around the holidays. I’ve incorporated Rochers in cupcakes before to fabulous results (think chocolate cupcakes with Nutella frosting and a Rocher in the center), but this weekend, I tried them in […]

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Chocolate Butterscotch Bars

Chocolate Butterscotch Bars

Day 7 of my 12 Days of Christmas Baking compilation. When my friend Lisa comes over, I try to make desserts that are butterscotch/caramel-based as she’s a fan (so am I). While I adore my Chocolate Crumb Bars for similar flavors, this recipe only has four ingredients that I always have on hand and it’s […]

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Magic Vanilla Lemon Custard Cake

Magic Vanilla Lemon Custard Cake

Day 6 of my 12 Days of Christmas Baking compilation! I’ve been seeing a million Magic Cake recipes on Pinterest lately and had to see for myself if this craze was for real or not. The food blogger whose recipe seems to ‘feed’ all the variations is Jo Cooks, so I used Jo’s recipe as […]

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Maple Syrup Sugared Almonds

Maple Syrup Sugared Almonds

Day 5 of my 12 Days of Christmas Baking compilation. Warning – these nuts are uber addicting!! I took an old recipe and gave it a Quebec twist by adding maple syrup. Double or triple the recipe for holiday gift giving or host(ess) presents. You could also double the recipe and eat them all yourself […]

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Homemade Pop Tarts

Homemade Pop Tarts

Day 4 of my 12 Days of Baking compilation. I’m testing new recipes in anticipation of being with my pre-teen nieces over the holidays and pop tarts for breakfast seemed like a good idea! These are easy to make and pretty darn tasty, although I’m more of a savory breakfast fan. These would be super […]

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Hot Chocolate Cookies

Day 3 of my 12 Days of Christmas Baking compilation! We had our first snow of the season this week and as I was sipping a cup of hot cocoa, I thought of how great a cookie with these flavors would be. Who doesn’t like mini marshmallows anyways – nobody! Ingredients: 1¼ cups/2 ½ sticks […]

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Reese’s Pieces Cookies

Reese’s Pieces Cookies

Day 2 of my 12 Days of Christmas Baking. I must admit, I’m not a huge fan of peanut butter cookies. Why did I create this recipe, you might ask? Because I’m doing a 12 days of cookies compilation and don’t want to devour dozens upon dozens of cookies…..with this recipe, I, of course, tasted […]

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