Recipes

Here’s a recipe for an olive oil cake topped with frosting and fresh fig. It’s is scented with Grand Marnier. It’s a really sophisticated take on an olive oil cake. And if I do say so myself, has a rather luxurious, smooth texture. It also has a really creamy, tight crumb. You can obviously tell […]

Here’s an easy spring pasta recipe idea – linguine with bacon, peas, and egg, with parsley and lemon zest on top. It comes together in 20 minutes! This spring pasta with peas has sweetness from the peas and caramelized onion, saltiness from the bacon, umami from the egg and the parmesan, and freshness from the […]

Here is a recipe for blueberry bars! These are inspired by blueberry muffins, but made into a bar formation. Whereas blueberry muffins can be dry and the ratio of blueberries to dough is off, these are perfectly jammy with the high blueberry content, have great lemon-zesty notes, and won’t put you into a sugar coma. […]

Here’s a recipe for roasted salmon that will hit the spot any weekday or even any dinner party. Roasted salmon with ginger, sweet potato, Asian pear, and celery is such a great flavor combination. This healthy salmon dinner idea is a winner every time. This salmon with ponzu hits a lot of flavor notes – […]

Here’s a recipe for Mexican hot chocolate brownies. Mexican hot chocolate gets it flavor from cayenne and cinnamon, so these brownies have cayenne pepper and cinnamon added to them. To make them extra indulgent, there are chocolate chips and flaky salt on top, too. Mexican hot chocolate gets it flavor from cayenne and cinnamon. Cayenne […]

In anticipation of spring and all the wonderful vegetables, herbs and flavors re-emerging from the earth. Here’s a recipe for a green goddess potato salad that’s bursting with freshness. Make my green goddess dressing and marry that with new potatoes, asparagus, arugula and soft eggs — heaven! There’s nothing quite like a waxy potato enveloped […]

This almond pound cake recipe is a keeper. It’s subtly nutty, very tender, and not too sweet. It has a crispy, almost meringue like top, and a wonderful almond aroma. If you’re a fan of almond desserts, this almond pound cake will be your new favorite tea cake! Pound cake is a type of cake […]

This chai spice is a homemade spice blend that emulates the sharp, spicy, warm notes of chai tea. This chai spice blend uses cinnamon, anise, nutmeg, coriander seed, cardamom, ginger, and black pepper to mimic a warm chai latte flavor. Use this chai spice in all your fall-winter baking! DIY chai spice blend Inspired by […]

This recipe for an orange curd tart is like a lemon tart or lemon bars, but much more floral. It has a citrus-forward, tart-sweet flavor. While oranges are indeed available year-round, if you’re in the mood to celebrate winter citrus season, this is a fantastic winter dessert recipe that highlights oranges in an expected way. […]