Here’s a recipe for a sweet potato soup that is so easy to make. It’s just dump-and-go in an Instant Pot, followed by a quick whiz in a blender to bring it all together. Using sweet potatoes, onion, bone broth, and spices, it’s light and warming at the same time. You’ll love this spicy sweet […]

Here’s a recipe for a classic Italian chopped salad, inspired by the iconic Beverly Hills restaurant La Scala. Crunchy iceberg, cool cucumber, tender garbanzo beans, salty salami, and sweet tomato all combine with provolone, basil, and an oregano vinaigrette to make a delicious salad that you can serve as a side for 4 or 5, […]

Don’t be mad if you end up eating this peach and blueberry trifle recipe for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It’s a healthy-ish, easy dessert that uses beautiful summer produce alongside an airy angel food cake and a greek yogurt-whipped cream filling. This peach and blueberry trifle is to die for! I first saw this peaches […]

This recipe for blueberry brioche bread is delicious, fresh, and super impressive. Using fresh blueberries, you can make this brioche in about a half-hour of active time and 6-8 hrs of resting time. This blueberry brioche loaf is not too sweet, and would be great sliced and griddled like french toast!! Don’t you just love […]

Home » sweets » pies + tarts Tart tatins are easier than they look! This is a recipe for a pear tart tatin, but it could just as easily be with apples or quince. A pear tart tatin is a French pastry in which pears are cooked upside down in caramel, topped with pastry dough, […]

This is a classic, indulgent vodka pasta sauce with rigatoni recipe made with butter, onions, tomato, vodka and heavy cream. This recipe would be perfect for date night, a family get together, or any time you’re craving a classic pasta with vodka sauce. Sometimes, YOU JUST WANT A BOWL OF CARBS. and PASTA SAUCE WITH […]

Here’s a recipe for chocolate dipped shortbread cookies that are tender, sweet, chocolately, and with a hint of orange. They are the perfect Christmas cookie. If you’re looking for a timeless shortbread recipe this Holiday, this shortbread cookie is the one. I definitely did not eat them in one sitting (haha… I did). Ok, i […]

Here’s a savory yogurt recipe, with bacon, lettuce, tomato, and a drizzle of chili oil on top. It’s a low carb breakfast recipe and has such unique flavors. It will definitely break you out of a rut if you’re sick of eating eggs for breakfast! You’ll love this yogurt with chili oil recipe. I typically […]

This is a no-churn coffee ice cream recipe that is like Vietnamese iced coffee — and it’s pretty much unreal. This recipe totally works – you won’t even know that it wasn’t churned the old fashioned way. No churn coffee ice cream — your summer is now complete. Here’s my thought process in developing this […]

Home » sweets » layer cakes This saffron yellow cake with chocolate swiss meringue frosting is a fancy, overachiever version of a yellow cake with chocolate frosting. Make this saffron yellow cake when you want to celebrate something or impress someone! my favorite birthday cake is a yellow cake with chocolate frosting. to amp up […]

This easy, healthy chickpea salad is a great vegetarian lunch option! Inspired by fattoush, but omitting the croutons, this chickpea, tomato, and cucumber salad is endlessly scalable, perfect for meal-prep or anytime you need a quick healthy lunch or snack. This chickpea, tomato and cucumber salad recipe is so easy that I almost deemed it […]

This is a white chocolate tahini tart, made with swirls of dark chocolate and Maldon salt on top. Unlike most white chocolate desserts, it’s not overly sweet. This white chocolate tahini tart is a play on unexpected flavors – tahini, chocolate, and salt are unexpected best friends! why wouldn’t white chocolate and tahini work together, […]

Home » sweets » jams + preserves This recipe for plum jam has no pectin and very little sugar. It’s also a small batch of jam, and requires no special equipment. It just uses one weird trick! Using only six or seven plums, a bit of powdered sugar, you can make this plum jam in […]

This Seared Tuna and Cucumber Zoodle Bowl is your new favorite lunch! It looks fancy, but really comes together quite quickly. With cool and crunchy cucumbers, topped with savory tuna, creamy avocado, zesty nori strips and a ginger-lime-nut butter dressing that will be your new favorite dressing – this tuna and cucumber bowl is the […]