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  • orange chocolate biscotti
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    orange chocolate biscotti

    This is the 4th year that I’ve participated in the Salted Cookie swap. One of the benefits of the swap is that you end up with a pile of new recipes across all the participants…. but each year I’m still finding myself searching the internet for inspiration. I had never made the biscotti before but…

  • miso chocolate chip cookies
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    miso chocolate chip cookies

    These cookies might be some of the best I’ve ever made. They are so delicious. I’ve previously made other miso cookies – but took this recipe up a notch. I had a strong craving for a big, warm, fresh from the oven chocolate chip cookie last night. But I didn’t want just any cookie, I…

  • slow cooker chicken taco chili
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    slow cooker chicken taco chili

    It feels a bit like a stretch to call this a chili honestly – but it is quite good. It is also wildly easy and that is why I’ll probably make this again and again. We were expecting some snow earlier this week. I found this recipe on SkinnyTaste and was drawn to the fact…

  • miso peanut butter cookies
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    miso peanut butter cookies

      File this under one of the best and easiest cookies on planet earth. The first time I made them I doubled the batch and was very happy that I did. I found the recipe on the New York Times Christmas cookie roundup. Of the 24 or so listed there were many that seemed very enticing…. but…

  • vegetarian bolognese
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    vegetarian bolognese

      To be clear, I still love bacon and eat meat – but I’m trying to improve my diet. Normally I would have made a traditional bolognese like this one but was inspired to make a vegetarian version. And that is the reason why I bought tofu for the first time in my life. I…

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    salted brownie cookies

    It’s really been a year without much blogging. I can’t believe that it’s been literally months since I documented something that I had cooked – and I don’t like that. In part because some of these things have been really tasty! and it’s so much easier to share a recipe that I’ve got on my…

  • very delicious tahini chocolate chip cookies
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    very delicious tahini chocolate chip cookies

    As previously documented, I’ve grown quite a fondness for chocolate chip cookies… and specifically having them at the ready in the freezer. I’m currently on my second batch of these tahini cookies and see many more in my future. I found these by pretty much just looking for unique chocolate chip cookies. There is a…

  • rhubarb blueberry anytime cake
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    rhubarb blueberry anytime cake

    Fun fact? I’ve had some rhubarb in my fridge for quite some time just begging for a tasty recipe. But it wasn’t until I was on a random Zoom call this week for a consulting project that I got the right inspiration. A girl I was meeting with commented that her morning was starting off…

  • coconut cake with marshmellow frosting
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    coconut cake with marshmellow frosting

    I had the great honor recently to make a gender reveal cake. I spent a good amount of time thinking about this task. My primary goal was to make a delicious cake that didn’t immediately reveal whether it would be blue or pink inside. I didn’t want the recipient to know immediately once the knife…

  • italian chicken meatballs
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    italian chicken meatballs

    Feel free to file this recipe under “wonderful for Sunday meal prep”. It was a total home run and could not have been easier to pull together. I had all of these ingredients on hand which made it even better.  This recipe was made even easier by the use of my very handy cookie scooper.…