Salted Pretzel Peanut Butter Cookies
Nov 12
Vanilla Pecan Corncake
When I was a kid, my mom used to make our cornbread with yogurt. Sometimes it was plain yogurt, and sometimes it was vanilla, custard style. This always resulted in a rich, moist cornbread, reminiscent of cake. It was perfect – no butter, no honey necessary. (Well, okay, sometimes we’d indulge with honey butter). In…
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Nov 9
Peanut Butter Cinnamon Cheesecake Bars
For the longest time I thought I didn’t care for cheesecake. In fact, I was convinced that cheesecake was on “my list” of items I would forever avoid. I’m not quite sure why I had convinced myself of this ~ but as life moved on and I graduated from college, I discovered (on my graduation…
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Nov 7
Sweet Potato Gnocchi & Brown Butter Sage
I’ve accomplished the time consuming, yet somewhat simple task of rolling out homemade gnocchi several times before, and felt that it was time to work on my technique once again. This time, I chose a sweet potato gnocchi (yum) and cooked it up with some sage and brown butter. Oh my… you don’t have to…
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Nov 6
Crispy Cornbread Crouton Stuffing & Turkey
Are you ready for Thanksgiving yet? You know it’s just around the corner. It’s basically tomorrow, and then Christmas is the next day, and then there’s New Year’s and then it’s 2019 and then you realize it’s been 30 years since your favorite TV show began, your kid is getting married, and you’re old. Oh,…
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Nov 5
Blackberry Jam Cake
Fall is officially here. In fact, it’s more than here. It has ARRIVED and it’s almost winter! Thus, rather than dreading the impending cold and snow, I choose to celebrate. Let’s bake a cake! Filled with the spices of the season, the caramel cream cheese frosting is slightly savory to balance out the sweetness of…
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Nov 2
Vanilla Matcha Protein Ice Cream
I am a huge fan of Nuzest Clean Lean Protein. HUGE fan. In fact, I gladly consume my European Golden Protein Powder each and every day. It’s just my treat. Typically, I like to thicken my powder into a pudding with loads of nut butter. I know, it may seem strange, but it’s so creamy…
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Oct 31
Pumpkin Pasta & Spicy Vodka Sauce
You certainly don’t need to use pumpkin pasta for this recipe, but being that it is Halloween, I felt it most appropriate to highlight those little orbs and just how wonderful they can be with a fresh and spicy vodka sauce! Pumpkin Pasta & Vodka Sauce 4 cups cooked pasta (any kind is great, but…
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Oct 29
Cacao Honey Cashew Truffle Balls
Healthy. Guilt-free. Delicious. Dessert. Plus, packed with vitamins and minerals, these little truffle ball bites are vegan, gluten-free, sugar-free, Paleo, Keto…basically ANYONE can eat them and everyone can enjoy them!! Thank you, Artisana and Nuzest for all that you do for me and my kitchen! Multi-vitamin, multi-mineral smoothie booster – 1/2 your daily requirement of…
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Oct 26
Chicken Pesto Sourdough Calzone Twist
Needing to use my sourdough starter again this week (caring for this baby is stressful!), I opted for more than just a “bread.” I wanted something to constitute more of a meal for my honeypie. And, since he loves chicken, we all love pesto (it’s the besto) and NO ONE can turn down my homemade…
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Oct 24
Blackberry Maple Sage Bourbon Cocktail
With a hint of Maple Sage Taffy leftover from earlier in the week, the mixologist in me becomes a bit “spirited” and ready to delve deep into my cocktail creativity: Blackberry Maple Sage Bourbon Cocktail. Blackberry Maple Sage Bourbon Cocktail 6 fresh blackberries 3 oz. bourbon 1 Tbs. Maple Sage Taffy ice Muddle the blackberries…
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