Creamy Cashew Lemon Curd Cheesecake
Mar 24
Blue Cheese Dill Lemon Lamb
This Mediterranean Blue Cheese Dill Lemon Lamb sauté recipe has all the great flavors of Greece and all the ease of 20 minutes. Really. I wish I could travel to Greece that fast and bask both in the sun and the flavors of such a spectacular culture! Are you with me?Blue Cheese Dill Lemon Lamb…
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Mar 23
Cinnamon Dark & White Chocolate Chunk Cookies
If you can believe it, it had been almost FOUR whole days since I’d baked cookies.I was in withdrawal. I was in need. I was craving some bake time in the kitchen.Thus, I rose super early, in the winter darkness, and began to bake.I’m considering laying off the cookies in the kitchen, though, what do…
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Mar 22
Ultra Dark Chocolate Blood Orange Cake
“Do you think you could do like a dark chocolate orange cake sometime?“I don’t THINK, I KNOW I can!!! 😃What a silly question – I can truly do just about anything when it comes to baking! And, what a fantastic idea! DARK Chocolate ORANGE Cake. Yum,But, of course, with my standards, I had to up…
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Mar 19
Beef Meatballs Broccoli & Creamy Aioli
Beef Meatballs Broccoli & Creamy Aioli Meatballs:10 oz. lean beef2 Tbs. coconut flour1 large eggsea salt and pepper1/2 tsp. paprika1/4 tsp. garlic powder1/4 tsp. parsley powder Mix all ingredients together and form into 1″ balls. Set aside. Broccoli:2 tsp. olive oil1 medium red onion, thinly sliced1 head broccoli, broken into floretssea salt and pepper In…
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Mar 18
Honey Touched Blood Orange Sumac Spicy Chicken
Not everyone knows the term, “sumac,” or that it’s both a lovely tree-shrub looking plant AND that it’s an amazingly aromatic spice used for cooking! Sumac is any one of about 35 species of flowering plants in the genus Rhus and related genera, in the family Anacardiaceae. It grows in subtropical and temperate regions throughout…
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Mar 16
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread
So, since I bake SO often (almost daily for the sweet treats + dinner [yes, definitely everyday, but not always blog-worthy]), I tend to “force feed.”My hope is to please, satisfy, and delight. And, food is my love language. I’m a Mama Bear, a nurturer, and I tend to channel my non-existent Italian grandmother and…
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Mar 15
Mediterranean Tahini Chicken
The Mediterranean diet is a diet inspired by the eating habits of Spain, Italy, and Greece in the 1960s and is said to be one of the healthiest ways of eating on earth. Loaded with lots of veggies and plenty of healthy fat, following the Mediterranean way of eating nourishes the body and the soul – after…
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Mar 12
Mushroom Cabbage Pork Stir Fry
So, you know how devilishly delicious those crispy, fresh egg rolls are from your favorite Asian restaurant? They simply cannot be replicated, right?Well, now they can – except without the wrapper. Think: “deconstructed egg roll.”The slippery sweet cabbage and carrots, the umami goodness of the onion and mushroom, the protein packed hoorah of the pork,…
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Mar 11
Meyer Lemon White Chocolate Vanilla Ricotta Shortbread Tart
This is another one that has been on my mind for quite some time.I needed an excuse to bake it, though. Actually, did I really need an excuse? Probably not.It’s always a great day for baking! The excuse I used was that a friend was coming over and I typically hand her a bundle of…
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Mar 10
Meyer Lemon Vanilla Mascarpone Blackberry Cake
In my mind and deep in my soul, I can smell, taste, and see the flavor amalgamation of sweet tart Meyer lemons, vanilla bean, fresh blackberries, and tangy, creamy mascarpone cheese.There’s something VERY special about Meyer lemons and mascarpone. And, when mixed together, sweetly swirled into a blackberry layer cake with the creamy, richness of…
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