Double Chocolate Hazelnut Butter Cookies

Whether you enjoy soft and chewy, melt-in-your-mouth cookies, or crispy, crunchy, thin “crisp” cookies, I’ve got your back. These Double Chocolate Hazelnut Butter Cookies are the best of both worlds. You know, baking with shortening creates the softer, chewier cookies many of us adore. Baking cookies with BUTTER, crisps the cookies, making them flatter and…

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Fall Harvest Buckeyes – Peanut Butter Balls

Absolutely perfect for your fall shin-dig, Halloween party, or Thanksgiving table (OR, in my case, just anytime and anywhere – I LOVE peanut butter), these Fall Harvest Peanut Butter Buckeye Balls simply melt in your mouth. THE BEST!! And, just too cute for words. Bring on Fall, y’all! (FYI, I despise the “y’all saying from…

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Nutty Apricot Oat Bars

Throw a few raw ingredients in the food processor, press, and go!Yumminess on the fly – and that yumminess happens to incorporate apricot, ginger, a touch of orange zest, pumpkin seeds, hazelnuts, pistachios (all the nuts), and hearty oats. Could this even be classified as a dessert bar? Energy bar?The gorgeous dripped dip of white…

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Dulce de Leche Salted Caramel Walnut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

The rich, luscious, gooey “caramel” of dulce de leche, married to a salted caramel walnut butter, and then graced with dark chocolate chunks – there’s nothing better than these crumbly, buttery cookies. Dulce de leche, also known as caramelized milk, milk candy, or “milk jam” in English, is a confection popular in Latin America prepared…

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Lemongrass Noodle Bowl

Forget Chicken Noodle Soup. THIS is my Jewish Penicillin – my “cure-all” and the item I crave 4 more most in life.Yes, spicy soup. SHRIMP soup. Spicy Shrimp Lemongrass Soup – this is what does the trick for me ✨💫🌟 in life.When we add homemade noodles (rather than traditional Jasmine rice), life is grand. Tom…

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Pumpkin Cheesecake Truffle Balls

Forget the Pumpkin Spiced Lattes you’ve already been drinking for the last few weeks.If you really want a fall treat to warm your heart, bring a crisp smile to your face, and leave you Craving4More, look no further than creamy, rich, and delicious homemade Pumpkin Cheesecake Truffle Balls! Imagine this: And then, imagine all of…

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Blueberry Vanilla Meyer Lemon Zest Cookies

As the warm sun casts its golden glow over the kitchen, delightful aromas fill the air. The heavenly scent of freshly baked Blueberry Vanilla Meyer Lemon Zest Cookies drifts through the room, enticing everyone who catches a whiff. These cookies, bursting with vibrant flavors, are the perfect combination of sweet and tangy, making them a…

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Vegan Beef Bruschetta Pizza Roll Up

Bruschetta is a classic Italian appetizer that is easy to make at home. Toasted bread is topped with tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, garlic, and fresh basil. Simple – Fresh – Fragrant – Sumptuous! Bruschetta (pronounced brew-SKET-tah) is an Italian appetizer or antipasti that starts with a base of toasted or grilled bread. The bread is then served…

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Meyer Lemon Fresh Shallot Sweet Butter

There’s nothing like veggies FRESH from the garden. Whether they be carrots covered in dirt (oh, thank you, Bonnie) tasting candy-sweet, flavor-bomb cherry tomatoes, super spicy radishes, crisp mesclun lettuce, OR fragrant and fabulous baby shallots, I’ll take it all. FRESH from the ground is superb – amazing – astounding. I recently harvested some “baby”…

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White Chicken Green Chile Enchiladas

Not your average enchiladas!White Chicken Green Chile Enchiladas serves tender chicken folded into melty cheese and tangy sour cream within tortillas. (White SAUCE – think creamy béchamel – rather than just red or green sauce) Green chile enchilada sauce drapes over the top, adding creaminess and a little bit of pleasant heat to this rich…

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