Never underestimate the powers of a good cookie recipe. A good batch of cookies can win hearts, cure broken ones, and score brownie points with any co-workers. Oh, and they’re cookies, so they taste freaking amazing. I prefer my cookies rich, dark, and packing serious chocolate. This recipe does not disappoint. These petite powerhouse chocolate…
Continue ReadingOnion Soup with Loads of Thyme and Giant Gruyère Crostini
I fake myself into believing I don’t like things… Things… I’ve never even tried. Totally silly. Totally not true. Totally cheating myself out of new experiences. New experiences are what life is made of! Duh. Caesar salad, blue cheese, and pâté… all recent discoveries of love bordering on obsession; caesar salad is slowly taking over my…
Continue ReadingSpiced Pumpkin Bread with Walnuts
I saw the prettiest leaves on my walk to work today. The ones that really trumpet the arrival of Fall: deep, brilliant shades of scarlet red, crisp golden yellows, and the tragically brown ones that always seem to find a way of suctioning onto your boots on rainy days. Fall foliage sings of beauty,…
Continue ReadingTriple-Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
I love making cookies. And so this week, I’ve been making them like crazy! I hope your ready for an overload in that department. If we’re being real here – and I hope we always are – it’s been a baking therapy kind of week. It keeps my mind busy. Distracted. Away from my cellphone,…
Continue ReadingSpinach and Potato Breakfast Hash
A few months ago, Joy posted this recipe. I’m going to assume most of us here already know Joy and all of her blogging/ baking wonderfulness. If not – this pretty little L.A. lady almost always makes me swoon with her posts – she is the queen of making me hungry. This particular post,…
Continue ReadingPearl Couscous with Olives and Roasted Tomatoes
This pretty little gem of a recipe is the kind of meal my dreams are made of: simple to make, beautiful to look at, impossible to stop eating after one bowl, and perfect as a side dish or full meal. It also includes all of my favorite ingredients… so maybe my opinion is biased.
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