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I’m so excited we’re in November! It’s the prelude to my favorite month ever. Speaking of November; I apologize for being absent the last week of October. I posted that chocolate babka and skipped town for a few days. There was lots of food, family, friends, and a new puppy I just had to get my…
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Spoiler Alert: This BABKA is off the hook amazing 😉 I’ll spare you the love letter I could dedicate to this babka and just tell you straight up – I’m a girl in love. In love with chocolate. In love with butter. And in love with large amounts of both of them baking up into…
Continue ReadingSticky Oat-and-Pine-Nut Bars
Here we are again – the beginning of the week. Monday creeps up so quickly! It was a splendid sunny Fall weekend here in NYC. I cheerfully kicked my way through colorful leaves, picked up a pumpkin and some gorgeous mums, and had my first cup of hot cider. How good is life?? How good is…
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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,…
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