Happy Holidays to you and yours. I hope your homes are filled with warmth, love and delicious treats this holiday season! Eat, drink and be Merry!!
Pumpkin Cheesecake Frozen Yogurt with Maple Praline Pine Nuts
One of the best things about fall and winter is the abundance of pumpkin inspired recipes and sweets. Pumpkin lattes, pumpkin soup, pumpkin pie, and today pumpkin cheesecake frozen yogurt. It’s the best of two already delicious worlds combining the decadent smoothness of cheesecake with the tart chewiness of frozen yogurt. This recipe was one…
Herb Toasted Pecans Candied with Maple Syrup
My-oh-my did I underestimate this simple, thrown together idea! I guess it just seemed too easy to be that good but I stand corrected. Make these. Period. Don’t even think about it just go in the kitchen and whip up a batch! Then try not to eat them all in one sitting. Go on, I…
Dairy-Free, Vegan Chewy Dark Chocolate Fudge with Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk
So I’m way over here on the left coast and my mom and her delectable homemade fudge are all the way on the right coast. ‘Nuff said, I’m sure you see my problem. This week I’ve remedied the fudge part of that equation. Mom is still on the east coast, a total bummer, but a…
Hot Mulled Apple Cider with Bourbon
This little ditty is a rainy day pick me up, a perfect treat as rainy season approaches here in SoCal and a lovely warming winter drink in those snowy regions. Not only is it a spiced hot cider but the bourbon gives you that warm tingle going down. One thing I really miss about the…
Black Rice “Stuffing” with Dried Cranberries, Pecans and Pomegranate Seeds – (Gluten-Free + Vegan)
Happy Thanksgiving week! Here’s a beautiful and stress-free recipe for your Thanksgiving table. I’ve been on a mission to find some less regrettable holiday dishes this year that still satisfy that holiday craving for hot, dense foods. I don’t necessarily dislike the old standbys but they aren’t the kinds of foods I crave either. That…
Shaved Brussel Sprouts with Toasted Pecans
We loooooooove brussel sprouts!!! It’s no secret, we’re a big brussel loving family here. My pups cry with more urgency for a treat of brussel sprouts than they do for red meat (yes, they’re veggie loving weirdies). This time around I came home from the market with a huge stalk of beautiful brussel sprouts, plop…
Roasted Pumpkin, Mushroom and Barley Risotto with Brown Butter Frizzled Sage
Hey everyone! As the weather cools and the holidays loom (did I say loom?) just around the corner it’s time to turn our palettes toward the richer side of culinary life. Oh yes, it’s the the time of winter squashes and warm chewy grains which is exactly what I’m giving you today. This would be…
Honey Caramelized Pear with Yogurt and Pomegranate
With fall rolling in it’s time to shift over to foods of a new season. It’s always exciting to see the year’s first harvest of a new food at the farmers’ market. This week I found bosc pears and nearly flipped my lid with happiness! The sweet, crunchiness of those ugly brown pears makes it…
Chile Pepper Infused Honey
This is sort of a new flavor profile for me. I tend to shy away from the spicy stuff and opt for a more savory taste, but sometimes you have to venture out of your comfort zone to try some amazing new things. It’s no secret that infused honey is AMAZING and an easy oh-so-useful…