Grandma’s Butterscotch Pudding Icebox Cake
I wasn’t exactly sure what to call this dessert, but I settled on Butterscotch Icebox Cake! Soft layers of butterscotch pudding between graham crackers, with whipped cream and toasted almonds on the top. It’s divine. Regardless of the name, this dessert is super special. My grandmother Memere first created it! Growing up, it was my dad’s favorite dessert – a real treat, since Memere didn’t particularly enjoy baking or cooking!…
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Authentic Cacio e Pepe (Cheese and Pepper) Pasta
Cacio e Pepe is just another reason why Italians are genius chefs! If done right, Cacio e Pepe is one of the best and easiest dishes you’ll ever make. You’ll only need good pasta, good cheese, lots of black pepper, and concentrated pasta water. You’ll end up with a complex pasta dish that’s creamy, salty, sharp, spicy and irresistible. There’s really nothing that beats Cacio e Pepe, done the authentic…
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Baked Pears With Honey Butter
Baked (AKA roasted) pears with honey butter and finely chopped walnuts is one of the easiest and most delicious cool weather desserts in a pinch. The idea of roasting a pear for dessert didn’t initially toot my horn. “It’s a pear…how good could it be!” Well – it’s better than good. It’s fantastic. And SO easy! Roasted pears caramelize a bit when drizzled with honey butter that’s a touch salty…
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Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Brown Butter
A whole cauliflower roasted in the oven until caramelized, drizzled with brown butter and chives, is a sight to see. It’s as delicious as it looks. Serve as a side dish, or even an appetizer. A whole cauliflower roasted in the oven until caramelized, drizzled with brown butter and chives, is a sight to see. It’s as delicious as it looks. Serve as a side dish, or even an appetizer.…
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Apple Martini
This apple martini isn’t ordinary: it’s made with apple cider and prosecco, for a more complex and effervescent cocktail! What a way to celebrate the fall and the holidays! Fall drinks often taste like liquid scented candles. Picture walking into a gift shop. There ya go! Ew. This apple martini proves that not all fall cocktails taste like potpourri! It’s refreshing, not too sweet, and easy to drink. This is…
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Apple Butter Glazed Roast Chicken with Fall Veggies
Turkey day is almost here, so why not get in the mindset with a fall roast chicken topped with a delicious apple butter glaze, and roasted vegetables tossed in apple cider and herbs. Growing up, my dad was the chef in the house. One of his favorite things to cook was a roast chicken. To this day, making a roast chicken for dinner brings me back to days in the…
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Best Easy French Onion Soup
This easy French Onion Soup recipe is one of my favorite winter meals: slow-cooked caramelized onions, a dash of cognac, melted gruyere and toasted baguette. Life doesn’t get better than sipping on spoonfuls of this French onion soup! Onions make me cry. A LOT. While I think most people feel the onion burn, how many people feel like their eyeballs are going to fall out from the onion agony? That’s…
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Pear Salad with Bacon and Walnuts
This salad with arugula, pears, bacon, walnuts and parmesan cheese is everything everything a simple fall salad should be! Serve as an appetizer, side dish, or main course topped with Juicy Baked Chicken Breast. I can’t think of a better way to eat your fruits and veggies than in this salad! Anti-fruit Eric (I can’t wait for him to read this post HA!), is obsessed with this pear salad. The…
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Apple-Bacon Scalloped Potatoes
If you type “scalloped potatoes vs. potatoes au gratin” into Google, you’re going to get a lot of opinionated people talking about the nuances of each. Scalloped potatoes are always cooked in cream while potatoes au gratin are often, but not always. Potatoes au gratin always have cheese while scalloped potatoes sometimes do. Whether I should call this recipe scalloped or au gratin, these potatoes are four-letter-word good. Like ridiculous.…
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20-Minute Pumpkin Butter
If I’m being 100 percent honest, pumpkin things are not my thing! Pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin this and that are ehhh, just okay! But one weekend, Eric and I went to a local farm stand that served brunch with locally sourced ingredients, like pumpkins and maple syrup. They served homemade pumpkin butter with their toast, and I fell in love. This pumpkin butter recipe brings me back to…
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