Icebox cake is genius. I’m pretty sure it likely came about as a way to use up stale cookies, because who would want to waste cookies?? It is so easy to make and looks pretty and is so delicious! Black forest icebox cake seemed like a great flavor variation to try. My daughter is aContinueContinue reading “Black Forest Icebox Cake + Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce”
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Ume Gin Fizz
Ume Gin Fizz Making cocktails at home is so much fun. I bought some ume plum syrup this week at HMart and I wanted to make a cocktail with it, so came up with this Ume Gin Fizz last night. We had a plum sake and gin cocktail a few months back at a sushiContinueContinue reading “Ume Gin Fizz”
Hot Buttered Pretzels + Creamy Cucumber Salad
My kids are addicted to these hot buttered pretzels from King Arthur Flour. They are soft and buttery, and kind of roll like. The pretzels are not dipped in lye like the soft pretzels you get at theme parks or the movies (although I do want to try that soon). They are quick and easyContinueContinue reading “Hot Buttered Pretzels + Creamy Cucumber Salad”
Strawberry Shortcake Cookies
Strawberry shortcake cookies? Chopped up cookies inside another cookie? Yes, please! Cookies are one of my favorite things to bake and I would probably bake cookies daily if it wasn’t unhealthy to do that. There is such a low time investment in making homemade cookies, but the results are soooo yummy. A warm cookie freshContinueContinue reading “Strawberry Shortcake Cookies”
Swedish Meatballs on Homemade Egg Noodles
Swedish meatballs are a quick and easy dinner that everyone will love. You can’t get much more satisfying than meatballs in gravy over noodles. I make fairly traditional ones with a mix of ground beef and ground pork, cooked in beef broth based gravy, with sour cream to give that creaminess that makes this dishContinueContinue reading “Swedish Meatballs on Homemade Egg Noodles”
Beer Braised Short Rib Sandwiches
I think these short rib sandwiches from Tom Colicchio’s wichcraft cookbook are probably my favorite sandwich in existence. The short ribs braise for several hours with onions and carrots and garlic in Guinness beer until it reduces down to a super flavorful glaze. They are served on my favorite sandwich roll recipe I shared earlier,ContinueContinue reading “Beer Braised Short Rib Sandwiches”
Sandwich Rolls
I love these rolls! They are one of the breads I bake on a regular basis. They are super tasty and have a flavorful, chewy texture. These sandwich rolls bake up golden brown and lovely. My kids have been known to eat them straight from the oven right when they finish baking. This recipe makesContinueContinue reading “Sandwich Rolls”
Crispy Chipotle Chicken Wraps
Crunchy Chipotle Chicken Wraps For tonight’s dinner I decided to try this recipe for crispy chipotle chicken wraps from Half Baked Harvest. Spicy chipotle chicken folded inside a tortilla with peppers, cheese and spicy ranch, then pan fried sounded amazing to me. The original wraps called for rice, which I left out, because I didn’tContinueContinue reading “Crispy Chipotle Chicken Wraps”
Detroit Pizza
Detroit Pizza Almost all pizza is good pizza, but this is great pizza. This Detroit pizza is a deep dish variant that has a thick layer of pepperoni in the bottom on the crust, topped with lots of cheese, then lines of the homemade sauce. I know it sounds strange to put the sauce onContinueContinue reading “Detroit Pizza”
Hemingway Daiquiri
Hemingway Daiquiri I thought I would share this Hemingway daiquiri cocktail recipe with you all that we really enjoyed. Bonus points for being named after a writer too, as I am a huge lover of reading and books. Not to go off topic, but what is everyone reading these days? Anything you want to recommend?ContinueContinue reading “Hemingway Daiquiri”