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Oh this chili oil? The oil that some people say I should bottle up and sell? Yes this is it. It is guaranteed to level up any dish you make. Making chili oil I can’t stress enough how easy is to make. It’s as simple read more

If you need to level up your green beans at Thanksgiving, this is the perfect way to do it. These green beans with tomato confit and shallots are so buttery and garlicky. It doesn’t get better than that! How to make these green beans with read more

I say these are easy banana pancakes….but if I’m being honest, they’re not as easy as a box mix. And you know what else? I don’t think boxes mixes are all that bad either. I actually think they’re pretty good! But if you just really read more

You know peanut butter blossoms? The wonderful peanut butter cookie with the Hershey Kiss in the center? Well move aside hard to eat peanut butter blossoms, I’ve replaced the hard Hershey kiss with a creamy ganache center and have made peanut butter ganache thumbprint cookies. read more

These Mexican wedding cookies just scream Christmas to me. When I sift the powdered sugar over them it looks like snow and really gets me in the Christmas spirit. They are so simple to make, and I love the buttery taste combined with the toasted read more

If you’re a fan of hazelnut, chocolate, and cookies, you are going to love these hazelnut sandwich cookies. These are essentially butter cookies with ground hazelnuts and then SANDWICHED with a hazelnut ganache. There’s nothing like the combination of hazelnuts and chocolate for the holidays. read more

Pumpkin cheesecake is the stuff dreams are made of. Somtimes I feel like pumpkin pie is lacking in mouth feel. It’s wonderfully smooth, but somtimes I just wish it were creamier. Pumpkin cheesecake is the answer. Tips for a great pumpkin cheesecake The most important read more

My fiance and I once took a roadtrip through Arizona. In addition to hitting up all 3 of Arizona’s national parks, we spent a lot of time exploring the food scenes in Phoenix and Tuscon. My foodie self was in heaven. We had some of read more

Get ready for the best fall dessert ever!! Apple pie. But is it the best? There are so many fall desserts to choose from. If it’s not the best, it might be one of the more difficult desserts. I don’t agree with the phrase “easy read more

Get ready for the best fall pasta dish you’ll ever have! This pumpkin mushroom ragu hits all the spots for fall comfort cooking: creamy, full of flavor, and not light on the pasta! I love creamy pastas but sometimes I can’t handle too much heavy read more