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These cookies are basically a brownie in cookie form. They’re also rolled in chopped pecans, filled with salted caramel, and topped with melted chocolate. It’s basically everything I love packed into a tiny cookie. I am actually not the biggest sweets person. Don’t get me read more

Risotto can be intimidating but it’s actually really simple! You just have to be patient and stir a LOT. The end result is a hearty, creamy rice dish. The mushrooms and chicken broth add amazing flavor. It’s the perfect side dish for a dinner party read more

It takes time to fold all these dumplings, but the effort is well worth it. You end up with a gallon sized bag stuffed with dumplings and can take them out of the freezer whenever you’re too lazy to cook. Make sure you get fatty read more

These cookies are so fun and colorful! I am a big fan of slice and bake cookies for a Christmas cookies gift box. They’re easy to make into small shapes, therefore they fit nicely into gift boxes. This recipe is from Sally’s Baking Addiction, but read more

Is there such thing as a bad stew? Furthermore, is there such thing as a bad stew that starts with a moire poix? The flavors of sauteed onions, carrots, and celery just scream comfort in the winter. Top it off with crusty, olive oil, Parmesan read more

No other dessert will ever divide people more than the brownie. In high school my friends and I pulled out a box mix on a Saturday night. Everything was going great as we mixed the sweet chocolate smelling mix. Then my friend glanced at the read more

Growing up if you asked me what my favorite dessert was, I would say chocolate chip cookies. I was obsessed with chocolate chip cookies (with chocolate cake and ice cream as very strong runner ups). In a good mood? Eat chocolate chip cookies. Having a read more

Ever since my butter and sugar creaming dilemma was solved, I have been obsessed with making any cut out/shaped cookie I can find. I find these cookies to be so visually appealing. You can also make a pinwheel shape out of these cookies. The dough read more

If there’s anything good coming out of this quarantine, it’s that I’ve had so much time to bake and cook! And since we’re only going grocery shopping every 2 weeks, I have to extensively plan all our meals (another dream come true!). Furthermore, I plan read more

The first time I made stew, I used those McCormick spice packets. I loved it and was convinced better beef stew did not exist. Turns out better beef stew does exist. It does use a lot more ingredients, but it’s typically stuff you already have read more