Black Bean Chili With Chocolate & Coconut
A few weeks ago, I had the honor of judging my first chili cook-off with my friend Cassie (from Bake Your Day). And while...
Spinach Artichoke Chicken Pizza
Calling all of you spinach artichoke dip lovers! Allow me to introduce you to one of my new favorites — Spinach Artichoke & Chicken...
introducing the new gimme some oven!
I can hardly contain my excitement! After months of planning, dreaming, designing, re-designing, and a few zillion cups of coffee in the process, I am...
Favorite Vanilla Cupcakes
I love coming up with creative new cupcake flavors. And I love being served creative new cupcake flavors. But at the end of the...
Pepperoni Pasta Bake
When I was in college, one of my roommates introduced me to the glory that is a “Pepperoni Pasta Bake”. We were always on...
Cranberry Bliss Cookies
‘Tis the season for cool mornings, warm coffee, and one of my other winter favorites — Cranberry Bliss season at Starbucks! If any of...
No Bake Caramel Apple Cheesecakes
Holiday baking season seems to have officially arrived. But for the days (or holidays) when you may not have time to bake the day away,...
Caramel Pear Cookies
Last week some of my good friends brought me over a huge back of freshly-picked pears and apples. And as I was trying to...
Baked Salmon & Lentils
One of my favorite places in my neighborhood market is this fantastic Middle Eastern market, always overflowing with fresh pita bread and naan, endless...
Buffalo Hasselback Potatoes
Ok, I’ve been itching to try the whole hasselback potatoes trend ever since they blew up on the blogosphere awhile back. So today I...
Easy Pizza Cups
You all know I couldn’t go too long without posting another recipe with wonton wrappers. (For you newbies, they happen to be one of my...
Minestrone Soup
When I was a kid, our extended family used to love meeting up for big dinners regularly at our neighborhood Italian restaurant, DeFazio’s. Everyone...
