Nothing says cozy, comforting, and warm quite like a mug of hot chocolate—and having recently traveled from Alabama to Ohio, that's exactly what I need.
Read morebutternut squash and chickpea salad with lemon-tahini dressing
I'm a sucker for a good kale salad, and I'll never turn down baby spinach or arugula. But whenever I make a salad sans greens, it never fails to become my new favorite dish.
Read morepeanut butter banana chocolate chip cookies
I always kind of like it when we buy a few extra bananas and they end up too overripe to eat. Because then I have the best kind of excuse- an excuse to bake. Usually this situation ends up with a loaf of banana bread or a dozen muffins, but this time I was in the mood for something different. So cookies it was!
Read moredecadent chocolate babka
I was really pretty confident that this babka wouldn't turn out. In fact, I was sure I'd have to give it another go before writing a blog post about it. It isn't that this recipe is difficult, it's just that I wasn't exactly fully equipped before I began. Instant yeast? Whoops! I only had active dry. Mix the dough in a stand mixer with a dough hook? Nope and nope...my hands would have to do.
Read morebibb salad with pears and dijon yogurt dressing
Now this is a perfect salad. No ifs, ands or buts about it- this salad is my new favorite. Sweet crispy pears, crunchy fresh radishes, toasty walnuts, tossed alongside soft bibb lettuce and drizzled with a dressing that will definitely become a staple in our household.
Read morebutternut squash and caramelized onion galette
I wish I had better photographic evidence of how gorgeous and tasty this galette was—but when something this good comes out of your oven, taking a photo suddenly drops on the priority list. Eating a slice while it's warm and gooey? Yeah, that takes precedence.
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