It’s easy to get into a rut with salads. I can find myself tossing the same greens and chopped vegetables and dressing together over and over again. It’s fine. But it’s boring. But it doesn’t have to be that way. One way to break out of a salad rut is with a new vinaigrette. This …
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These cookies. Oh, these cookies. They’re everything I want in an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie. Best is a bold claim, I know. And obviously it’s a subjective one. But I stand by it here. They’re chewy with a nubbly texture from the rolled oats. They have an almost butterscotch flavor from the dark brown sugar …
This roasted mushroom pizza is seriously good. It’s so much better than the average mushroom pizza. So much deeper and better and more flavorful. I used to slice fresh mushrooms and throw them on a pizza without a thought. Those pizzas were fine, but they were squandering so much potential. And mushrooms are absolutely brimming …
This citrus avocado and shaved fennel salad is just the thing to get you out of a salad slump. It’s simple and colorful and replete with bright acidity. It’s the kick in the pants I need around the end of February, when winter feels interminable and I crave something that feels like sunshine on a …
This chocolate peanut butter tart is basically a giant peanut butter cup. One with a crisp chocolate shortbread crust, filled with a peanut butter mousse made with a bit of crème fraîche for a subtle tang to lift the peanut butter flavor, and topped with a bittersweet chocolate ganache. It’s rich, and there’s nothing subtle …
This meyer lemon ginger mousse is the stuff of lemon dessert fans’ dreams. It’s so simple to make. But (here’s the part where you curse at me), you have to make meyer lemon ginger curd first. The good news is that the curd only takes about 20 minutes to make, but it does need to …