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Baking, Italian, Main

Pizza Night

 Homemade pizza night is popular at my house. You gotta have a classic in your bag of tricks such as Margherita style. Just some mozzarella, fresh tomatoes, garlic and basil. This is as fresh and pure as it gets. My tips for making Margherita pizza are as follows: Remember to space out your fresh mozzarella and tomatoes so that the pizza doesn’t get soggy. The more garlic the better. Fresh […]

Baking, Desserts, Holiday

White Chocolate Chip Cranberry Cookies

White chocolate and dried cranberries are a culinary union that will withstand the test of the time. Literal taste perfection. These Soft White Chocolate Chip Cranberry Cookies from Sally’s Baking Addiction are a delightful addition to your dessert table for any fall or winter celebration. They have a browned butter taste that will send you over the moon. The tartness of the cranberries and the smoothness of the white chocolate […]

Baking, Desserts, Holiday

Nigella Christmas Chocolate Cookies

I’ve been wanting to make Nigella Christmas Chocolate Cookies for years. But this time of year is always so hectic, and each December would come and go and I just cranked out my cookie standbys: pizzelles, biscotti, ricotta, chocolate chips. So three years ago, I changed all that and made a point to get to it already. Afterall, procrastination and putting off tasks is not how I roll. These are […]

Italian, Main, Pasta

Cacio e Pepe with a Twist

Cacio e Pepe is a pasta dish featuring cheese and pepper. This version by Giada De Laurentiis adds some pops of flavor with pancetta and arugula. I super duper love it! I used bacon because I had a pack already open from another recipe earlier in the week. This is a great pasta main, but you can also rock it out as a side. I did not use as much […]

Desserts, Holiday

Peppermint Bark

Peppermint Bark is soooooo yummy. You don’t need to fork over a fortune at Williams-Sonoma to get yourself some. Follow this easy recipe and you will have a delightful batch in no time. Please note that I crush my candy canes using my food processor, and I melt the chocolate in my microwave rather than messing with a double boiler. This bark is three layers. The dark chocolate is a […]