raspberry nutella cookie bars - nutella drizzle - freeze-dried raspberries - sliced

Raspberry & Nutella Cookie Bars

Bars

You know what flavors go really well together? Raspberry, chocolate, and hazelnut. And when I say this, I mean really really well. Nutella has that sweet, milk chocolate flavor mixed with a bit of hazelnut. But what happens when you take that, add some extra toasted hazelnuts to amplify the nuttiness of the spread, and …

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blueberry balsamic muffins - in muffin tray - blueberries - streusel topping

Blueberry Balsamic Muffins

Muffins

I have had blueberry and balsamic vinegar on my mind for years. No joke. A few years ago, I made a blueberry pie for my friend Sara’s birthday with a brown sugar and oat crumble topping. I never got a bite of it, but have been obsessed with the way the blueberries and balsamic vinegar …

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chocolate covered peanut butter blondies - koopa troopa blondies - stacked

Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Blondies

Bars Blondies

Yep. You read that right: Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Blondies. I also like to call these Koopa Troopa Blondies. Why is that? Because these blondies were made with my favorite coffee shop in mind: The Wormhole–an amazing place full of ’80s nostalgia (so much Winona Ryder, including a Heathers poster), floppy disks, the original Nintendo …

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baked strawberry old-fashioned doughnuts - stacked - coffee cup

Baked Strawberry Old-Fashioned Doughnuts

Doughnuts

Yes, I’m back for another week with another doughnut recipe. They’re just so quick and easy to make that it’s been so much fun testing these recipes out and coming up with them, and I’m excited keep playing with doughnut recipes because, the texture of these has me hooked. These Baked Strawberry Old-Fashioned Doughnuts especially. They’re so …

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baked chocolate old-fashioned doughnuts - donuts - doughnut stack - chocolate

Baked Chocolate Old-Fashioned Doughnuts

Doughnuts

Let’s talk doughnuts. To be honest, they’ve always been something that I could take or leave and not really miss out on. I went years before ever actually grabbing a doughnut hole out of the little box from Dunkin’ Donuts. And even longer before finally trying the chocolate glazed doughnut holes (mostly because they were …

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honey and blood orange loaf - honey citrus loaf - sliced - fork

Honey and Blood Orange Loaf

Quickbreads and Loaf Cakes

It’s a new year, which means I get to share a bunch of whole new bakes! That’s not to say that I’ve completely abandoned cookie making (there are two biscotti recipes that I’ve got stored away to share and a requested recipe or two that I need to get working on), but it means that …

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rye, fig, and almond biscotti - on tray - lined up

Rye, Fig, and Almond Biscotti

Biscotti Cookies

For some people, the holidays are all about tradition.  This may mean doing a grab-bag every year, going ice-skating in the winter, or taking a family trip sometime during the holiday season.  For a lot of people, holiday traditions also include food.  As an Italian, our Christmas is all about food:  there’s the Feast of …

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pumpkin and cranberry biscotti - on coffee

Pumpkin and Cranberry Biscotti

Biscotti Cookies

This is my favorite time of year.  I love when the last leaves fall from the trees leaving their limbs completely bare, when the wind picks up and gives those first warning signs of winter, and obviously, I am all about Thanksgiving and the insanely quick approach of Christmas right after it. These Pumpkin and …

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tropical biscotti - pineapple - mango - macadamia - coconut - white chocolate - main image

Tropical Biscotti

Biscotti Cookies

Can we just take a minute to talk about the new season of Queer Eye on Netflix?  It is amazing.  I wasted no time Friday morning when I realized it was finally on and consumed the first episode before I had to run to a work event.  Then, I proceeded to come home and watch the …

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cookie butter blondies - main image

Cookie Butter Blondies

Bars Blondies

Warning: these blondies are amazing.  Normally, I try to reserve some self-control when it comes to eating what I’ve baked.  With these blondies around, my willpower seems to go missing. Honestly, the first time I made them, I picked at them until a whole row was polished off.  It takes everything I have to resist …

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