This Feta & Za’atar Focaccia has a crispy, oily crust, a soft, pillowy interior. The za’atar spices and feta sprinkled over the top bring a bit of a tang, nuttiness, and saltiness to each bite that just pairs so well with the somewhat fruity and bitter flavor of the olive oil. Most importantly, this focaccia …
These Double Chocolate and Walnut Rye Muffins are easy to make, moist, and bursting with chocolate flavor. With an added hint of nuttiness and crunch from the toasted walnuts folded throughout, these muffins are just so good. Simple, delicious, and quick to throw together–it doesn’t get much better. So far, I’ve been having fun with …
Savory and hearty, these Steak & Stout Hand Pies are the ultimate cold weather comfort food. Steak, carrots, potatoes, and peas are mixed together and cooked with a stout-based sauce before being folded in a flaky, tender pastry crust. What’s better than being able to warm your hands while warming your belly? Something spooky is …
These Sweet Potato, Chorizo, and Goat Cheese Tarts have it all–they’re sweet, spicy, tangy, and buttery all in one bite. The sweet potatoes are tossed in light brown sugar, cinnamon, and a hint of cayenne for an extra touch of sweetness to play off the smoky spice of chorizo and jalapeño. With the use of …
We’re changing things up a bit this week with this Pizza Dough. A simple, 6 ingredient dough with a hint of sweetness from the addition of honey, this dough rises into a beautifully soft and easy-to-work with base for any pizza. Add to that a recipe (or guideline, really) for a sweet and salty Pear …
If you love almond, then this Amaretto Olive Oil Cake is for you! Super quick and easy to throw together, this cake features amaretto, almond milk, almond flour, and toasted chopped almonds to really bring forward that nutty almond flavor. It’s essentially an almond lover’s dream. The thing that I love most about this cake, …
If I told you that you could make incredible bread without the use of a mixer and without needing to pull all of your muscle and weight into kneading until perfectly smooth and glutinous, would you believe that it’s even possible? This Kalamata Olive and Mozzarella Focaccia falls right into this camp and is quite …
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 …
I know, I know. It’s been over a month since I’ve launched this blog and I’ve yet to post anything other than a cookie recipe. Guess what. That’s all going to change with this post! Salted Caramel Cheesecake Guinness Brownies. That’s right. The name of these might be a mouthful, but they are so rich …
Is there anything better than a cookie you can dunk in a cup of coffee, cocoa, or tea? These biscotti are perfect for just that, which makes them a great snack at any time of day during the winter. They’re twice-baked so that they’re super crunchy, but when you dunk them in coffee, they soften …