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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lemon and cardamom shortbread cookies/biscuits - stacked view

Lemon & Cardamom Shortbread Cookies

Cookies Shortbread

Back in 2011, my friends and I stayed up all night to watch the Royal Wedding. We’d just come off a night out at the end of our senior year and probably all managed to fit in a two-hour nap in some of my friends’ house (otherwise known as Mildred).  We gathered on the couch–and …

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blood orange, basil, and bourbon shortbread

Blood Orange, Basil, and Bourbon Shortbread

Cookies Shortbread

Can we talk about blood oranges for a minute? This fruit is so unbelievably gorgeous.  As a child, I was always thrown off by the name.  ‘Blood’ oranges.  As much as I tried to convince my nephews and younger cousins that my aversion to sunlight was due to my being a vampire, I never really …

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Grapefruit, Pistachio, & Dark Chocolate Chunk Shortbread

Cookies Shortbread

Little known fact about me: despite coming up with plenty of drop cookie recipes, shortbread cookies are actually my favorite. They’re buttery, crumbly, and not too sweet.  There’s nothing like biting into a shortbread cookie and feeling as it melts in your mouth. Even better–they’re incredibly easy to make.  These cookies fall right in line …

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