Hey friends❣️ Dinner is all about transitions right now. The same ingredients can show up on the table in slightly different, warmer ways. It's subtle, but definitely there. Here’s how that looks in my kitchen. Mediterranean Pasta Salad with Tuna eases into Spaghetti with Tuna, Lemon, and Dill. Salmon Caesar Salad becomes Creamy Salmon with Lemon Sheet Pan Smash Burgers morph into Chopped Steak with Bacon and Mushroom Gravy. Sonoma Chicken Salad turns into Firecracker Chicken Meatball Bowls....

Hey friends❣️ This is the kind of casual dessert recipe I love to develop, especially when it involves almond. Almond is one of those flavors you smell almost as much as you taste ~ its unique aroma comes largely from benzaldehyde, a compound that’s also found in the scent of flowers. It's why almond has that warm, floral, almost intoxicating quality that feels so different from other flavors. I find all of this so interesting, and it helps explain why I can't resist anything with almond....

Hey friends❣️ Happy Sunday! It's been a fun recipe week here ~ and my latest just dropped a few minutes ago ~ you're the first to see it. Is it a rich chocolate mousse? A bowl of frozen custard ice cream? Nope, it's my morning bowl of probiotic rich yogurt, the chocolate hazelnut edit. Do I feel silly sharing such a ridiculously simple recipe? No way, that's what I'm all about. And this is life changing. Do I feel just a little embarrassed that it took chocolate and hazelnut to make me like...