Hey friendsā£ļø Happy Sunday! I'm back home and excited for a big week in the kitchen. Send me your requests, I'm focusing on the holidays! I picked up several cookbooks while in Door County, and the one that inspires me most is The Scandinavian Year: Food and thoughts from Sweden, Denmark and Norway. I've bookmarked so many pages to try, it's a good one. Early on in our trip I picked up large almond-y cookies in a Swedish bakery at the very tip of the penninsula ~ and by the time we finished...
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Hey friendsā£ļø So much good food out there...I'm here to help you sort it all out. Ina Garten's Famous Chocolate Cake Are you having friends over for Halloween? I'll be holding down the fort while the kids trick-or-treat, and it's one of those nights where cozy comfort rules. I'll make a batch of chilimac, beef stew, or some sort of hearty soup. But for dessert there's only one choice: chocolate cake. the recipe Spooky dark chocolate cakes for Halloween Brooklyn Blackout Cake āļøāļøāļøāļøāļø This...
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Hey friendsā£ļø So much good food out there...I'm here to help you sort it all out. Mini Apple Crumb Cakes š These little cakes are especially tender thanks to a super easy technique called reverse creaming. I think it makes a huge difference ~ try it in this new recipe and see what you think. Tip: it's a technique you can use for other cakes, too! the recipe There's something so fall-ish about crumb cakes Apple Cardamom Crumb Cake āļøāļøāļøāļøāļø "PURE HEAVEN! This one is a keeper for Octoberās to...
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Hey friendsā£ļø So much good food out there...I'm here to help you sort it all out. No-Table Dinners: 18 Meals Made for the Couch Iāve confessed this before, and I know itās controversial, but I donāt like to eat dinner at a dinner table. Dinner tables can feel stiff and confining, and sometimes I just want to kick off my shoes, cross my legs, and settle in ~ for me, thatās mindful eating at its best. the recipes Most popular this week Fresh Cranberry Muffins āļøāļøāļøāļøāļø "This is by far the very...
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Hey friendsā£ļø Happy Sunday! This oneās pure joy ~ I get to share what I love, not just whatās trending on social media. And last time I checked, Google doesnāt have taste buds, so who are you going to trust? Sue's Top 30 Fall Bakes I simply did a leisurely scroll through my dessert archives (did you know there are over 900 of them?) and made note of the recipes that stopped me in my tracks. This was a fun exercize, and I learned a little bit about myself in the process: I'm a nut person....
8 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hey friendsā£ļø So much good food out there...I'm here to help you sort it all out. Almond Croissants What's your favorite bakery case fantasy? Mine is definitely almond croissants, but I never dreamed I'd be making them in my own kitchen. Then I found out how the French do it. Wow. Almond croissants whenever I want them? Mind blown. the recipe Weekend baking with brown sugar Maple Pecan Pound Cake āļøāļøāļøāļøāļø "Made it for my book club and it was all we talked about!" ~Raji Cardamom Coffee...
10 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hey friendsā£ļø So much good food out there...I'm here to help you sort it all out. 15 Apple Cakes to Bake Right Now A kind of baking paralysis comes over me this month ~ there are too many tempting directions to go in. Apples, pears, pumpkin, cardamom? Iām tackling them one by one. First up: apple cake. I pulled together a curated group of my favorites to make the choice a little easier. The mini spice cakes are new and delish, the Jewish apple cake is a classic, and you can never go wrong...
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Hey friendsā£ļø So much good food out there...I'm here to help you sort it all out. Cabbage: The Underdog Green Thatās Having a Moment It's true, cabbage is one of the hottest food trends of 2026, but I've always loved it. It's the slaw next to my burger, the crunch in my tacos, and the star of one of my favorite cozy dinners ever. It keeps my lunch salad going all week long, and, omg have you tried bacon fried cabbage??! I've gathered some of my favorite cabbage recipes into one collection,...
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Hey friendsā£ļø Happy Sunday! We're hitting the halfway point in our Door County getaway and I desperately want to drop some sunrise shots, but I know you're here for the food, so I'll hold back :) Foodwise, thereās a very particular mix here ~ Scandinavian roots, local whitefish, cherry and apple orchards ~ and it all shows up on the plate. Even the beef is local. (Iām definitely recreating the apple jam and cheddar burger I had last night.) We've had Swedish cookies, cakes, and buns ~ mine...
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Hey friendsā£ļø So much good food out there...I'm here to help you sort it all out. Desserts That Go Crunch Flavor gets all the attention, but a great texture can take a good dessert right over the top. Iāve sorted my crunchiest desserts by the way they eat ~ are you a crisp person? Do you love a good snap? Maybe a gentle crackle or a flaky bite is more your style. Or do you go straight for the dramatic shatter? What's Your Crunch Style? Fall weekend baking... Mini Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Loaves...
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