Hello & Happy Tuesday!! I have to admit, if there is something that pushes people to get in the kitchen and connect with their food, I’m all about it. Needless to say, I love the holidays and it’s the perf time to learn classic concepts that you can recreate throughout the year. I personally love Thanksgiving recipes as the...
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If there is one dessert I’m forever enamored with, it’s Apple Pie. It’s nostalgic, packed with apples and the majority of the sugar can be derived from the fruit which is always my preference. I think a homemade apple pie was one of the first concepts I tried ages ago while entertaining guests. I of course tried to go all out with a whole wheat crust and it was just was way too rustic,...
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Hello & Happy Thursday!! If there is one recipe that’s just so “me”, it’s classic pumpkin pie! I feel as though it’s one of those concepts that you either love it or hate it, I of course love it. Like countless others, I grew up always enjoying the store bought options and as you would imagine, everything is so...
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Hello & Happy Wednesday!! If there is one approach I always take with recipes, it’s to create color! Working with veggies you can derive natural color in countless ways and purple sweet potatoes is one of them! Purple sweet potatoes were actually created around 2006, and pack more...
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Out of all the dessert concepts you can whip up, galettes are by far the easiest and work perfectly with every season! Years ago, if you had asked me what a galette was I would have had no idea lol. In short, it’s like a rustic type tart thats comprised of a pie crust and fresh fruit! You don’t have to have any pie crust skills and it will still make you look like a pastry chef...
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If there is one thing I’m obsessed about, it’s effortless fruit forward desserts! As you would imagine, I love the summer months when fruit is thriving and more affordable. With summer winding down (cry) I reached for my bucket list and this classic strawberry pie came to mind. Typically pies feature a variety of various fruits, but I feel as though I rarely come across a strawberry pie. If you’re from the south they actually...
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I’m happy to say, that I’m an avocado kick. I probably have avocados just about every day, but in addition to them being a good breakfast and snack, they are amazing to throw into various dishes, especially desserts! When vegan cheesecakes came onto the scene they always were packed with cashews. While I love cashews I became less and less of a fan...
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Hello & Happy Thursday!! I don’t do a ton of pies, but with the Fourth of July around the corner I thought it would be wonderful to capture the essence of summer with a classic dessert, but of course.. with a modern spin! I don’t know about you, but within the past...
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