Guinness chocolate cake - so good

My Palm Springs date shake brings all the boys to the yard

Butternut Squash & Short Rib Chili

cauliflower and celery root puree - a perfect winter side dish

Chewy, crackly chocolate cookies with peppermint chips

A custardy Finnish pancake for Christmas morning!

Pumpkin Fudge - 4 flavors in one pan! (chocolate hazelnut pumpkin is the favorite in my family)

Easy barley risotto - no stirring!

Padron peppers are all the rage in restaurants... but you can make them at home in 5 minutes or less

Kebab Karaz, a dish of lamb and sour cherry meatballs from Aleppo - plus memories of eating in Syria

Here is the how-to for those stunning magical rainbows in a jar!

Come to the blogger bake sale in SF and you can get your hands on these - for charity!

Balsamic Baby Artichokes with Garlic Chips & Parmesan

inspired by hawaii: salmon avocado poke with lime, mint, and coriander

what are black chickpeas and what do they taste like?

Dairy free vegan risotto made with forbidden rice - because forbidden is more fun!

How to win friends & influence people with caramel-dipped fruits

they look like store-bought but taste so much better... surprise your friends with frosting-filled cupcakes!

Mideast architecture meets cookies and candy in this epic gingerbread casbah!

Lusciously chewy chocolate mint cookies - inspired by my pal macheesmo.com!

Cornbread is so much better when laden with bacon and bacon grease!

what is tiny rice and why is it so tiny?

what to do when 2 avid kayakers get married? why, a kayak wedding cake, of course!

aged black garlic makes everything better- I call it natural msg!