baked southwest avocado egg rolls with spicy cilantro ranch
Bake in the ole days my friends and I would often convene at Chili’s and I’d devour their southwest egg rolls like my…
Category: Appetizers
everything caesar baked crackers
CRACKers. Seriously. You’ll want to hoard them at your next gathering. Merry Christmas Eve, all! I am abundantly unready for the holiday. My…
soft cheese and herb breadstick twists with honey butter
Italian night, Tuesday night, or whatever night done right with Soft Cheese and Herb Breadstick Twists. I included these on my Christmas Eve…
winter persimmon and pomegranate salad with maple candied pecans
A Christmas dinner ain’t a Christmas dinner without a big, hearty salad to counteract all the cookies from the night before. This beautiful…
parmesan acorn squash with pomegranate honey
For all you panic-stricken by the reality of Thanksgiving’s arrival in two days, I’ve got your back with an ultra simple side dish…
roasted pear and whipped ricotta crostini with apple thyme honey
Call toast toast and people shrug from images of buttered rye on their diner plate. Call toast crostini and suddenly all the snazzy…
festive holiday cheeseboard + tips
Pulling all the punches this Thanksgiving with a big, beautiful cheeseboard, and giving you some tips from my charcuterie well. I love any…
salted maple butter brioche dinner rolls
These poofy, floofy, indescribably tender rolls are an homage to mom’s weekly crescent rolls during my childhood. Except these aren’t crescent rolls. I…
cranberry sausage croissant stuffing
Meatless sausage stars in this tart, rich, buttery croissant-based stuffing that’ll wow your meat eating friends straight to Christmas. Let’s refrain from discussing…
shaved broccoli and kale salad with dijon cider vinaigrette
If you shun salads due to the high lettuce content, shun no more – this Shaved Broccoli and Kale Salad is a chopped…