Creamy date caramel sandwiched between brown butter oat pecan cookies. Richly sweet toasted oat and pecan cookies with creamy bourbon date caramel. The idea for these cookies started out as being a “healthy” cookie with low sugar and low gluten. But like so much of my cooking, they ended up being the opposite. What can […]
Cajun-spiced shrimp, peppers, and tomatoes wrapped in a deep fried buttermilk pastry. These tasty little hand pies were inspired by Louisiana’s crawfish pie, filled with tender shrimp, lots of veggies, and a hint of spice. I prefer to make my dough a day in advance to allow it to fully hydrate and break up the […]
Lemon and chamomile scented bundt cakes with white chocolate honey glaze. These mini bundts are bursting with lemon flavor. They have a tender crumb with hints of chamomile, honey, and white chocolate. I used 100% chamomile tea bags to make these cakes. Loose-leaf can also be used, but it will need to be strained out […]
Olive oil fried artichokes with lemon caper vinaigrette and shaved parmesan. The first time I saw these artichokes, I said I have to make that! Beautifully crispy artichoke leaves fried in olive oil, what a great appetizer. The recipe for these artichokes calls for twice frying in olive oil. The oil adds flavor to the […]
Flakey puff pastry filled with fresh plums, frangipane, and glazed with thyme-infused honey. These delicious little pastries are not overly sweet with buttery puff pastry and delicate flavors of plum, frangipane, and thyme honey. Frangipane is one of those things you either love or you don’t know about. Thankfully I know about it because it […]
Peanut butter caramel, homemade marshmallow, chocolate ganache, and toasted peanuts layered on top of a buttery shortbread cookie crust. Today I am taking two of my childhood favorites, fluffernutter and millionaire’s shortbread (a.k.a. Twix), and combining them into one decadently rich treat. All of the recipes below are fairly simple to make, and if followed […]
