My weekday breakfasts usually consist of some combination of fresh fruit, eggs, and yogurt. On the weekends I like to make something a bit more decadent like omelets, frittatas, or oatmeal bakes, like this one and also this. This banana upside down one is spectacular. It is lovely all by itself, but I highly encourage […]
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Pumpkin Flan with Maple Caramel
I ♥ Flan. I remember the first time I made it when we lived in California (recipe at bottom). It was utterly satisfying to see it turned out perfectly, with that beautiful brown caramel providing a heavenly moat. As far as Ina Garten recipes go, the woman can do no wrong. I have been loving her new […]
Sweet & Salty Brownies
A deep, dark gooey brownie, with a miso caramel layer nestled between the chocolate-y layers. It’s delicious enough, but then those gooey brownies are topped with crunchy demerara sugar and flaky sea salt to finish it off. This heavenly brownie from Baked was featured on the Food Network, where it was praised as one of the best […]
Thanksgiving: Salted Caramel Apple Pie
My first homemade apple pie! It was fun to make and it turned out beautifully. Unfortunately the first bite was disappointing. Much too tart, the caramel wasn’t as noticeable as I would have liked, and it wasn’t nearly sweet enough. That’s an easy enough fix. I took the 4 tablespoons of lemon juice down to 1 tablespoon, […]
Vanilla Caramel Budino with Salted Caramel Sauce
One of the great things about my time living in California as an adult was the (somewhat) close proximity to Las Vegas. I’m not much of a gambler, and I’m not into the club thing, but Vegas really has a pretty great food scene. Possibly contrary to many people who visit Vegas, I most look […]
Billionaire’s Shortbread
If you are hungry for a RICH dessert, why not make Billionaire’s Shortbread? (Please excuse my bad pun, ha ha.) I’m not sure why this particular recipe from Food & Wine is called Billionaire’s and not Millionaire’s shortbread. I think it might have to do with an upgrade from milk chocolate to dark chocolate, and […]
Greek Yogurt with Cajeta, Fresh Fruit, and Granola
I am a big Rick Bayless fan. You can usually find me haunting one or all of his restaurants when I am in Chicago. Most recently David and I dined at Xoco for breakfast, not one but two times. Yes, the Huevos Rancheros was good, and the wood-oven chilaquiles were delicious, but the star of […]
Bourbon-Sea Salt Caramels
Does anything beat homemade caramels? Nah, I don’t think so. These are even more amazing than plain caramels because of the addition of bourbon and flaky sea salt. They are sweet, creamy, and chewy with a bit of salty crunch as well. To give credit where it’s due, David actually is the caramel maker in the house. He has […]