A Muffin You’ll Feel Good Eating! These easy-to-make, moist whole wheat morning glory muffins are wholesome, flavorful, and packed with ingredients you’ll feel good eating. They have a tender crumb and a slightly dense texture, making them a hearty and delicious breakfast option. Why You’ll Love These Muffins These Whole Wheat Morning Glory Muffins are a delightful blend of warm spices, natural sweetness, and satisfying texture. Packed with shredded carrots, juicy apple, crunchy nuts, chewy raisins, and a touch of coconut, they deliver the perfect balance of flavor and a…
Continue ReadingCranberry Gin Cocktail with Elderflower Liqueur
Holiday cocktails Holiday cheer: it comes in many forms, but my current favorite is this cranberry gin shaker! It’s a little tart, a little sweet, and very drinkable. Ingredients in my cranberry gin shaker How to make cranberry simple syrup Do not be intimidated by homemade simple syrup. It’s a combination of water and sugar that is dissolved together on a stove top. You can leave it as is — unflavored, but sweet — or add additional ingredients to flavor the syrup. For this cocktail, I added frozen cranberries (fresh…
Continue ReadingFlaky, Impressively Tall White Cheddar Biscuits
Say hello to the king of brunch: flaky, homemade cheddar biscuits! The secret to extra flaky layers? Super cold ingredients and stacking the biscuit dough. There’s a lot of heated conversations around biscuits. Should you use butter or shortening? Which is better: drop biscuits or cut? Most of it comes down to personal preference. Here’s what we can tell you: if you want biscuits that are light, tender, flaky, and sky high (just look at that rise!), this cheddar biscuit recipe is the one you’ve been searching for! We’ve made…
Continue ReadingRich and Tender Bourbon-Braised Short Ribs
There’s nothing more comforting than a plate of tender, fall-apart braised short ribs on a cold night. This version takes the classic to new heights with a splash of bourbon, which infuses the sauce with subtle sweetness, oak, and a hint of smoke. Slow-cooked in a Dutch oven with onions, carrots, prunes (trust us on this one — I also add prunes to my braised flanken short ribs and they essentially melt into the sauce!), the result is rich, silky, and deeply satisfying. This is one of those restaurant-worthy dinners…
Continue ReadingPeanut Butter and Pistachio Cream-Filled Sufganyot
Sufganiyot are traditionally jelly-filled yeast donuts we enjoy on Hanukkah. Of course there’s no wrong time to eat a jelly-filled donut, but Hanukkah is a celebration of lights… which is a celebration of oil… which means we fry all the things! Namely, latkes and sufganiyot. But today we’re putting a twist on the ol’ classic and making cream filled donuts. Chalk it up to personal preference, but 10 out of 10x, we prefer a creamy donut filling to jelly! Why I Love This Recipe For more delicious homemade dessert recipes, try…
Continue ReadingGrilled Blackened Salmon with Homemade Seasoning
This Grilled Blackened Salmon comes together in just under 30 minutes and is perfect for a light and fresh weeknight dinner! The salmon is seasoned with my homemade blackening seasoning, grilled until tender and flaky, then topped with Grilled Pineapple Salsa. It’s both sweet and spicy, but very well balanced. Quick, flavor-packed, and beautiful, this salmon recipe checks all the boxes! If you love this recipe, be sure to try my Blackened Salmon BLT Sandwich, Baked Salmon Tacos, or Blackened Mahi Mahi next! I’ve got tons of easy seafood recipes,…
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