December - 2016

vegan buddha bowl

Making big bowls filled with tons of healthy ingredients has seemed to be a big thing lately. I see bowls filled with chicken, beans,...

peanut chicken zucchini noodles

This year has definetly been the spiralized vegetables craze. I see spiralized zucchini, carrots, sweet potato, just about anything you...

spinach gratin

I have heard of gratins before with potato or other veggies but spinach gratin was new to me. I came across this recipe after my parents...

Mushroom Pasta Bake

There is nothing like a warm cheesy pasta bake to sooth the soul. After one bite of this dish I couldn't stop. It was perfectly crispy on...

thumbprint cookies

I have had this recipe pinned forever and I have been looking for time to make them. Good thing we needed some dessert to bring to my...

lemon tart

This Christmas eve we held dinner at our house and I was put in charge of the desserts of course. A friend of mine helped write this...

flourless chocolate cake

I made this cake along with a lemon tart for Christmas Eve dinner. If it were my choice I would have many two chocolate desserts, but I...

russian tea cakes

I've always seen these cookies before and I've tried them but I never knew the name of them until now. Since I always see these pop up in...

Chocolate Sables

I was looking for a few recipes to make for some Christmas goody bags on my favorite site smitten kitchen and came across these...

peppermint kiss cookies

I have always wanted to make kiss cookies before and when I had a chance to make some treats for a bake sale at school I knew these were...

Giulia Child