sweet things

White and Dark Chocolate Holiday Truffles

December 13, 2014 by theeverykitchen@gmail.com 2 Comments

7 Days of Christmas Cookies: Cookie (Candy) #6

The thing about December is… all I eat is Christmas Cookies.

I’m just not very hungry for any other foods this month. Everything in the cafeteria looks very… mehhhh. Everything at home… well, there’s nothing at home. I have no substantial food at home. And I don’t have any substantial food because I just can’t think of any appropriate breakfast, lunch, or dinner foods that I would really like to eat.

But set a plate of Christmas Cookies in front of me and I’ll have one of each, please!

[The dietitian in me wants you to know that not all of that is true. I have been eating my proteins and fibers and vegetables. I’m telling the truth about not really feeling like it, but, ya know, health is a priority and all that. ]

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Smoked Paprika Caramel Corn with Honey Almonds

November 19, 2014 by theeverykitchen@gmail.com Leave a Comment

You’ll be eating Smoked Paprika Caramel Corn by the handful. This recipe has some freakin’ good homemade buttery, sweet caramel flavors happening. And little slivers of honey-coated almonds. It’s giving you chewy and crunchy feelings both at the same time.

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Gingersnap and Apple Butter Milkshake

November 9, 2014 by theeverykitchen@gmail.com Leave a Comment

Something short and sweet for you this weekend!

My favorite thing about ice cream is that it melts. I love to skim my spoon right over the top of a scoop to get that just-barely-frozen mouthful. I’ll order a cone and wait for it to get drippy, licking from bottom to top before it gets too messy. When I order a cup, I tip it to the side to spoon out that melty, shlurpable ice cream floating in the bottom.

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Blueberry Tart with Walnut Crust

August 5, 2014 by theeverykitchen@gmail.com Leave a Comment

The BBF’s mom and sister invited me to pick blueberries recently. Big, sweet blueberries in the summertime are one of my favorite snacks, but I couldn’t eat them fast enough. There was enough to fill at least half a large coffee can! So naturally, I turned them into a dessert.

This dessert is slightly different than others I’ve made. It was already edited to be light, as it came from Eating Well magazine. Sshhhh — don’t tell the BBF!

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Grilled Vanilla Bean Mascarpone Peaches with Salted Bourbon Caramel

July 20, 2014 by theeverykitchen@gmail.com Leave a Comment

Summer Peach Week is turning into summer peach weekS. My parents live close by and have peach trees. Since the fruit ripens at different times, it’s been a constant influx of fresh, homegrown peaches for the past several weeks.

I’ve had many friends send me recipes and this one looked quick, easy and unique. Everyone is making peach cobblers and crisps, tarts and pies — this recipe really focuses on the whole peach while the toppings are (AWESOME, but) secondary to the grilled fruit flavor.

Grilled Vanilla Bean Mascarpone Peaches with Salted Bourbon Caramel

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Bourbon Roasted Peach Cheesecake

July 13, 2014 by theeverykitchen@gmail.com Leave a Comment

Serious Eats is hands-down my favorite foodie site. When I was in school at NYU, I discovered this great blog by Robyn Lee who was also an NYU student. This was like 8 years ago and she traipsed through the City eating, as you would guess, everything, and letting everyone live vicariously through her via The Girl Who Ate Everything. Eventually, she started working at Serious Eats, which led me to discover their awesomeness and that is how Serious Eats came to be my favorite foodie site. Thank you, Robyn.

All that is to say… at least 50% of my bookmarked recipes are Serious Eats recipes or recipes that Serious Eats has linked to. And this is one of them.

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