Apple Fritter Pull-Apart Bread. This is one of my most popular easy recipes, and for good reason. With sweet, fall-spiced apples, fluffy biscuit layers, and a delicious vanilla glaze, this pull-apart bread is always a hit. After making Buffalo Chicken Pull-Apart Bread a few years back (don’t tease me for the bad pictures, that post needs to…
Easy BBQ Bacon Baked Beans
I try not to throw the word “ultimate” around here too much because there are thousands of classic recipes on the web, but sometimes I sink my fork into something that’s too good for modesty… and you guys, after my first bite of these beans, I knew it was one of those times. I’ve made…
Salted Caramel S’more Dip with Cinnamon Sugar Chips
Hold on to your sweet tooth, because this dip is all dressed up and ready to party. James– being the resident dessert-fiend-in-chief that he is– has been asking me to make something sugary for, gosh, probably two months now. But since I’m selfish and prefer salty foods usually inspired by more savory ideas, I just finally got around…
Sticky Chipotle-Peach Chicken
I’ll get to this Sticky Chipotle-Peach Chicken in a second, but first I have to ask, is it just me? Am I the only one whose mind, during the duller moments of the day, drifts to all of the cringe-worthy choices and mortifying mistakes made in the past? Usually it’s the parked car I hit shortly…
No-Bake Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake Bars
The truth– if you care to know it– is that I’m a cynic. (Though if you’ve been reading for a while, this should come as no surprise.) I will probably leave this world just as distrusting, disillusioned, and full of whining as I entered it; still a crusader of personal space and timely break-ups; still the last…
20 Minute Sweet & Sticky Caribbean Shrimp
I’m in complete and utter denial that we’ve returned to this time of year. Not because of the holidays (I happen to like those), but because I need to smother myself in 68 layers of sweater material to somewhat-comfortably waddle my way to the mailbox. We’re talking the type of outfits that would rival Randy’s from…
Caramelized Pineapple and Jalapeño Margaritas
My birthday is 2 weeks before Cinco de Mayo, yet it took me nearly 26 years to realize that throwing a combination party stocked with salsas and overflowing with margaritas would be right up my alley. Apparently, it is also right up the alley of far more friends than I ever thought would RSVP, and now the…
Blueberry Muffin Waffles with Cinnamon Streusel and Vanilla Glaze
Are they muffins? Are they waffles? Are they breakfast? Are they dessert? Am I so indecisive that I combined all of those into one recipe to create Blueberry Muffin Waffles with Cinnamon Streusel and Vanilla Glaze? Well, yes. Yes to all.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
While scrolling down my facebook feed earlier this week, I noticed a post from my cousin Jamie that made me laugh as I waited for my Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars to come out of the oven. She announced, I’ve noticed a big backlash lately against pumpkin spice and I just wanted to make my…
Jalapeno-Honey Glazed Cheesy Chicken Poppers
We’re at the latter half of the Tabasco 10 Challenge now, with plenty of deliciousness still to come. As I’ve mentioned earlier in the week, I decided to make recipes for all different times of day (and to use every ingredient at least once) so I could get the most out of the challenge. On…
Italian Stuffed Sweet Pepper Poppers
There’s no shortage of spiciness in my recipes. I usually like my foods to have one heck of a kick, but many of my friends and family members can’t handle the heat as well. Recipes including jalapeños are a no-go when I know I’ll be having certain people over for dinner, which takes a lot…
Slow Cooker Sweet Heat Kielbasa Dip
Happy Friday! Happy Super Bowl Weekend! Happy birthday to my wonderful hand model / reflector board holder / taste-tester / incredibly patient boyfriend! Such skill. Look at the finesse with which James shows off this Slow Cooker Sweet Heat Kielbasa Dip. Truly a thing of beauty. I’m not sure if I’m talking about his hand or the…
5 Ingredient Sweet & Saltine Peanut Butter Brittle
You may know “Sweet & Saltine Brittle” more fondly as “Christmas Crack,” aptly named due to its cracker base and tendency to be scarily addictive. Very clever. If you’ve had the brittle before, you know exactly why I couldn’t help but make my own version to share with everyone. (Hint: it’s because I wanted to…
Caramel Apple Blondies
If you’ve hung around here long enough, you’ve heard many times from me that “I’m no baker”. It’s been nearly 2 years of food blogging at this point, and I’m tellin’ ya, I’ve spent the past 600-someodd days cringing at the thought of baked goods. You know how they say that you should stick to…
Mango Chile Glazed Shrimp
After an hour of blow-drying and flat-ironing, I’ve got Medusa-head going on within 30 seconds of walking outside. I can feel that August is just around the corner– that glorious month of hair-ruining humidity. Yes, August, when we finally come to terms with the fact that we never prepared for swimsuit season. Even well into swimsuit season, we…
Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip
There is not enough coffee in the world to save me today. I woke up at the crack of dawn yesterday to get my cooking done (look out for the Carrot Cake Cheesecake recipe coming up– it should be illegal, it’s so sinfully good) and then took a long, hurried drive/train ride to Newark for…
