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Crunchy Asparagus and Prosciutto Sandwiches

I'm a little obsessed with sandwiches, and I'm sure you've picked that up by now because I have an abnormal amount of sandwich recipes on the blog. Even more than doughnuts, which is weird for me because doughnuts are my life. They range from breakfast sandwiches to lunch sandwiches to hearty dinner sandwiches to dessert sandwiches; there's something for everyone. I'm now adding another lunch/hearty dinner sandwich to the mix and I'm not looking back because it's a whopper of a recipe that we ...

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Summer Feast with Le Creuset + GIVEAWAY

I know what you've been thinking lately, "I'd really love to create a big summer feast with family and friends, but I don't know where to begin?!" I know this because I went through the exact same thing just recently. Now that Julian and I have moved into a house, we're looking forward to entertaining more often because we actually have the space for it. With just a few helpful tips and tricks up our sleeves, we can all create an amazing summer get-together that everyone will enjoy. And that's ...

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Chicken Enchilada Pizzas

I always have these grandiose plans of making a weekly pizza night happen in my house, but after about two weeks I get bored of having the same thing over and over again, and so sadly I drop all plans and dreams of this wonderful idea. I still love pizza though, so it's not like I'm shunning it forever. It's just that I need some diversity in my meals on a week to week basis; call me crazy. Because my love for pizza runs deep, I think the most obvious and smart thing to do is to think of new and ...

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Steak and Brie Sandwiches

I wanted to share a ridiculously easy recipe that requires hardly any time at all to put together because I'm no monster, and I know that we don't always have all the time in the world to spare in the kitchen, especially during the work week. Those few and far in between moments of freedom in life need to be cherished and not spent working away over a hot stove. Let's keep that in mind from now on and for the rest of summer, deal? I'd like to think that everyone of you (myself included) has the ...

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Breakfasts To Start Your Day

Baked Everything Bagel Doughnuts

The first thing we should get out in the open is the giant elephant in the room. You know it’s there. I know it’s there. Yes these are doughnuts but they’re bagel doughnuts. They’re not sweet at all—like we’ve come to know with traditional doughnuts—and aren’t meant as a dessert or sweet treat, but rather…

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Breakfast Polenta Bowls

I’ll let you all in on a little secret, I’ve never been into those fancy smoothie bowls for breakfast. You know those pinterest worthy smoothie bowls that are over the top and loaded with healthy stuff for you? I’m not a fan because how can that possibly be filling? I feel like I’d eat it…

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Breakfast Egg Rolls

You might already know that I have a thing for egg rolls and/or spring rolls. Basically anything that is fried until golden brown and crispy is my jam. I can’t resist a fried treat. Some of my favorite roll recipes on the site include, but are not limited to, Cuban Sandwich Egg Rolls, Loaded Baked…

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Tex-Mex Avocado Toast

I’m really bad about eating breakfast, especially during the week. I know that it might sound like I’m throwing a line around, but I mean it when I say that eating breakfast gets away from me sometimes. I need to be better about forcing myself to eat something in the morning. Even if it’s something…

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Breakfast BLTs

I visit my friend Joy in New Orleans, about once a month or so (not enough if you ask me), to chat and drink and eat and most importantly get some work done because we’re adults and that’s what adults do. Whenever I’m there, we always try to offset all of the work we have…

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Glazed Chocolate Chip Yeast Waffles

These Glazed Chocolate Chip Yeast Waffles are a cross between a breakfast dish and dessert. It can really go both ways and that’s the best part about this post/recipe. The waffles are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and studded with chocolate chips. Did I mention that they’re dipped in a vanilla…

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Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth

Cinnamon Roll Sheet Cake

I’m really into sheet cakes at the moment or sheet pies—aka slab pies aka the lazy person’s dessert—because they’re really easy to make and they yield an enormous amount which makes them great to feed a crowd…or satisfy a lonely party of one, depends on how you look at it. I’m not judging. This vanilla…

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PB&J Cinnamon Rolls

I’m continuing my Cinnamon Roll Week on the blog as promised with these decadent PB&J Cinnamon Rolls that can most definitely do overtime as breakfast, dessert, or even a snack. Earlier in the week I shared a recipe for savory Garlic Bread “Cinnamon” Rolls that were completely out of the box but something that you…

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Banana Split Bundt Cake

I found the recipe for this Banana Split Cake from an old Better Homes and Gardens magazine where they took retro BHG recipes and remade and reshot them to see if they were still relevant (and still worked). It was a fun concept because the original photograph was amazing. The styling and lighting was something…

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Baked Oatmeal Raisin Doughnuts + GIVEAWAY!

Sometimes I’m faced with the dilemma of having to choose between a doughnut or a cookie. Believe me, it’s one of life’s toughest decisions, and one that I wouldn’t wish upon anyone. Because I consider us good friends, and because I want to make things as easy on you as possible, I’ve decided to combine…

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Cheers to the Weekend: Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake

I’m always so adamant and a firm believer that we all need a weekend cooking and/or baking project that’s a bit more labor intensive. Something that we wouldn’t really try during the week because we don’t have the time or patience after a long day’s work. The weekend is for trying out those new recipes…

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Piña Colada Shortcakes

I know we just got through Labor Day and that technically marks the final days of summer, but if you’re in Southern California it feels like summer is just getting started with this heatwave of never-ending proportions. Can it just cool down already, please? At the same time though, I’m already seeing Halloween decorations and…

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Let’s Cheers to the Weekend!

Cheers to the Weekend: Mini S’mores Galettes

Do you know how sometimes your eyes are bigger than your stomach? You just buy a bunch of stuff at the grocery store because you think to yourself, “Oh I’m totally going to eat all of this. In one sitting no less.” Then when it comes time to show off your all you can eat…

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Cheers to the Weekend: S’mores Slab Pie

The way I look at it, the sole purpose of making a slab pie is to either A). feed a crowd or B). have an excuse to eat a giant pie all by yourself. Let’s be honest though, If I was given the option, I would definitely choose the latter because when it comes to…

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Cheers to the Weekend: Shells with Pancetta and Peas

This is one of the easiest recipes I’ve posted on the site in a very long time, making it appropriate for a Cheers to the Weekend post because sometimes we just don’t have the time to spend hours and hours in the kitchen, slaving away on one meal. Maybe sometimes we don’t even want to…

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Cheers to the Weekend: Grapefruit Cucumber Gin Fizz

I haven’t posted a cocktail recipe in a very long time, so I figured I needed to fix this problem right away, because if you ask me that’s exactly what it is, a big problem. And what better time to do this than right about now, as the weather is finally turning for the better,…

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Cheers to the Weekend: Buffalo Chicken Mozzarella Sticks

Nothing screams the weekend more than a giant pile of buffalo chicken wings or crispy mozzarella sticks, but rather have you decide between one or the other, I’ve decided to make miracles happen for you because you can now just have both of them in one hybrid mega crunchy spicy cheesy stick. Just call me…

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Sheet Pan Roasted Sausage and Peppers

I’ve been addicted to super simple sheet pan dinners lately, mainly because I’m kind of lazy to cook something time-consuming and extravagant these days. The warmer it gets outside the less time I want to spend in the kitchen. I’m just not feeling it, ya know? In case you’ve fallen behind on the times though,…

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