Every year I try to share a new and exciting cookie recipe for you for the holiday season. This year, I wanted to take the classic babka recipe, that we all know and love, and turn it into the ultimate cookie. That’s where these Babka Cookies come into the picture. Instead of spending hours making a yeasted dough and filling it and twisting and baking and glazing and waiting, why not just make a batch of these cookies? The flavors are all there and the best part is that it’s in cookie form! You can’t ever go wrong with cookies. If you’re still planning out your cookie exchange recipe this year, you don’t need to plan anymore because this one is it. This is the way to go. It’s a brown butter brown sugar cookie base, swirls with a chocolate spread and topped with a delicious streusel. If you close your eyes and eat these cookies, you’d think you were eating babka…a thin chewy, slightly crisp piece of babka.
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Every year I’m always left with the same question of what I should do with all of my Thanksgiving leftovers. Aside from the regular ol’ turkey sandwich or turkey chili, I never really have anything new or exciting planned for the next day’s dinner. All of that is changing however, because this year I’ve teamed up my friends over at 
I have said it time and time again, and I’ll continue to say it until I’m blue in the face, but a gift from the heart that you make at home, will always mean much more than something you can buy in any store. On Valentine’s Day especially, you should get in the kitchen and make your special someone, or your friends or just yourself, a delicious meal at home. Going out to a restaurant on February 14th is completely overrated and adds too much pressure on everyone involved. And I’m saying this as a married man. Believe me, cooking at home, even making it a fun thing you both do together, even if you’re not that well-versed in the kitchen, is so entertaining. This Dinner for Two: Chicken Roulade is not only delicious but actually really fun to cook up. If you’re looking for more dinner for two ideas, this 
I’ve said time and time again on here that gifts that you make, from the heart, mean so much more than something you can buy online or in a store. On 
These Champagne Margaritas are in honor of two special events coming up. The first one is pretty obvious and that’s New Year’s Eve. You can’t countdown to the new year with your family and friends without having a specialty cocktail up your sleeve for the festivities. The second special event is that this just so happens to be the last post of 2018! We’ve gone through an entire year with so many recipes that you’ve all (hopefully) loved and I hope to continue this little blog and bring you even better content in the new year. Whatever your New Year’s resolutions might be, I truly hope that they bring you happiness, and that you make the most of this upcoming year. This is your time to shine and do what you love. This is your year to make a difference and stand up for what you believe in, and above all, this is your time to have the most fun in the kitchen yet. Let’s raise our glasses to 2019 and may it be everything we want it to be and may it bring us everything we wish that it does. 
