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06
Apr
2014

Chocolate-Covered Matzah Toffee with Sea Salt

Passover starts a week from tomorrow, and for someone who’s not even Jewish, I’m pretty excited about it.

Growing up in Los Angeles, almost every one of my best friends was Jewish. I’ve partaken in countless Passover seders, Shabbat dinners, and Hanukkah candle-lightings over the years and I find so much to love about Jewish culture and traditions…and FOOD! Many of my favorite comfort foods are rooted in Jewish culture (thank you, Jewish friends’ moms and awesome Jewish delis). Give me matzah ball soup, latkes, or a fresh-baked loaf of challah and it brings me right back home to LA.

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23
Mar
2014

Whole Wheat Banana Muffins with Dark Chocolate and Toasted Pecans

categories: Breads, Breakfast, Muffins, Recipes, Whole Grains

Happy spring, everyone!!!

Just kidding. It’s 25 degrees out today with a snowstorm coming this week. Spring has NOT SPRUNG in Chicago.

I had planned to do a light, fresh, healthy recipe today to celebrate the official start of spring. But then I was like, you know what, screw it, I’m making some super-loaded banana muffins all jacked up with dark chocolate and toasted pecans. Because in this cruel hell in which it’s still sub-freezing and snowing in late March, bathing suit season just seems really, really far away. And banana muffins sound really, really good right now.

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09
Mar
2014

Chocolate Stout Bread

categories: Breads, Breakfast, Recipes

I don’t know about where you live, but ‘round these parts, St. Patrick’s Day is a pretty big deal.

A “start-drinking-before-noon” kind of big deal. I mean, we dye an entire river green. You just gotta do it.

It may be more than a week before the actual day, but in food blogger world, we always celebrate early. So welcome to St. Patrick’s Day WEEK up in here. I ate and drank copious amounts of chocolate and beer this weekend FOR YOU. You’re welcome!

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10
Feb
2014

Salted Caramel Brownies

categories: Bar Cookies / Brownies, Recipes

I have an incredible salty-sweet treat for you to whip up for your sweetie this Valentine’s Day.

Or you know, your Galentine’s Day/Palentine’s Day/average Tuesday. Basically whenever.

Ironically, my “sweetie” is not that into these. He is anti-sweet and salty. I’m still convinced something happened to his taste buds as a child because this just does not make any sense to me, but whatever. More for me. Basically what I’m saying is that I made these as an early Valentine’s Day gift to myself. Because LOVE YO SELF, amiright?

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