Shhhhhhhhhh! Do not tell my editor I’m sharing this recipe here today, ok? Please? As you may know from my absence, I’m currently wrapping up my next cookbook, Sweet and Simple: Desserts for Two. Did I ever officially announce it? Probably not. For that, I’m sorry. I figured you saw it in social media, but I really should have made an announcement here. This next cookbook has even more dessert for two recipes!...
Here we go again. Once again I refuse to simply choose a name for a recipe and insist on using two. I was having this big internal struggle about whether to call these “Oreos” or “sandwich cookies” and I just gave in — I couldn’t decide! Growing up, we had homemade Oreos all the time, and they were a lot like this (minus the mint spin, of course) — they had a large, thin, chewy chocolate cookies but they were filled with cream cheese frosting....
I’m just going to come right out and say it: I’m always flabbergasted when people mention the bananas they have let go to waste. Yep, you will see me standing there with my mouth gaping wide. Huh? There is no reason for bananas to go to waste! We are firmly in the save-all-the-bananas camp around here, because they fuel our love of this Healthier Banana Bread (and its naughtier sister Chocolate Chip Banana Bread), and are essential in this Strawberry Banana Smoothie....
I know lots of kids are back to school already, but here we still have a few weeks to go. I’m starting to get the itch to go back to regular weeknight meals, dinners around the table (not that I’m hating on our daily picnics!), early bedtimes and routine. Anyone else? We’re no stranger to chili mac around here, and it’s one of our favorite meals! What to love about chili mac: It’s hearty — with ground beef, beans, and whole grain macaroni it’s got loads of fiber and protein to keep everyone going when life is crazy....
Instant pot mini tomato soup I came to tomato soup later in life, mainly because my childhood was consumed by chicken noodle, but once I had a smooth, creamy bowl of tangy tomato soup, I was hooked. I had it at a small chain French restaurant called La Madeleine, and it was well known for containing so much cream that any antioxidants provided by the tomatoes were surely cancelled out by the cream, heh....
As a die hard vanilla lover, this cake is a love letter to myself. It’s not that I have anything against chocolate, but vanilla holds my heart. When I set out to make a vanilla cake recipe, I hit it hard with a full tablespoon of vanilla extract. After one bite of this cake, you’ll agree it’s the best recipe for vanilla cake out there! Incidentally, if you need a mini chocolate cake for two, I’ve already written you that love letter....
PIN THIS RECIPE FOR LATER There’s probably no dessert I love more than a no bake cheesecake, and this white chocolate raspberry version is right up there at the top! I know there are some people who don’t like white chocolate, but honestly? You won’t find there are many desserts I turn down. I will take them all — except pumpkin. Call me crazy! If you’re one of those people who aren’t into white chocolate, try one of my other no bake cheesecake recipes:...
This is my first example of a pasta dish you can make using the guide I gave you last week. Obviously, I had to start with something cheesy! Here is the breakdown of my ingredients I used for this pasta according to the One Pot Pasta Guide: Pasta: I used 4 cups or 323g whole grain Rotini (almost a full box) — I love to add extra fiber and protein in our meals where I can and whole wheat pasta is a great way to do this!...
A buckle is a streusel-topped cake that contains fresh fruit. My favorite fruit to include in a buckle is plum for its tart and sweet bite. I added ground ginger to my plum buckle because I can hardly wait for the warm spices of fall. Ground cinnamon is just as good. I used diced plums here because I enjoy the chunks of fruit throughout the cake, but more commonly, the fruit is sliced on top of the batter (but under the streusel) just before baking....
We’re about a month out from Camille’s birthday, and we’ve settled on a rainbow themed girl’s birthday party. We are so excited! While I’m making these easy rainbow cookies for the goodie bags, I’ll keep the frosting bag out for this mini rainbow cake. If you make the rainbow cookies, you’ll have about half of the frosting leftover, which is just enough for making this rainbow cake recipe! So perfect, right?...
You’ve had super sweet American buttercream frosting, and I’m sure you’ve had ethereal Swiss meringue buttercream. But, have you ever had whipped ricotta frosting? It’s such a fun way to put a spin on the sweets coming out of your kitchen. It basically tastes like the inside of a cannoli, and in my world, that is one of the highest compliments a frosting recipe can receive. And yes, I’ve been to Reading Terminal Market in Philly and eaten my fair share of cannoli, filled from the pastry bags hanging from the ceiling....
Happy Cinco de Mayo. I’m not allowed to make margaritas for my family any more. Apparently, all you have to do to get taken off margarita duty is get grandma drunk one time. Just once! It’s a damn shame, too, because I happen to make the best frozen margaritas. In college, I could keep a tiny apartment packed full of people slurping frozen margs on hot summer nights. Just give me a blender and a bottle of tequila, and I’m your bartender....
When I first started this site, 11 years ago, I was truly just cooking small batch recipes for myself. It was just me, eating both servings of molten chocolate cakes. I would occasionally share a small batch of cowboy cookies with the dude I was dating (who is now my husband), but for the most part, it was just me eating for two. Since those days, we have grown to a family of 4....
I’m going to try to refrain from going on and on and on about my love for slow cookers. I feel like I’ve probably done that somewhere before… just like I’ve also whined to you about how difficult it can be to get dinner on the table these days. Another thing I love? CanadiAsian food. I’m not ever going to claim I know anything about actual Asian/Chinese cuisine, but based on my limited experiences in restaurants in Manitoba, this is how we do our slow cooker sweet and sour chicken!...
Love baking? You’ll also enjoy The Best Snickerdoodle Recipe, this Millionaire Shortbread recipe and these Seven Layer Magic Bars Recipe! These Maple Cookies were a spur-of-the-moment addition to my holiday baking line-up, but sometimes I think those are my favorite ones! Those times I get in the kitchen just to bake, just for fun. And then out comes these gloriously soft, and sweet and maple-y cookies, right? Not exactly. This recipe came about because I had found a recipe in a popular magazine that looked incredible, and I thought they’d be a fun weeknight baking project....
This Cornbread Dressing is the best of the best This is the best recipe I got; it’s all here, folks. I may turn out the lights on this blog after sharing this. My Southern Corn Bread Dressing was saved for years to put in my second cookbook because I knew it would be a game-changer. You will also find a ‘Thanksgiving for Two’ feast in the book, and this cornbread dressing is in it, albeit in a small pan for two....
Ahh, sweet tea. It might just be the only thing you know about the South. Well, maybe you’ve heard we make great fried chicken, biscuits and gravy, and maybe you’re even smart enough to know what CFS stands for. But sweet tea is the real thing we’re famous for. It’s the house wine of the South. We go through gallons of it year ’round. I grew up with lemon slices in sweet tea, but since Mr....
I love this easy sweet and sour pork recipe because it is super quick and so delicious! It’s perfect for a busy weeknight meal, served with rice and extra veggies. Whenever we go to Chinese restaurants, I always eye their sweet and sour section. I love the contrasting flavors of sweet peppers and pineapples, with acidic tomato, spicy ginger, and delicious garlic! With this recipe, I can enjoy an amazing sweet and sour pork dish from the comfort of my own home, and it only takes 30 minutes to make....
You will love this Vegan Cake Recipe After baking cakes and cupcakes for many years, I am finally ready to say it. Vegan baking is a lot easier than traditional baking! I don’t have to wait for butter and eggs to come to room temperature, and most of the recipes come together in just one bowl. I’ve always leaned towards cakes and cupcakes made with oil, because oil makes the final cake more moist and fluffy....
Well, we did it again; we do it every year. Each year, I say I’m only going to plant one zucchini plant in our garden, because that’s truly all one family needs. However, each year, I plant nearly 6. I’m not sure why I can’t be content with just one squash plant. I tell myself that I’ll cull the harvest by using the squash blossoms in a frittata or by stuffing the blossoms with mozzarella cheese and frying them....
