This beer cheese dip is perfect for football parties! Serve it in your slow cooker or fondue pot to keep it bubbling hot. Pretzels, some bread chunks, apple slices, chips and carrots are the perfect dippers for this appetizer. I got a craving the other day for beer cheese dip. I don’t know where it …
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A Ferrero Rocher Nutella milkshake is delicious any day of the week. Nutella and Ferrero Rocher candies go together well; you’ll love this sweet dessert. Okay, this is the milkshake to end all milkshakes. If milkshakes could end. Which they shouldn’t. Ever. My friend said, don’t share a milkshake recipe when it’s cold outside, and …
This make-ahead honey nut granola is the perfect easy breakfast! Mix up a batch and then eat it with milk or as a parfait. We have been making granola at home for years. I used to buy it all of the time until I realized how easy it is to make. In the past, I …
Make your own pumpkin pie spice mix with 5 easy ingredients. Never buy it at the store again! I was messing around in the kitchen over the weekend, experimenting with some fall recipes and I ran out of the store bought pumpkin pie spice mix I had. Big bummer. Then I remembered what happened that …
My recap of my trip to Barcelona with Miele for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 15th Anniversary event. Part 1 includes the 50 Best Talks and the official after party. I’ve been very lucky to partner with some fantastic brands and Miele is definitely one of my favorites. I traveled to NYC last year to …
This grilled guacamole recipe is going to be your new favorite summer dip. Grilling all of the vegetables gives the guacamole a smoky and unforgettable taste. It’s time for the 2017 summer edition of the Freaky Friday Blog Hop! You may be wondering what the Freaky Friday Blog Hop is. Multiple bloggers get together and …
No-churn cookies and cream ice cream is the best (and easiest way!) to cool off on a hot summer day. The best part – this is a 3-ingredient recipe! It’s a heat wave and I’m making ice cream. I have a serious love of no-churn ice cream. It’s so easy. It starts with two ingredients …
This Brussels sprouts kale salad with bacon, almonds, blue cheese and a lemon garlic vinaigrette is perfect for lunch or a light dinner! This salad has so much (awesomeness) going on that figuring out where to start and what to talk about is leaving me a little…. hungry. Which is really odd since I have been eating lots …
Blueberry lemon curd is the perfect addition to brunch! Add it to your french toast, crepes or even desserts! My favorite way to use it is as the center of a cupcake. I don’t really know where I got the idea to transform traditional lemon curd by adding blueberries to the curd itself, but I’m really glad …
This toasted marshmallow peanut butter milkshake is decadent and can bring your mind back to warm summer nights even in the dead of winter. Back in the day, there was a hot dog stand near my Chicago neighborhood called Toots. It was more or less a shack. Who am I kidding – it was a shack on the corner …
There’s nothing better than morning’s with a great cup of coffee, Make yourself a cafe latte with the Miele CM6 and a big batch of some scones! I took a moratorium on vanilla lattes a few years ago. It literally was years before I had one again on my trip to New York City with Miele. One …
These cream cheese brownies are decadently delicious! A smooth cream cheese layer is sandwiched between two layers of chocolate fudge. Thank you to Phil’s Fresh Eggs for sponsoring today’s conversation. My love of their cage-free eggs and all opinions are my own. One thing I can never turn down is a good brownie. Even better is a brownie …
Red white and blue frozen yogurt bark is perfect for summer holidays and barbecues. Made with raspberries, blueberries and white chocolate chips! Have I talked about my sweet tooth before? I’m sure I have. It’s bad, like, “EAT ALL OF THE COOKIES” Cookie Monster bad. I try to contain myself (that’s what I tell myself …
A delicious green goddess wedge salad, topped with bacon, blue cheese crumbles and cherry tomatoes and homemade green goddess dressing with Greek yogurt. The first time I had a wedge salad was a few summers ago on my birthday. Mr. B. and I made a day of it and went to the Shedd Aquarium and …
Honey buttered rum is the perfect holiday drink! It has all of the warmth and spice of hot buttered rum with the addition of my favorite ingredient – honey! When I was growing up, we knew the holidays were right around the corner when my mom lit our fireplace for the first time. It was …
My trip to the Kohler Food and Wine Experience in Kohler, Wisconsin – a delicious weekend of food, wine, spa treatments and luxuriousness. Last month, Destination Kohler invited me to attend the Kohler Food and Wine Experience in the quaint town of Kohler, WI. Located about 2 ½ hours north of Chicago, I was happily surprised to find one …
Add this recipe for oatmeal cranberry cookies to your holiday cookie rotation! They are easy to make, crispy, and delicious! Thank you Bob’s Red Mill for sponsoring this post! Sparkle up your holiday season with more delicious recipes at BobsRedMill.com! I’m kind of excited that Christmas is around the corner. Last year, we got very …
My Thanksgiving dinner tips and a recipe for cinnamon snack mix – perfect for parties or snacking! With Thanksigiving right around the corner, I bet there is more than one of you freaking out a little about hosting this year. I remember the first holiday dinner I hosted very well. It went okay because I’m a control freak and …
Delicious carrot cake cupcakes, filled and topped with sweet bourbon cream cheese frosting! Made with a sample of Rodelle vanilla extract and a huge dose of love. I have been on a baking kick lately, if you haven’t noticed. Between mini banana bread loaves and quite a few cupcakes (here and here), my oven has been …
Blueberry lemon bars – my version of the classic lemon bar recipe, using my homemade blueberry lemon curd. On New Year’s Day I shared one of my newest recipes for blueberry lemon curd. It is delicious and I had a hard time resisting the call of the curd. It is yummy enough that I seriously …
Duck fat paprika popcorn is savory and spicy – a perfect snack! My love affair with duck fat is continuing. It is a savory love, accented by spicy nights and the occasional sweetness. Especially when I decided to make duck fat chocolate chip cookies or buttermilk duck fat cornbread. Mr. B doesn’t get jealous – …
This mandarin orange beef stir fry recipe is not only delicious, it is also dairy free! Try it out for dinner tonight! Last year, Mr. B and I had to go on a dairy-free diet for 2 months – doctors orders. It was not easy for us cheese lovin’ freaks. Mostly we just ate vegetables …
Take your favorite brownie recipe (or mine!) and make these s’mores brownies! You won’t be able to eat just one! Lately, I have found myself with an over abundance of a few ingredients. First, it was a ridiculous amount of mushrooms. Now, it’s cups and cups of crumbled graham crackers. The same day Mr. …
Before summer is over, try this Honey Vanilla Bean ice cream with Raspberry Swirls! Perfect for the dog days of summer! Back in July, I had a birthday. “What?!?!” you say. “This is the first I’m hearing about it.” Yeah, yeah – I let this one slip by. Not that I am against turning 32, …
Each bite of these ginger candied carrots has a nice balance of lemons and ginger. It’s the perfect holiday side dish for ham, roasts, or everyday dinner. Ginger candied carrots are the perfect side dish for everyday meals and holiday dinners. Making my orange honey ham for Christmas, or any holiday dinner? Or this chicken …