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STUFFED PRETZEL BALLS
These buttery, salty, cheesy pretzel balls are a great appetizer, snack, and spread for a party or tailgate. Bonus points if you can shape these crowd pleasers into tiny footballs! The baking soda bath, although optional, imparts the iconic color and chewy texture to your pretzels. While a pretzel ball stuffed with melted gouda is truly divine, they still [...]
COCOA PEANUT BUTTER CUPS
These mini chocolate peanut butter cups make an easy dessert that you can whip up with ingredients often already in your home. They definitely scratch the itch (and impulse) to buy other brands. Furthermore, you can customize them with toppings, add spices like cinnamon or ginger to the filling, or even swap out your favorite nut or seed butters [...]
PUMPKIN GINGER SOUP
Ginger, garlic, lemongrass, red curry, and coconut brighten up this plant-based pumpkin soup. Sometimes you just gotta respect a soup that is full-flavored but low effort! The light pumpkin broth allows a smooth, creamy texture without any cloying viscosity. The flavors work harmoniously enough that if you dislike or cannot eat some of these ingredients, some well-placed substitutions provide [...]
ALWAYS ON TAPENADE
Although tapenade (roughly top-uh-nod) originates from Provence, France, it has become a top-tier condiment across the globe. The scrumptious blend of capers and olives elevates aperitifs and entrees alike. Normally, Niçoise olives are traditional, but sweet, juicy kalamatas make a great, accessible substitute. Tapenade is super decadent on crusty baguette with cheese and roasted garlic; a dollop lends a perfectly [...]
CRANBERRY SAUCE
Fresh cranberries are the perfectly tart, yet sweet, component to autumnal and wintry meals. I'm the Cranberry Bog Witch of the holiday season, gleefully conjuring up baked goods, savory dishes and cranberry sauce. If you're used to the canned or jarred options, you'd be shocked at the flavor (and health) benefits to homemade cranberry sauce. This simple sauce packs [...]
OVEN ROASTED FRIES
The secret to crispy, crunchy fries roasted in the oven? Wash, soak and dry your taters beforehand. Removing as much excess potato starch as possible keeps fries from getting soggy (or sticking together if actually frying). Even simply rinsing potatoes in a colander changes the game, though a long term soak brings next-level crunchiness. Thanks to regularly making russet [...]