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Get inspired to try something new, make something better or upgrade your kitchen with these tasty bits. Or heck, throw a whole dinner party and order my cookbook “The Dinner Party Project” out now!
Buttery German Potato Salad With Herbs
This is a super-easy bbq side that packs a lot of punch. It’s also a leeeettle bit healthier and lighter than your standard mayonnaise-rich potato salad. If you have the time I recommend cooking the potatoes like I do in the grilled veggie recipe. Grilled potatoes are super delicious and when grilled in foil you get the best texture and flavor for this “salad”. If you don’t have the time, you can always boil or steam them.
Ridiculously Crispy Potato Wedges
Fun fact about me - I'm allergic to chicken, so the whole buffalo wing thing isn't an option for me. But I really miss ordering something that comes with weirdly wet carrots and celery and dipping them plus the tiny little chicken arm into a rich sauce and ending up with hands coated in grease. Turns out, the wing is actually my least favorite part, so creating an extra crispy potato wedge that's perfect for sauce grabbing and full of flavor is actually my preference. So here she is... the perfect (non) WING woman. Perfect for your vegetarian friend or meatless Monday or, you know, The Super Bowl!
Caramelized Onion Greek Yogurt Dip
When I dip, you dip, we dip.
Actually Delicious GF Chocolate Chip Cookies
It took me a long time to create a satisfying gluten free and dairy free cookie that I actually wanted to eat. This. Is. The. One.
The dough will be best if you let it rest in the fridge overnight, so put on your big girl pants and don’t eat the raw cookie dough! It’s worth it! Resting the dough is the only way to get your gluten free cookie to have the height of a regular cookie.
Chocolate Chip Sprinkle Party
Originally I made this recipe for Passover since it's sans dairy and made with almond flour, but I've had so many people enjoy making it year round that I've decided to let it break free from the chains of Holiday oppression. From now on, it's just called a Chocolate Chip Sprinkle Party and you can eat it whenever. you. like!
“Subway” Style M+M Cookies
When I was a kid the theater by my house had a Subway next to it so I’d always sneak in a 6 inch sub and a gooey cookie. I know Subway isn’t generally the pinnacle of culinary success but you KNOW that is a delicious cookie. Although this cookie isn’t identical, as they use ingredients that are hard to acquire for home cooks, these cookies ARE super delicious and when cooked properly hit that perfect intersection of cooked, but ssssuuuuuperr soft and chewy.
Birthday Cake Mousse
Move the hell over Birthday Cake. There's a new treat in town.
Pre-Game Punch
Aperol is bomb. If you haven’t tried it do so immediately! Or wait until evening or brunch time if you’re reading this at 6am. Aperol is an Italian aperitif made from a SECRET recipe (intriguing) that gets its main flavor from bitter orange. It’s a beautiful color and makes a great cocktail. This recipe has it all- it’s pretty, simple and a crowd pleaser, seems impressive but it’s easy to make. You can also very easily toss all the ingredients into a bowl for a quick and easy punch.
Slightly Sophisticated Italian Soda
There’s nothing like sipping a refreshing soda while watching a movie and this adult version is just the ticket (too much? Just enough?)! Reminiscent of the Italian sodas of your youth, but not as syrupy and kicked up a notch with vanilla bean infused vodka. Honestly, the Torani syrup in this drink is manufactured to taste delicious, you really don’t have to do much with it. It’s a deliciously fun, easy cocktail with a couple of sprigs of rosemary and lots of club soda to balance the sweetness.
I Can't Believe It's Not Eggnog Cocktail
Look, I have nothing against eggnog; in fact, I like it. But c’mon, it can’t be the only player in the creamy holiday cocktail game. This lil guys is incredibly fast to put together and basically tastes like having a Christmas party on a tropical island. Who doesn’t want that? It’s thick and rich, spicy and sweet, chilled to perfection and covered in sprinkles because WHY NOT. I hope you love it!
Everything Bagel-Style Pumpkin Seeds
Everything Bagel-Style Pumpkin Seeds
Gooey Caramel & Granny Smith Pie
IDK about your family but in mine, our Jewish stomachs make it so that every other person has a different dietary restriction. We usually have a dairy-free thing for this person, a gluten-free thing for that person, and a vegetarian thing for the person in the corner… but this year I decided I was going to find ONE PIE delicious enough for all. And I have to say, it turned out even better than I had hoped for. I brought it to a friend's house (see: car floor pie) for a taste test and they had no idea it was both gluten AND dairy free. I’ll take the win. So here she is just in time for your Thanksgiving celebration, a GOOEY CARAMEL & GRANNY SMITH PIE to satisfy everyone.
