Here’s a little kitchen secret I stole from a pastry-chef friend and then refused to share at parties: brown butter transforms ordinary desserts into something that tastes like […]
Dessert
Cherry Cheesecake Bliss
When I think of my grandmother’s kitchen, I smell vanilla and something sweet bubbling on the stove—usually cherries for pie. I learned early that dessert means love, and […]
Dessert
Frozen Strawberry Yogurt Bites
Okay, full disclosure: I once tried to impress a date by making frozen treats and ended up with a tray of pink, slightly melted blobs that my cat […]
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Brown Butter Pecan Cookies
My grandma kept a jar of shelled pecans on the top shelf of her pantry like it contained actual treasure — and honestly, it did. Every time she […]
Dessert
Strawberry Cheesecake Lasagna
Summer arrives and the farmers’ market tables explode with bright red strawberries, so I built a dessert around that first-ripe sweetness: Strawberry Cheesecake Lasagna. Think layers of buttery […]
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Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes
Okay, don’t tell anyone, but I learned this trick from a tired holiday cook who needed a way to make plain mashed potatoes taste like they’d worked on […]
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Brown Butter Dulce Krispies
I love sharing little kitchen secrets, so I’ll cut right to it: brown butter turns ordinary Rice Krispie treats into something dangerously adult and chewy, and adding a […]
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Pina Colada Lush
I still remember the first time I tried to be a fancy tropical bartender and ended up wearing half a pineapple. True story: I meant to make a […]
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Brown Butter Chocolate Pie
Psst — here’s a little chef’s secret I stole from a pastry chef friend and never gave back: brown the butter first. That tiny extra step turns an […]
Dessert
Rocky Road Cookies
I swear cookies like these were a childhood conspiracy: someone (probably me) hid a bag of mini marshmallows and a handful of chocolate chips in every cookie tin […]