Happy New Year! How did you spend your holiday? We rang in the New Year with way too much delicious spicy Sichuan food and a bottle of sparkling French wine. The next day, with a mimosa in hand, I revamped my recipe index so it’s now mostly text-based, which I prefer over the visual index. I hope…
Champagne Sorbet Cocktail
I hope everyone had a nice and relaxing holiday. We had a nice quiet holiday at home filled with lots of food and good cheer. My holidays are continuing this week, though I have to say I have a hard time getting into the New Year’s Eve spirit. But it’s certainly not for a lack…
Nutella Mousse
You guys. This nutella mousse is kind of amazeballs. I love it. And you will too. I’m guessing many of you are probably feeling exhausted from all the shopping, wrapping, traveling, and baking you’ve been doing. And you could probably use a little treat. And I bet it’d be even better if it only took…
Pomegranate Rosemary Cocktail
I have been having a super low-key weekend and I’m loving it. In the pre-holiday rush, it’s nice to be able to just relax and not worry about running around trying to finish my shopping. Am I right? Although, full disclosure, I did end up at the mall yesterday. But strangely it was totally empty….
Chocolate Stout Cupcakes With Cookie Butter Frosting
It’s been a busy week here as I try to finish up my holiday shopping, finish up work before taking a holiday break, and try my best to watch as many holiday movies as I can think of. We’ve already watched Elf, Love Actually, and White Christmas and I’ve got Bridget Jones, Home Alone, Holiday…
Apple Cider And Rye Cocktail
This apple cider and rye cocktail was the first to disappear at our recent holiday party. Likely because it’s seasonally appropriate and goes down very easily! It’s also easy to make with ingredients you are likely to have at home between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. I used Rittenhouse Rye in my drink, but you could use…
savory cheddar and sausage waffles
WAFFLES!! And not just regular waffles, these are savory waffles. Savory waffles with cheddar and sausage. YUM. Seriously. YUM. I went through a huge waffle phase a few years ago. I had just discovered Parks and Rec and binge watched the first three seasons in a matter of weeks. If you’ve never seen the show (and you should really…
Milk Punch
We kicked off holiday party season last night with a work party at my colleague’s house. This is something we’ve just recently started to do, and I think it’s a great way to celebrate and spend time with co-workers and their families outside of work. These parties tend to be a mix of catered main…
Chocolate And Mint Whoopie Pie
I don’t know what to do with myself this week. The weather keeps bouncing around between the low 30’s and the mid 50’s and I’m feeling annoyed. Be (almost) winter or be nothing! That’s what I would yell at the weather if I could. But clearly I can’t, and I probably should have accepted the…
Nutella Hot Chocolate
I hope everyone had a happy and delicious Thanksgiving. We ended up staying here in Boston and having an easy but tasty dinner for just the two of us (with this guy hovering for scraps). We love to host, but after three sets of friends and family visiting and staying at our place over a 5 week…