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Shortcut Apple Strudel

Fall Flavors· Holiday Favorites· pastries

Shortcut Apple Strudel – Sliced cinnamon Granny Smith apples and golden raisins are wrapped in layers in premade filo dough and baked into a crispy apple strudel German apple strudel was something that I always wanted to make but the ultra thin dough used in the recipe always intimidated me. To make it from scratch looks exhausting and I honestly…
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close up of a piece of chocolate hzelnut toffee with chopped hazelnuts sitting beside it

Chocolate Hazelnut Toffee

candy· dessert· Holiday Favorites· Valentine's Day

Chocolate Hazelnut Toffee – Butter and sugar are cooked to make a yummy toffee and then mixed with chopped hazelnuts and topped with a layer of chocolate and more hazelnuts The end of Thanksgiving may signal the beginning of the Christmas season to most of America, but for me, it means the beginning of baking season. Most notably, cookies and…
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Classic Pot Roast

beef entrees· entrees

Classic Pot Roast – Chuck roast is slowly roasted in a jus made of beef broth, carrots, celery, and onions. Balsamic vinegar, thyme, and mustard are added to give that jus a kick of flavor. Cold weather is in full-effect in most parts of the country now. Even Florida is getting chilly weather next week, with lows in the 40s!…
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overhead shot of bright pumpkin fettuccine on a white plate with sundried tomatoes and wilted spinach throughout

Pumpkin Fettuccine with Sundried Tomatoes

Fall Flavors· pizza & pasta

Pumpkin Fettuccine with Sundried Tomatoes – Homemade pumpkin pasta is cooked to al dente and then tossed in a creamy sundried tomato sauce. I finally did it – I made homemade pasta noodles! I’ve had all the tools to make pasta for YEARS but never made the time. Gnocchi was the only “pasta” I made because it was so simple…
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three parker house rolls stacked together on a blue plate

Parker House Rolls

bread

Parker House Rolls – Buttery, soft dinner rolls, rolled in a fun shape and so perflectly buttery and salty that you won’t need add any jams, spreads, or dips Dinner rolls have become some of my favorite things to bake. The bread making process is fun and worth every second. From the second the aroma of the freshly baked bread…
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close up of sliced loaf of chocolate cinnamon babka with the center exposed to see the beautiful swirl of chocolate

Chocolate Cinnamon Babka

bread· breakfast· dessert· doughnuts and sweet rolls· Fall Flavors· Holiday Favorites

Chocolate Cinnamon Babka – Brioche dough is braided with a swirl of chocolate and cinnamon and baked to perfection to make two perfect loaves. Chocolate and bread has become something I’ve recently been drawn to. Only recently?! Yes, I know it’s odd considering I love all things carbs and all things chocolate. But chocolate croissants and Nutella on bread weren’t…
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