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Sweet Corn Risotto with Crispy Shrimp - Creamy, cheesy homemade risotto is taken up a notch with fresh sweet yellow corn and paired perfect with SeaPak Butterfly Shrimp and Clos du Bois Chardonnay.

Sweet Corn Risotto with Crispy Shrimp (+ wine pairing)

Easter· Holiday Favorites· seafood· seafood entrees· Summertime Favorites· Valentine's Day

This post has been sponsored by Clos du Bois and SeaPak. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The following content is intended for readers who are 21 or older. Sweet Corn Risotto with Crispy Shrimp – Creamy, cheesy homemade risotto is taken up a notch with fresh sweet yellow corn and paired perfect with SeaPak® Butterfly Shrimp and Clos…
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zoomed in shot of a piece of Vanilla Bean Cheesecake with a bite taken out of it with a plate of more cheesecake in the background, shot from the front

Vanilla Bean Cheesecake

cake· dessert· Easter· Holiday Favorites· Valentine's Day

Vanilla Bean Cheesecake – Cheesecake made with vanilla beans and then layered with a vanilla bean white chocolate mousse. The creamiest, dreamiest cheesecake you’ve ever had! A year ago, I had zero cheesecake recipes on the blog. ZERO. And now, I’m sharing the second one for you! But before we get to it, let’s not forget the first…this incredible Snickers…
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styled shot of Cookie Dough Easter Eggs with M&M's®

Cookie Dough Easter Eggs with M&M’S®

candy· Easter

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser, Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC. All opinions are mine alone. #SweeterEaster #CollectiveBias Cookie Dough Easter Eggs with M&M’S® – Chewy edible chocolate chip cookie dough truffles with M&M’S® Milk Chocolate, rolled into egg shapes, and dipped into fun colored candy melts to make them look like Easter eggs….
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zoomed in shot of a Rum Cake surrounded with raspberries on top of a cloth napkin, shot from the front

Rum Cake

cake· dessert· Easter· Holiday Favorites

Rum Cake – A delicious bundt cake made from scratch and then soaked with a butter-rum syrup. Not for the faint of heart! It’s cake time! I don’t make cakes often, because, frankly, I’m not a huge fan of cake. It can be dry and blah and I dislike more cakes than I like them. But there have been two…
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a plate with an Almond Croissant on it with a baking sheet of more croissants on it with almonds sprinkled around the table, shot from a side angle

Almond Croissants

breakfast· Easter· Holiday Favorites· pastries

Almond Croissants – Store-bought butter croissants are transformed into rich, flavorful almond croissants with the addition of almond syrup and almond cream.  Happy Monday, everyone! Man, this weekend went by fast. But they always do, right? Well, if you’re struggling this morning like I am, I have the perfect treat to get you moving and grooving. A little while ago, I…
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a bowl of Greek Lemon Chicken Soup with a spoon it on a cloth napkin with feta cheese and a flour tortilla next to it, shot from a side angle

Greek Lemon Chicken Soup

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Greek Lemon Chicken Soup – This soup is a Greek twist on your classic chicken noodle soup, made with shredded chicken, Israeli couscous, feta cheese, and a hint of lemon. It’s the perfect way to warm up or ease a cold this winter How was your Valentine’s Day?! Are you still in a chocolate coma like I am? I kind…
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