Praline Pecan Pie

My husband is from Alabama and when his parents get a chance to visit the southern part of the state they always bring me back some goodies from Priester’s Pecans. I usually have to hide them from my husband otherwise he’ll eat them all and I’d never get a chance to bake with them. He is […]
Pear Spice Cake with Brown Butter Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Fall is finally here and I’m here for it. I took all things fall and threw them into a cake! This Pear Spice Cake with Brown Butter Swiss Meringue Buttercream is made with cardamom-spiced cake filled with perfectly ripe pears macerated in brown sugar, cinnamon and cardamom all frosted with a nutty brown butter swiss […]
Chocolate Nutella Cake

This chocolate Nutella cake recipe is probably one of the best cake recipes on this planet! I adapted this recipe Serious Eats Devil’s food cake recipe to make this super moist, rich chocolate Nutella cake, topped with a fluffy light Nutella Swiss Meringue buttercream frosting. I use my homemade Nutella to make this recipe but […]
Homemade Nutella (Chocolate Hazelnut Spread)

My go-to breakfast item in college was a peanut butter and Nutella Eggo waffle sandwich. I ate them as often as I could and completely took advantage of my youthful metabolism. Nutella, like for many, is my weakness. I want to it straight from the jar and can easily polish a jar off in a […]
Mango Lassi Souffle

Souffle reminds me of late-night dates with my husband when we first moved to San Francisco. There was a little restaurant in Chinatown called Souffle Cafe that served souffles that stayed open late night and we loved going there. It was a cozy little spot that had a tea room feeling and the souffle were […]
No Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Cheesecake

Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by House Foods. A few weeks ago I tried House Food’s chocolate pudding recipe with Elara and that inspired me to come up with my own recipe using a similar technique! Here is an eggless no-bake chocolate peanut butter cheesecake! It’s so easy it’s almost a non-recipe to be honest. […]