If there was ever a lazy girls (or guys) dessert, it’s this galette. It consists of all of my favorite things and takes only minutes to throw together. It’s both a lifesaver and completely dangerous at the same. It’s a lifesaver because there are those times when you just need warm chocolate, and you need it fast. Like 5 minutes ago fast. It’s dangerous because as long as you have the ingredients on hand (which you should), you can make this anytime the craving hits The good news is, aside from the sugar in the chocolate, the only added sugar is the honey....

It’s officially appetizer season! I’ve said this before, but my appetizer recipes are lacking compared to dinners and sweet treats. I have no idea why, but I just don’t share enough appetizers…except for when the holidays roll around. In which case I love a good appetizer recipe. For the last few weeks I’ve been really scratching my brain thinking up holiday recipes. I want this year’s recipes to really be some of the best!...

I have a handful of recipes on this site that I actually make over and over again because we love them so much. I make my 5 indigent honey butter beer bread at least once a month. And more like once a week in the fall. And in the soup department, the only two recipes I make on repeat are my white chicken chili and my chipotle corn chowder. We just love them so much....

You can never go wrong serving cheesy appetizers at a gathering. I typically serve a jalapeno cheddar cheese ball, cheesy corn dip, cheese ball bites, pizza dip, beer cheese dip, or this amazingly easy queso dip. When I go to my local Mexican restaurant, I always have to order the white queso dip. It’s creamy, a little bit spicy, full of flavor and totally addicting to scoop up with a big pile of tortilla chips!...

I’m not sure why, but starting Monday off with pizza just seems like the right thing to do. But then, when is pizza not the right thing to do, you know? And this pizza has plenty of arugula, so it’s basically like eating salad and bread. Got to love the way my brain works sometimes. Sometimes being the keyword there…I would never wish my crazy brain on anyone. Okay. In all seriousness, happy Monday, and welcome to the start of a new week!...

Enjoy the best copycat recipes from the restaurant famous for cheesecake, chicken dishes, pasta, drinks and more! Get your Cheesecake Factory fix without having to leave home. Have you ever been to the Cheesecake Factory? It is delicious and you cannot leave without having their cheesecake. I mean, it is what they are known for. I didn’t realize they served actual meals before I went there my first time. I literally thought it was just desserts....

Not that I do not love salads, because I do! I have one coming your way, but just not today. I hope you do not mind, but I thought I would ease you guys into January with Gerard family healthy comfort food. WATCH HOW-TO VIDEO HERE: Chicken and rice. It is honestly more comforting to me than a lot of really cheesy, heavy dishes. It’s just what I grew up on, so I think I can come up with probably like a million different ideas involving chicken and rice....

When apples are in season, apple cake is a must-make recipe. This cake is a light butter cake base and is topped with a pile of sweetened apples. It’s one of my favorite fall recipes along with pumpkin meringue pie and apple cobbler. Apple Cinnamon Cake Ingredeints To make this apple cinnamon cake you will need flour, baking powder, salt, granulated sugar, eggs, unsalted butter, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, lemon juice, apples and honey....

I like to make my own Asian style salad dressing to serve on dishes such as Chinese chicken salad, Asian slaw and ahi tuna salad. I always have a jar in the fridge to make dinner time even easier! In my opinion, homemade salad dressings taste SO much better than the store bought versions. I have a variety of different homemade dressings to complement any salad, including Italian dressing and balsamic vinaigrette....

I love to serve a variety of appetizer recipes when I’m entertaining including mozzarella sticks, hot spinach dip, and this classic dish of bacon wrapped water chestnuts. Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts Ingredients To make bacon wrapped water chestnuts you will need water chestnuts, soy sauce, garlic powder, brown sugar, bacon, ketchup and Worcestershire sauce. I love to wrap appetizers in bacon! If you want more bacon wrapped treats you have to try my bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers, bacon wrapped dates and bacon wrapped scallops....

These cookie cups would be a great addition to the cookies you are baking this year. This recipe makes 12 cookie cups but can be easily doubled .The flavors are simple- nutty and aromatic. Nuts, butter, cardamom, honey syrup, orange zest and drizzle of chocolate- what’s not to love! Me and the husband love love baklava and I wanted to include them in my baking list during the holidays this year....

I’m not really sure if figs are a popular fruit, or one of those fruits that totally get ignored. I am thinking ignored?? Up until a few months ago I was completely scared of them. I pretty much just thought they were creepy, and to be honest, I only thought about them around Christmas. Yes, I used to only associates figs with figgy pudding. Oh, and I have to admit, I did just listen to “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” just to make sure that’s the “figgy pudding” song....

Because I have discovered time and time again that some of my favorite recipes are the recipes that I just start throwing things together and calling it a meal. This meal – snack, dessert, breakfast or whatever you want to call it, happened at the end of a not so awesome day creativity wise. It was almost like my brain was so fed up and annoyed with not producing one creative thing all day long that just staring blankly into my pantry triggered an idea....

It might be a tinsy bit on the early side for ice cream, but then again, maybe not. I heard it was 80 degrees in New York last week. That definitely seems like ice cream weather to me. And ever since I shared the banana ice cream cake last week, I’ve been in a major “I just want to make all the new ice cream flavors” state of mind. But to be honest I hate photographing and working with ice cream....

Caprese nachos are a real thing. A real, cheesy, hot, crunchy, tomatoey, fresh basily thing. Also a twenty-minute thing. Also a no oven, no heating up the house thing too, if you choose. Normally the whole heating up the house in the summer thing is no big deal to me and I don’t typically understand why people make such a fuss about using the oven in the summer, but now that I have been in South Carolina for a day I understand completely....

When I’m looking for an easy breakfast or snack for the kids, I often turn to smoothies. This version is packed with nutritious blueberries and looks as good as it tastes. One of my favorite ways to begin each morning is with a cold smoothie packed with delicious and healthy ingredients to kick start my day. This blueberry smoothie is everything you could wish for and more in a smoothie....

If you look back through the 7 pages of cocktail recipes on this website, you’ll see one of the first-ever drinks I shared was a Pomegranate Ginger Paloma. It’s a cocktail I make every season, often times I’ll make it spicy. But my White Christmas Mojito, North Pole Cocktail, and Christmas Sangria are the drinks that got me excited to explore holiday cocktails even more. Since first creating those recipes, I’ve really enjoyed sharing new holiday drinks every single November and December....

Not going to sugar coat anything here, this is a dessert cocktail. It is sweet, boozy, and kind of like Christmas in a cup…but even sweeter. I mean, it’s a Buddy the Elf Cocktail, what else would you expect? Buddy loves his sugar. I’ve had this idea to make an Elf inspired cocktail since last Christmas. Yes, last Christmas. Here’s the thing, in case you guys have not noticed, I love the holidays, and Christmas is by far my favorite....

Or salad topper (um, I totally did this for dinner last night! Buffalo fried goat cheese, buffalo chicken, avocado, french fries, broccoli. Oh and ya know lettuce + spinach!), or quick bite from the fridge, or as a compliment to your Sunday morning eggs or even as a late night cheese craving! This buffalo fried goat cheese is goooood. Like really, really good. I mean they’re fried goat cheese, rolled int buffalo sauce....

Pancakes are not unheard of in the parts of India that I come from – South India. Although these are not called as pancakes, they are technically pancakes. We have a wide variety of pancake recipes ranging from dosa, set dosa, uthappam, kara dosa, masala dosa and many more. In fact, in every street of Bangalore one can see road side stalls selling 99 varieties of dosas. Not only these are yummy, they are quite simple to prepare as well....