Street corn chicken rice bowls (Mexican elote-style) turn grilled chicken, charred corn, and a creamy lime-spiked sauce into a full dinner. Served over rice with classic street corn toppings, this is how street corn becomes a main dish. Street Corn Chicken Rice Bowls and the Things I Was Not Supposed to Be Doing I’ve taken everything about Mexican street corn…
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Radish and Jicama Salad with Lime Vinaigrette
Radish and jicama salad with lime vinaigrette is all about crunch, fresh flavor, and a dressing that keeps it balanced. This is the kind of salad you bring in when everything else on the table is doing too much. Radish Jicama Salad with Lime Vinaigrette and Knowing When to Leave It Alone This radish and jicama salad took a few…
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Monte Cristo Casserole with Croissants
Monte Cristo casserole with croissants bakes up buttery and layered with ham and Swiss in a rich custard. Finished with powdered sugar and raspberry jam, it keeps that classic Monte Cristo sweet and savory balance without the frying. Monte Cristo Casserole with Croissants for Brunch The Blue Bayou Restaurant was one of those places at Disneyland Park that felt like…
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Key Lime Pie Cookies
Key lime pie cookies with a soft graham cracker base and a smooth citrus center that cuts through the sweetness. Somewhere between a cookie and a chilled slice of pie. Key Lime Pie Cookies that Taste Like Real Pie Key lime pie cookies are what came out of another one of my ridiculous bakery decisions, and that’s saying something. We…
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Marry Me Tuscan Chicken
Marry Me Tuscan Chicken is a creamy skillet chicken with sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, and a little lemon worked into the sauce. It brings in Tuscan flavors without losing that rich, savory base. Familiar, just with a little more going on. Marry Me Tuscan Chicken and Why This Combination Won’t Leave Me Alone There are certain combinations that don’t stay where…
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Biscoff Butter Cookies with Strawberry and Cookie Butter Frosting
These Biscoff butter cookies are topped with two frostings, and neither one is optional if you want it to work. Cookie butter goes down first, strawberry finishes it. These bake up like a bakery-style butter cookie, thick with a soft center and no chill time. Biscoff Butter Cookies, the Ones People Started Asking For These are soft Biscoff butter cookies…
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Carrot Cake with Apricot Filling and White Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream
Carrot cake made from scratch with apricot filling layered between each cake. Finished with white chocolate cream cheese buttercream. Carrot Cake with Apricot Filling and the Place that Had No Business Being So Good One of the best carrot cakes I’ve ever had came from a bowling alley in Hawaii, and somehow, in the same meal, I also had the…
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Italian Cookies
These are the soft Italian cookies with glaze and sprinkles everyone recognizes immediately. Lightly flavored with anise and easy to make, they stay tender and keep their texture for days. Italian Cookies, and the Easter Bunny I Didn’t Trust Italian cookies are the soft, glazed ones with sprinkles that make an appearance every holiday tray. They are pale, not browned,…
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