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Chocolate Sheet Cake with Milk Chocolate Ganache Frosting

April 21, 2018 Leave a Comment

I had an intense craving for chocolate, so I made a chocolate sheet cake. I didn't want anything too cloyingly sweet, so no candy. Nothing so sugary it would make my teeth hurt, so again, no candy. I didn't want to eat the chocolate and just taste "sweet". Enter this wonderful cake! The contrast of the less sweet semi-sweet, and the full-on sweet milk chocolate just makes me wanna sing. Perfect ...

Aglio Cacio e Pepe with Shrimp

April 19, 2018 Leave a Comment

Pasta is comfort food. You will not debate me on this fact. You can make something so comforting with just a couple ingredients, and it will be guaranteed delicious. Pasta aglio e olio, and cacio e pepe are two of my favorite most simplest pasta dishes ever created. They both need very little to be so delicious and satisfying. Both are perfect for a late night craving fix, as they come together in ...

Citrus Bundt Cake with Buttermilk Lemon Glaze

April 17, 2018 Leave a Comment

I buy so much citrus on a weekly basis, and I love sweets, so naturally...we've got a flavorful, moist citrus bundt cake. This is a slight rift on my previous lemon bundt cake, but this time I just wanted to add more citrusy notes. I suggest you do whatever is in your sweet little heart. If you've got blood oranges, cara cara oranges, meyer lemons, key limes -- whatever. Make this your own! If ...

Garlic Ginger and Soy Braised Chicken Thighs

April 12, 2018 Leave a Comment

Thighs again? Yes, dammmit. Thighs again! If you can't tell by now that we are thigh lovers, then you haven't been paying attention. There's nothing more succulent, flavorful, and satisfying than a fat juicy thigh with skin rendered so crisp, it shatters in your mouth. Perfection! These gingery-garlic soy braised chicken thighs are pretty dang tasty. The sauce? Oh man! It's just so good. We served ...

Karaage | How to Make Japanese Fried Chicken

April 12, 2018 Leave a Comment

Japanese fried chicken, Korean fried chicken, Thai fried chicken -- listen...Aisan's really know what they're doing when it comes to frying up some delicious yard bird. The techniques are so simple and straight-forward, and the results speak for themselves. They specialize in crunch, juicy flavorful meat, and simplicity. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely adore some good ol fashioned Southern style ...

Chicken Tikka Masala

April 9, 2018 Leave a Comment

If you haven't had Chicken Tikka Masala, you haven't lived. I must say this now: this is not authentic, it's just damn good. I rarely do authentic anything, because I love and kinda must put my OWN spin on just about everything I cook. This stuff here is magic in your mouth, just sooo yummy and rich. The chicken literally melts in your mouth. I need you to try this version, just do it. Make it a ...

One-Pot Lemon Oregano Chicken and Rice

April 3, 2018 Leave a Comment

Sleep deprivation really sucks. I'm hungry every day, but I don't always have the energy nor time to cook something yummy to keep me sustained. Enter "One Pot Meals". I call them culinary life-savers. The entire concept of throwing everything into one vessel and letting it cook until it's done while you chase your kid around, or plop on the couch watching Family Feud -- is a frickin blessing. I ...

Fresh Herb Deviled Eggs

April 2, 2018 Leave a Comment

I love just about any version of a deviled egg, and these are no exception. I make them all kinds of ways...stuffed with crab, shrimp, smoked salmon -- you name it, I'll eat it. I even love to top them with shatteringly crisp chicken skins. OH MAH GAWD so GOOD! Anyway, I had a bunch of fresh herbs laying around, and decided to chuck them into a pretty regular-schmegular deviled egg filling. I'm ...

Pumpkin Oatmeal Cream Pies with Maple Cream Cheese Filling

March 31, 2018 1 Comment

Long time no see! So much has happened in the last year, I don't even know where to begin. Oh, and I'm a mom now. Wild, huh? Yeah, I dipped off and had a baby on y'all lol. He's my WORLD. His name is Christian, and he's just...ugh, my entire joy. I love him so much. I also fell in love with a guy I met at my favorite grocery store on earth -- Wegmans! It's all pretty damn poetic, if you ask me. ...

Cider-braised Pork with Caramelized Apples, Fennel, and Onions

December 23, 2016 1 Comment

I don't know about you, but I'm so over turkey for the holidays. No, that doesn't mean I don't like turkey, because I absolutely do -- but I'm just tired of sitting around a big turkey for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Can we do something different, please? I beg. I have the perfect recipe for you that will allow you to be the star in your kitchen. Braising large cuts of any kind of meat can be ...