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Chocolate almond buche de noel

Buche de Noel

So, my family (my in-laws, technically) have this really neat tradition of doing a family bake-off a la Great British Baking Show every holiday season. We’re either all together at Thanksgiving or Christmas, so a month or so before that my mother-in-law (the brains of the whole operation) sends out an invite with the theme […]

Groceries with Grace Update & Super Bowl Recipes

I hope everyone is having a grand week! Mine has been a bit odd since I caught a weird 24-hour cold thing, but I just baked these salted butter chocolate chip shortbreads, so I think I’m feeling more like myself. I wanted to give an update on my Groceries with Grace videos! They’re still going […]

Chicken & Dumpling (Well, Gnocchi) Soup

Y’allllll. Y’all, ya’ll! This is one of the better recipes I’ve made in awhile (and that’s saying a lot since I’ve made some goodies recently). You start with a humble rotisserie chicken, and then you use all of its fat and flavor to make THE BEST chicken broth over about half an hour. It’s unctuous […]

yogurt with cinnamon

How I Survived Giving Up Sugar for a Week

Ok, so it really wasn’t all that dramatic…and it was just a week. But I did learn a few things from avoiding added sugar over the past week. Although I have quite a sweet tooth, I usually don’t go too overboard with dessert. But lately, after Christmas and my birthday, I found that I was eating […]

vegan meals

25 Vegan Meal Ideas

This week, I’m having a friend over who can’t eat dairy. And that got me thinking: What type of meals are good for vegans and non-dairy folks? Although my husband and I don’t eat a ton of meat (just 1-2 meals per week), I do love my butter, milk and cream. On the other hand, I […]