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Tweet I don’t know about you, but I really enjoy grocery shopping. I like wandering among the tall aisles and being surrounded by orderly rows of boxes and cans. The produce aisle, brimming with its plentiful crates of potatoes and onions, is enough to make me want to become a farmer. I’m always in search of the perfect banana or avocado, in that ideal stage between hard and ripe. When I finally find the perfect one, I feel a genuine wave of accomplishment. However, the part of grocery shopping that I dread is when I get to the checkout and...

Halloween/Samhain is my second favorite holiday (right after Thanksgiving, which always wins because FOOD). I love witchery, costumes, skulls, pumpkin spice, scary movies, and any excuse to eat candy!This year, I was Daria Morgendorffer from MTV's Daria, which was among my favorite TV shows in my high school years. Deep down, I'm a bit misanthropic and sardonic just like Daria.I think I made a pretty decent Daria, no?Y'all know I love a good food theme, so I had to start my morning with pumpkin! I made Pumpkin Pie Yogurt by mixing pumpkin puree with homemade soy yogurt (made by my...

Want to up your banana cream pie game this Thanksgiving? Try out this easy,  decadent Banoffee Pie! It’s the best of both worlds, imagine a banana cream pie but turned toffee. It’s delicious and your guest will be asking for seconds with this one. It’s quite the popular pie in the British Isles so if you are a Master Piece Classics geek like me, whip one of these up to enjoy watching your favorite Downton Abby episode or Poldark😉. Or bring it to Thanksgiving dinner. (For transport I usually will ad the bananas and whip cream at the event...

by Aimee Fall baking is a home kitchen tradition, just as much as spring cleaning and summer grilling are established seasonal rituals. For me, a return to baking projects is sparked by the cooler weather and the desire to transform the kitchen into a cozy space. What better way than with a pan of spiced Pear Gingerbread in the oven and an accompanying pot of applesauce bubbling on the stove. Fall is also a return to routines — and a sure way to keep the school kids happy is to tuck a thick slice of Chocolate Beet Bundt Cake in...

Oreo Pudding Cookies – Pudding mix makes for super thick, soft, and chewy cookies.  And using Oreo pudding means you get that cookies and cream flavor in every single bite!  Cookies might be one of my favorite things to bake.  You can mix up the flavor a ton of different ways, so they always come out a little different.  My Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies are my go to when I just want a classic soft and chewy cookie, but sometimes you want to mix it up!   I pretty much want all my cookies to be thick, soft and chewy.  These...