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Pumpkin Biscoff Cake

My dad is very difficult to buy presents for. Birthday, Christmas, Father’s Day… I usually have no idea what to get him. The same goes for my mom. But, my dad is always the easiest to bake for. I know what he likes for dessert and breakfast treats; his tastes are strong and they don’t…

Biscoff Pop Tart Bars

I call these bars “Pop Tart Bars” because they are now a few times removed from this original Half Baked Harvest recipe for Chocolate Fudge Pop Tart Bars. But also, these have a pretty pop-tart-y sort of texture and concept! A sort of short-style cookie with a layer of filling and then an icing. The…

Biscoff Oreo Blondies

I’ve been craving Biscoff a lot recently. Which is kind of random, for me. I typically don’t think of Biscoff/cookie butter, and it’s certainly not something I seek out. But I don’t know… the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking… Biscoff sounds kind of good right now. I didn’t even have anything Biscoff to spur…

Andes Mint Brownies

My sister texted me the other day, “I felt an inspiration for you to make a bake with Andes mints.” There’s nothing like letting someone else know you felt an inspiration for them to do something. I feel inspiration for a lot of people to do a lot of things and, wouldn’t you know, they…

Simple Pumpkin Gnocchi Soup

This was just going to be a “3 Ingredient Pumpkin Soup” that I saw on Bon Appetit the other day. But then I thought… why not make it a bit more exciting? Like, I’ve got the 3 base ingredients I suppose. but why not make it a bit more substantial? So I added onions and…

Pumpkin Butterscotch Muffins

Now that it’s October, I have been easing in to the pumpkin baking season. But I was flabbergasted by a recent Bon Appetit headline recently. It said we’re now in “baking season.” Not just pumpkin baking season. Baking season. And it occurred to me… are there people out there who only bake during Oct-Dec? Exclusively…

Bougie Bagel Breakfast Sandwiches

I firmly believe that most meals can be zhuzhed-up very easily. You can take an average meal – pasta, soup, eggs and bagel – and transform it by just putting in a bit more care, a bit more seasoning, a bit more butter… a bit more sauce! And I have to say… taking an average…

Strawberry Basque Cheesecake

Basque cheesecake is truly some of the best possible cheesecake, I think. But, it doesn’t have a crust! And I am usually someone who is all about the crust on my pies and cheesecakes. So when my brother requested cheesecake for his birthday, I decided on Basque cheesecake with a crumb to sprinkle on top…

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