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Welcome to my Recipe Box, where culinary exploration knows no bounds. Dive into a world of flavor and inspiration as you peruse my collection of tried-and-tested recipes. From comforting classics to innovative creations, my Recipe Box is your go-to destination for all things delicious. Whether you’re a seasoned chef or a kitchen novice, there’s something here for everyone. So, grab your apron, sharpen your knives, and let’s embark on a journey of culinary delight together!
- How to make Bløtkake: A Norwegian Layer Cake
Bløtkake is an essential Norwegian layer cake for any celebration. Using many fresh flavored ingredients, showing off the flavors I always think of when I picture a Norwegian dessert. Delicate on flavor and… Read more: How to make Bløtkake: A Norwegian Layer Cake - The Best Cozy Nordic Pot Roast
The Nordic pot roast is in my opinion, the ultimate hygge or comfort food. Slow braised beef with potatoes, carrots, and onions. A balance of sweet and tangy sauce lended from the brown… Read more: The Best Cozy Nordic Pot Roast - Caribbean Coconut Chicken: One Pan, Full Of Flavor
This super easy Caribbean coconut chicken with lime is packed full of mouthwatering flavors. It is a one pan recipe too so it’s always nice to have less dishes left over in the… Read more: Caribbean Coconut Chicken: One Pan, Full Of Flavor - How to Make Coconut Rice: Simple and Flavorful Recipe
Coconut rice is synonymous with Caribbean cooking. There are countless variations not only in the Caribbean, but across the world in just about any island or oceanside cuisine. Because it is so common… Read more: How to Make Coconut Rice: Simple and Flavorful Recipe - The Best Key Lime Cookies Recipe: Easy, Zesty, and Delicious
Key lime is one of my favorite flavors, so here come some key lime cookies! Packed with super summery flavor and perfect for that need for something sweet and tart at the same… Read more: The Best Key Lime Cookies Recipe: Easy, Zesty, and Delicious - Bright and Fresh Lemon Vinaigrette
Lemon vinaigrette is one of the freshest ways to experience the summer! A pop of sweet and sour lemony flavor can help to brighten, tang, and level up a variety of different salads… Read more: Bright and Fresh Lemon Vinaigrette - Easy Watermelon Agua Fresca
Watermelon agua fresca. There’s nothing more refreshing than this super simple drink on a hot day. Just a few ingredients and a blender can make life better in a few sips. The weather… Read more: Easy Watermelon Agua Fresca - Quick and Simple Watermelon SaladThere are very few things that taste as fresh as a watermelon salad on a hot day. Watermelon is one of the absolutely most refreshing fruits there are. Hands down. So of course… Read more: Quick and Simple Watermelon Salad
- Lost Love: Blueberry CompoteI absolutely love blueberry compote. Blueberry anything really. Beers, breads, preserves, and pies. They’re the best! And I forget that sometimes. Until that season comes back and I start to see everything blueberry… Read more: Lost Love: Blueberry Compote
- The Best Easy Strawberry Compote
This straight forward strawberry compote is super easy, has only 4 ingredients, and has a super fresh flavor to it! Frozen strawberries will work as well. It is the perfect addition to scones,… Read more: The Best Easy Strawberry Compote - Super Simple No-Cook Strawberry Jam
This super simple no cook strawberry jam is made for enjoying fresh strawberries! Strawberries are one of my all time favorite berries. They can be made into so many delicious treats. And as… Read more: Super Simple No-Cook Strawberry Jam - The best Irresistible Savory Scones
Springtime savory scones are a fantastic way to utilize what the season has to offer. So many ingredients have popped up and I just want to use all of them. As you may… Read more: The best Irresistible Savory Scones - Elevate the Table with Honey Whipped Feta
Whipped feta is a go to for an easy and elegant snack. You can’t go wrong with this super simple dish that wows friends and family. No matter what occasion you may be… Read more: Elevate the Table with Honey Whipped Feta - The Best Fresh Farro SaladFarro salad can be full of fresh and nutritious flavors. It is a very versatile dish that can change with the seasons as well. This dish obviously came about in the spring. Which… Read more: The Best Fresh Farro Salad
- Rich and Savory Tomato SauceThe base to a lot of amazing things is a good tomato sauce. It is a delicious representation of the full flavor that the humble tomato has. Unlike a quicker pomodoro sauce, the… Read more: Rich and Savory Tomato Sauce
- A never fail simple pizza doughEveryone needs a great basic pizza dough recipe to fall back on. Stop looking for one because this is it! It is a never fail and multi use dough recipe that doesn’t disappoint… Read more: A never fail simple pizza dough
- Classic English-style Fish and ChipsFish and chips, a staple in the UK. And fast traveling as a new love for many more around the world. But you don’t have to take a trip to London to enjoy… Read more: Classic English-style Fish and Chips
- Must-Try Norwegian Thin PancakesThese thin pancakes(Pannekaker) are what I grew up on. For a very long time I thought that these were just how pancakes were supposed to be made. I slowly learned over time that… Read more: Must-Try Norwegian Thin Pancakes
- The Perfect Rye Crisps Bread (Knekkebrod)Rye crisp bread (Knekkebrod), these leavened flatbreads may be found all across the nordic regions and are a staple snack to have at any time. Originally dried by hanging them over the stove… Read more: The Perfect Rye Crisps Bread (Knekkebrod)
- A Simple Shortcrust PastryMy new favorite thing The shortcrust pastry is a new found love of mine. I suppose I have had it before but had never made it from scratch. You have most likely seen… Read more: A Simple Shortcrust Pastry
- A Deceivingly Simple Quiche: Savory Bacon, Leek, and CheddarQuiche is a delicious egg custard enveloped in an oh-so-comforting super flaky pie crust. What’s not to love? This recipe uses a simple combination of egg, cream, and milk for the egg custard.… Read more: A Deceivingly Simple Quiche: Savory Bacon, Leek, and Cheddar
- A no frills super simple pie crustA simple pie crust recipe is something to always have in your back pocket. They are extremely useful and can be used for both sweet and savory applications. Such as my quiche or… Read more: A no frills super simple pie crust
- A simple and savory quiche for allQuiche is a delicious egg custard enveloped in an oh-so-comforting super flaky pie crust. What’s not to love? This recipe uses a simple combination of egg, cream, and milk for the egg custard.… Read more: A simple and savory quiche for all
- Simple and delicious One Pot Chili
Chili, the all American comfort food. My recipe is absolutely loaded with flavor while keeping with the very approachable flavor that we know and love in chili. This super simple stovetop recipe can… Read more: Simple and delicious One Pot Chili - Hearty Chicken Soup One Pot MealWho doesn’t enjoy chicken soup from time to time? Well if you clicked on this then I can assume that you do. A dish that dates back to the neolithic period, it has… Read more: Hearty Chicken Soup One Pot Meal
- Colcannon: A Delicious Side Dish You May Not KnowColcannon. I had not heard of this dish until recently and now I am obsessed. I will never make mashed potatoes the same way again! We all know that creamy dreamy dish that… Read more: Colcannon: A Delicious Side Dish You May Not Know
- Pimento Cheese You Need NowLiving in the south means eating pimento cheese. It’s a way of life. Ask anyone and they will have either their own recipe or favorite go to brand that they can’t live without.… Read more: Pimento Cheese You Need Now
- Addicting Easy Pimento Mac and Cheese You NeedIf you have pimento cheese, make this pimento mac and cheese! Living in the south means eating pimento cheese. It’s a way of life. Ask anyone and they will have either their own… Read more: Addicting Easy Pimento Mac and Cheese You Need
- Cabbage Casserole: My Grandmas Famous Recipe
This recipe for cabbage casserole is very close to my heart. Ever since my grandma first made it for the holidays, this was always my personal request for every holiday gathering, hands down.… Read more: Cabbage Casserole: My Grandmas Famous Recipe - Spiced Apple Scones: a Dash of Fall Flavors
Scones are delicious. We all know that. Sure they may be a “biscuit that sucks all the spit out of your mouth”… thank you very much Ted Lasso. But they’re so good. And… Read more: Spiced Apple Scones: a Dash of Fall Flavors - The Perfect Fall Spice Blend
Everyone likes pumpkin spice. Many may not admit it. I’ve been told by people in confidence before not to reveal that I know they will have a pumpkin spice latte once in a… Read more: The Perfect Fall Spice Blend - The Ultimate Pumpkin Pie: Fall Flavors in Every BitePumpkin pie stands as a quintessentially American fall dish. When my thoughts turn to fall, pumpkin pie is right near the top of the list. Even more so when I think of thanksgiving… Read more: The Ultimate Pumpkin Pie: Fall Flavors in Every Bite
- Simple Mulled Wine Poached Plums
Plums are a delicious addition to a meal or even to have all on their own. They work as both a dinner option and dessert. And of course you should know that fruit… Read more: Simple Mulled Wine Poached Plums - Loving and Fun Apricot Ice Cream
The Apricot Apricot Ice cream is a great way to use up those ripe, end of the season apricots! And this is a very simple recipe to use them up and make yourself… Read more: Loving and Fun Apricot Ice Cream - Cowboy Caviar for A Crowd or the CouchCowboy caviar is a great dip or snack for any occasion. Whether it be a potluck, cookout, picnic, party, or just sitting on the couch and binge watching your favorite new show. A… Read more: Cowboy Caviar for A Crowd or the Couch
- Summer corn salad with tomatoes to keep the house cool
It’s a great time for a corn salad. With all of this heat out there, we are finding ourselves less likely to turn on our stoves and ovens for fear of heating up… Read more: Summer corn salad with tomatoes to keep the house cool - Corn Stock: Use those leftovers!
A corn stock is a great base for summer recipes. And it’s vegan too! All it takes is water, salt, and leftover corn cobs for this summer flavored stock. Many uses of corn… Read more: Corn Stock: Use those leftovers! - How to Make Homemade Tomato Paste: A Step-by-Step GuideTomato Paste (Conserva) Tomato paste, when made by hand is a loving and caring process. And when done as such, you will create something that when you eat it, tastes like love and… Read more: How to Make Homemade Tomato Paste: A Step-by-Step Guide
- Make the Best Tomato Basil Pasta: Fresh and FlavorfulWhen I was a child, there was always one particular tomato dish that was the go to and easy to make dinner. It is a simple dish with only seven ingredients. And that… Read more: Make the Best Tomato Basil Pasta: Fresh and Flavorful
- Make these Springtime Strawberry DoughnutsIt’s Strawberry Season! At least here in Charleston it is. My girlfriend and I were sitting talking about what new fun recipe to make with all the delicious strawberries we have. Why not… Read more: Make these Springtime Strawberry Doughnuts
- The Best Strawberry Shortbread BiscuitsStrawberry Shortbread One of my all time favorite snacks in the world are shortbread biscuits. I don’t always remember them. But when I do, I need them. Right away. Thankfully this recipe is… Read more: The Best Strawberry Shortbread Biscuits
- The Best Saturday Cartoons CookieTake a moment to remember Saturday cartoons Do you remember being a kid and waking up super early on Saturday mornings to sneak watching Saturday cartoons before anyone else woke up? (Mom, don’t… Read more: The Best Saturday Cartoons Cookie
- Special Chewy Spiced Hot Cocoa CookiesSometimes the mood just strikes and all you want is some hot cocoa. It’s one of those things that just can’t be explained. Hot cocoa itself is a mood. So one day I… Read more: Special Chewy Spiced Hot Cocoa Cookies
- Make these Savory Cardamom Cookies!
I grew up with these cookies. The unique flavor makes these cookies one of my all time favorite. Cardamom is an uncommon spice in many baked good, but it is the most common… Read more: Make these Savory Cardamom Cookies! - The Most Amazing Cereal Cookies
So I got a new cookbook! Which if you know anything about me, is not a big deal because I get new cookbooks pretty frequently. However, I love ALL my books. This one… Read more: The Most Amazing Cereal Cookies - Super Cozy Butternut Squash Soup for the SoulButternut squash soup is an all time fall and winter favorite of mine. It is both warming and comforting for those nights after a long day and the temperature drops at night. A… Read more: Super Cozy Butternut Squash Soup for the Soul
- Norwegian Fancy Cookies: A Simple, Cozy Winter TreatNorwegian Fancy Cookies are traditional fried Christmas cookies that is very popular in Norway and among Norwegian American homes. The cookies are shaped into knots or be twisted into a ring. Hjortebakelse is… Read more: Norwegian Fancy Cookies: A Simple, Cozy Winter Treat
- The Ultimate Focaccia Recipe: Perfect for Any OccasionThis focaccia recipe is perfect for any time of year. Whether it’s summer or winter, this bread is built for all seasons and any occasion! It’s simple, flavorful, and guaranteed to be a… Read more: The Ultimate Focaccia Recipe: Perfect for Any Occasion
- The Best Apple Cider DoughnutsThere’s something truly magical about fall in upstate New York. Growing up, it meant crisp air, colorful leaves, and, of course, the irresistible smell of fresh apple cider doughnuts. These soft, spiced treats… Read more: The Best Apple Cider Doughnuts
- Fail Proof One-Pan Garlic ChickenThis is a very simple recipe for garlic chicken to prepare. Make it a delicious meal to wow the family and friends, or use it as a nice meal prep for the week.… Read more: Fail Proof One-Pan Garlic Chicken
- Make Stock. It’s what you need to do with leftover food scraps.What do you do with the scraps of meat when you are ready to cook? Throw them out? WHY? There is no reason to be wasting perfectly good pieces of meat, bone, or… Read more: Make Stock. It’s what you need to do with leftover food scraps.
- How To Make The Best Whole Wheat Bread At Home(Hvetebrod) Norwegians love to bake. There, I said it. Even though it’s really no secret. Much of my time growing up was spent watching or hearing about my grandma baking something new. Her… Read more: How To Make The Best Whole Wheat Bread At Home
- How to make the perfect candied carrotsWho doesn’t love candied carrots? They’re sweet and savory at the same time! It is a treat for any dinner anytime of the year. It is especially nice and closer to being in… Read more: How to make the perfect candied carrots
- New York Style Apple Crisp You Need in Your Life!
There has always been a special place in my heart for apple crisp. It is a staple of New York in the fall and winter months. We have enjoyed apple crisp as far… Read more: New York Style Apple Crisp You Need in Your Life! - Chocolate Mousse, the Most Decadent and Fluffy
One of the first things that I learned how to make at my first job was chocolate mousse. As the one in the “garde manger” station, I was required to also make the… Read more: Chocolate Mousse, the Most Decadent and Fluffy - How To Make The Best Homemade Dutch Oven Chicken To Wow Your Friends And Family!
This Dutch Oven Chicken recipe is delicious because it combines the rich, savory flavors of roasted chicken with the natural sweetness of autumn vegetables and herbs. The chicken, when browned in butter or… Read more: How To Make The Best Homemade Dutch Oven Chicken To Wow Your Friends And Family!
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I’ve delighted my fiancé with my homemade recipes, but their allure doesn’t stop there. Local businesses, along with my friends and family, have all sampled my creations and their reactions have been overwhelmingly positive. Here’s what they’re raving about:
Earl… is inspired to cook all the time even at home, which is an anomaly for people who
cook for a living. Also a very talented baker who knows how to use salt in his
pastries in that way that makes you want to Cookie Monster the whole batch.
cook for a living. Also a very talented baker who knows how to use salt in his
pastries in that way that makes you want to Cookie Monster the whole batch.
Earl brought in his apple cider donuts and come cookies.
Now, if he comes in without donuts we tell hime to “get out.” They really are that good.
Now, if he comes in without donuts we tell hime to “get out.” They really are that good.
“These are f*ucking awesome”
“These cookies [Cartoon Cookies] take my back to watching cartoons on Saturday mornings.”
(recipe to be posted soon)
(recipe to be posted soon)