Instagram Lately – Holiday Delectables

Instagram Lately – Holiday Delectables

I have been posting a ton of recipes made in our new kitchen lately, and have been hit or miss with including links to the recipes, so here they all are! My round-up from Thanksgiving this year:   This year, instead of using all chicken 

Apple-and-Pear Galette with Walnut Streusel

Apple-and-Pear Galette with Walnut Streusel

I made mini brown sugar pumpkin cheesecakes with oreo crust this past Thanksgiving as one dessert per my uncle’s request for something with pumpkin. And my mom wanted something fruity, so I figured it would be great to take advantage of pears being in season. 

Chocolate Earl Grey Bundt Cake

Chocolate Earl Grey Bundt Cake

As with every IMAX Thanksgiving potluck, I test out my annual holiday dessert that I make a number of times across the various social gatherings.  This year, I picked a not-so-seasonal dessert and went with the chocolate and earl grey combination.  I had seen a 

Tiramisu Ice Cream Cake

Tiramisu Ice Cream Cake

In celebration of Shirley’s birthday last month, we decided to do a potluck/wine tasting. Shirley, Spencer, Leslie, Tri, Kevin, and I contributed wine from our favorite vineyards, and everyone brought something for dinner. I volunteered to do dessert, and an ice cream cake seemed like a 

Lamb Burgers

Lamb Burgers

In celebration of the long Fourth of July weekend, Kevin and I decided (albeit at the last minute) to make some good ol’ fashioned American hamburgers. I’m not sure if we went to the market at the exact twilight of ground meat outage and replenishment, but we somehow 

Strawberry Frosting – Without Dyes or Artificial Flavors

Strawberry Frosting – Without Dyes or Artificial Flavors

As a companion to the White(ish) Layer Cake, I was looking for a recipe that didn’t require food coloring or strawberry puree and came across this one at Your Cup of Cake.  This was the perfect addition to fill and cover the cake.  Recipeas follows: INGREDIENTS: 1 package 

Butternut Squash and Bacon Mac and Cheese

Butternut Squash and Bacon Mac and Cheese

We’re approaching the halfway mark to Thanksgiving, so why not do a little #TBT (Throw Back Thanksgiving!) post?  Kevin and I hosted this past Thanksgiving for my mom’s side of the family, and in my search for new belt-loosening inspiration, I came across this indulgent recipe 

Apple Pie

Apple Pie

Proud to finally share my first double-crust pie with a really great apple filling!  I made my first attempt was last Thanksgiving (photos are from that time), and I made it again for Christmas as adapted in the recipe below.  I found the filling recipe in 

All-Butter No-Fail Flaky Pie Crust

All-Butter No-Fail Flaky Pie Crust

I thought I would share my go-to pie crust recipe that I’ve used versions of for the Apple Pie Cookies, Pumpkin Pie (less water), and the apple pies I made for Thanksgiving and Christmas this year (recipe forthcoming). I’ve tried and failed at many a pie crust, but once 

Pumpkin Pie Crumble Bar

Pumpkin Pie Crumble Bar

When I turned 30, IMAX surprised me with a cake and a batch of pumpkin pie bars from my favorite bakery in LA (arguably in the world).  I was obsessed with having these again, and scoured the internet for about a year to find a recipe