Chocolate Cake with Coffee Buttercream and Dark Chocolate Ganache.

Hearty Chicken and Brie Soup, perfect for winter weather

Homemade granola bars beat anything you can buy at the store.

Bourbon Pumpkin Tart – because everything’s better with bourbon.

Beef and Bean Chili (made with beer and chocolate)

Pumpkin Butterscotch Blondies

Lemon Vanilla Bean Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing

Boozy Chocolate Bourbon Bundt Cake

Seared Halibut with Summer Vegetable Sauté

Chocolate Cupcakes with Strawberry Swiss Meringue Buttercream

This cherry ice cream, with amaretto and chocolate chips, may even be better than Cherry Garcia.

Pan-Seared Filet Mignon with Roasted Garlic Compound Butter

Chocolate Raspberry Ice Cream

Beef and Bean Baked Burritos with Sour Cream Poblano Sauce

Vanilla Bean Rainbow Layer Cake

Chocolate Peanut Butter Torte

French Potato Salad – This recipe swaps mayonnaise for an herby Dijon vinaigrette.

Espresso Chocolate Chip Muffins

Herby, hand cut fries like the ones Chef Spike makes at Good Stuff Eatery in DC

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Curried Chicken Salad – a delicious update to this traditional potluck staple

Coffee Coca Snack Cake