Smashed Peas with Mint (edamame + sweet peas = a super yummy, protein-packed side dish!)

Buttermilk Cluster Rolls with Toasted Pecans and Bacon

Brown-Sugar Pumpkin Cheesecake with Chocolate-Shortbread Crust

Crunchy Spring Rolls with Tofu & Shiitake Mushrooms

Bacon & Potato Leek Soup

Make your own Pad Thai at home (it’s easier than you might think!)

Classic Bread and Butter Pickles (no canning required!) Make ’em overnight in the fridge.

Orange Melba Sauce (perfect for drizzling over cheesecake)

Crispy, crunchy homemade french fries in only one step? You better believe it!

Garlic Scape Pesto (plus a photo tour of a bona fide garlic farm!)

Sweet & Spicy Sesame Noodles

A peek inside my bottle of homemade vanilla extract. (Vodka + vanilla beans = the best flavor ever!)

Strawberry Brunch Tart with Thyme and Black Pepper

Perfect mashed potatoes. (A little butter, a little sour cream, a little heavy cream…)

Double Ginger Bundt Cake from dinner at my Mom’s this weekend.

Old-fashioned chocolate cake.

Bacon Encrusted Pork Loin = Pig x 2!

A tray of doughnuts at Lyndell’s Bakery, just outside of Boston. Join me for a photo tour of the bakery!

Capricho de cabra goat cheese–one of four cheeses in my goat cheese tasting.

Classic cucumber salad (warm weather, here we come!)

Oven-Baked BBQ Chicken

Sinfully rich homemade chocolate pudding