Sweet potato buns – How can you resist serving something with such a cute name at your Thanksgiving table? We often make potato buns with regular white potatoes. However, when we saw these gorgeous organic baby garnet yams from Melissa’s, we knew we were going to want to use them for anything and everything. And […]
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Blackberry Beet Brownies
We’re just going to come out and say it – These Blackberry Beet Brownies are among the best brownies we’ve ever had. (At the very least, they’re right up there with the Kale Brownies and the Lentil Brownies.) But we want to make another thing clear: We don’t seek out ways to hide vegetables in […]
Halloween With Natural Food Coloring
Picture this: A Halloween feast with natural food coloring. That’s right – as in, treats with colors found in nature, not in shocking food coloring. Even though we’re used to all sorts of wild colors in our Halloween treats, an all-natural Halloween is not as far-fetched as you’d think. Of course you can always stick […]
Butternut Squash Donuts – Fast and Easy
Butternut squash donuts? Oh, yes we did! We are celebrating fall with a decadent treat that has no food coloring – and no one is complaining. Today’s treat, butternut squash donuts (well, technically butternut squash zeppole), are light and fluffy with a nice autumnal flavor. When you take a bite, they’re a cheery pale orange […]
Strawberry Sandos (Japanese Milk Bread Sandwiches)
Sandos? Yes, sandos – it’s Japanese slang for sandwich, and it’s going to be your new favorite mini-snack. You might be more familiar with a sando with katsu sandos (breaded pork cutlets), known for their neat and even cuts displaying a perfect cross-section. But fruit sandos are extremely popular in their own right. You can […]
Summer Watermelon Carving
Watermelon carving is a time-honored summer tradition at our house, made even more fun when the kids get involved. It’s almost at the point where we can’t bear to see a plain round watermelon; we have an irresistible urge to carve it into something. We’ve got more ideas than we can count so we’re just […]
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