Amaretti are some of my favorite cookies for a reason: they are ridiculously simple to make, with only 3 main ingredients—plus the black sesame in this case—and always a crowd pleaser. Even better, they’re naturally gluten-free AND dairy-free (but you won’t miss a thing, I promise!) These eye-catching black sesame amaretti cookies might look colorless, […]
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Luscious, gooey-in-the-middle brown butter chocolate chip cookies with a banana twist, making them taste like a combination of your favorite chocolate chip cookie and a slice of freshly baked, still-warm banana bread. It’s the perfect recipe to use up that sad single banana languishing on the countertop (you only need a single egg yolk too!) […]
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I’ve been baking all my life, and developing my own recipes for the last 15 years, and during that time have learned and developed a few tricks and secret ingredients to level-up homemade treats, taking them from good to downright extraordinary. I’m not one for keeping secrets, so I’m here to spill the beans on […]
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Everything you love about a chewy, fudgy brownie in cookie form! With a double dose of chocolate in the form of melted semisweet chocolate and Dutch-process cocoa powder, and a hint of espresso powder to deepen the chocolate flavor even more, these (no chill!) chewy chocolate brownie cookies come out of the oven with paper-thin, […]
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This sweet and salty twist on a classic Italian focaccia features hidden pockets of white chocolate infused into the tender crumb and a bubbly, golden brown crust topped with flaky sea salt and crunchy turbinado sugar. It’s made over the course of 3 days/48 hours for a full flavor and extra bubbly crust, but with […]
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Strawberries, particularly perfectly ripe, just picked berries, often have subtle floral undertones. By adding flower-infused syrup to the strawberry juice base, we play up that floral characteristic, giving this flower-infused jelly a unique and complex flavor that tastes just like spring feels. Made with fresh elderflowers, ripe strawberries and classic pectin for a ruby red, […]
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These cookies are just… extra. Extra large, extra gooey-in-the-middle, with an extra toasty, extra brown buttery flavor and a texture I can only describe as lush. Tollhouse could never. This small batch recipe makes 6 obscenely large cookies (equivalent to 12 normal sized ones), but feel free to double or triple the recipe (they freeze […]
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This ultra creamy, vibrant green pistachio ganache is made with white chocolate and naturally flavored with real pistachio butter for a sweet, nutty, and earthy pistachio flavor that’s perfect for a wide variety of fillings and frostings for cakes, cookies, and pastries. With only three main ingredients and a mere 20 minutes of active time […]
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With a golden, buttery crumb cake—made extra rich and tender with sour cream—topped with a swirl of bright fruit jam and a crisp, shortbread cookie-like crumb for crunchy contrast, this is a cake that’s as suitable for breakfast as it is for dessert (or even afternoon tea). Sometimes simple cakes hit just as hard as […]
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Talk about a showstopper: this stunning tart features layers of fragrant pistachio frangipane and raspberry jam in a crisp pistachio shortcrust, studded with fresh raspberries and topped with swirls of luscious whipped pistachio and white chocolate ganache. This colorful and impressive dessert might look fancy and complicated, but it’s actually easier to make than it […]
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When you can’t decide if you want Christmas cookies or classic peppermint bark, these dark chocolate cookies let you enjoy both at once: studded with peppermint bark pieces and topped with squares of peppermint bark for a truly festive, truly glorious cookie that’ll easily become a new holiday favorite. These cookies are a true holiday […]
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Impeccably chewy and packed with a triple dose of maple flavor (in the form of pure maple syrup, maple extract, and a maple sugar coating) these flavor-packed cookies are also made with browned butter for a toasty, nutty, and—especially when paired with maple— an almost butterscotch-like flavor. And as an added bonus, because the dough […]
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This holiday season… we’re shopping small, buying thoughtful gifts from local businesses and independent artists and creators. Who’s with me? If you’ve been following me for any length of time you likely know my love of food puns runs deep, and this year I finally acted on the idea that had been rolling around my […]
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Chewy pecan-studded and maple-infused caramel atop a sweet and salty brown sugar shortbread. The result is a chewy (but not gooey), sweet and nutty bar that is practical, portable, pecan perfection. Pecan pie, transformed into a portable, easier to prepare package. Instead of finicky pie crust, the base is a simple brown sugar shortbread. And […]
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Add a little chocolate decadence to your Thanksgiving table with this multi-layered take on a classic pumpkin pie. Featuring a smooth and lightly spiced pumpkin cream filling, with a hidden layer of dark chocolate ganache that’s not visible until you slice into it. Surprise chocolate? Count me in! A traditional pumpkin pie this is not: […]
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When you can’t decide between chocolate or banana cream pie, why not make both? With a flaky chocolate pastry crust filled with sliced bananas, distinct layers of smooth vanilla and dark chocolate pastry cream, and topped with a fluffy cloud of whipped cream for a multi-layered delight that’s sure to please. In terms of preparation, […]
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Pie crust is great, but have you ever had chocolate pie crust? This flaky chocolate pie crust is everything you love about pie pastry: tender, flaky and buttery, with the addition of cocoa powder for a deeply chocolate flavor that will complement just about any filling. The crust comes together just like any other pastry, […]
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Talk about a unique jam: made from unripe green tomatoes and flavored with lime and a hint of cinnamon, this Green Tomato Jam is a true old fashioned jam, meaning it achieves its jammy consistency with just sugar and time—no added pectin needed. It may look like pickle relish, but this green tomato jam is […]
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Crispy, crunchy, and not in the least bit slimy, our easy oven-roasted okra recipe will quickly become your new favorite way to cook this often overlooked and underestimated vegetable. With a few simple techniques, you can achieve crunchy perfection in your very own oven (no deep frier, air fryer, or finicky batter/breading necessary). Seasoned with […]
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Well this is exciting… today we’re launching not one, but TWO new food pun t-shirt designs! We couldn’t decide which design to launch next… so we decided to do both. Just in time for fall baking and gifting season (hello perfect gift for the food lover in your life!) Live Laugh Loaf features an original […]
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I’d like to introduce you to your future favorite eggnog: deliciously smooth, perfectly sweet, and devilishly boozy, with notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, French vanilla, and banana that’ll make you think you’re drinking liquid banana bread, even though there’s no actual banana in it. This is our go-to eggnog recipe that we make around this time […]
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I’d like to introduce you to the brown butter banana cake, your new BFF (or should I say, BBBCwCFF?) It’s surprisingly light for a banana cake, with the perfect balance of sweetness and ripe banana flavor that’s enhanced by toasty nuttiness of brown butter. Best of all, both the cake and frosting can be mixed […]
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Sweet, salty, buttery, and fabulous, this unique ice cream flavor will have you craving more! Made with an eggless ice cream base steeped with real buttered popcorn, then churned into a dreamy, ultra-creamy ice cream that’ll satisfy sweet and salty snackers alike! Imagine the flavor of freshly popped popcorn drizzled in melted butter and generously […]
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What does summer taste like? I’d argue it tastes something like this pie: bright and vibrant and bursting with fresh peach flavor, perfumed with vanilla bean, and encased in a buttery, flaky pastry crust. If that’s not summer in a pie crust, I don’t know what is. Fresh vanilla bean is the secret to making […]
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It’s no mystery that I love me a good food pun… if you follow me on Instagram or if you read this blog with any regularity that fact is glaringly obvious. At this point I have a notebook filled with pages and pages of food puns. It’s one of those things I’ve always thought I […]
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