Better Than Takeout Asian Stir-Fry Chicken and Vegetables

Better Than Takeout Asian Stir-Fry Chicken and Vegetables

Some of our best weeknight dinners start with an empty spot in the freezer. We skipped the frozen vegetable bag this time and built this stir-fry from scratch — fresh broccoli, asparagus, zucchini, red pepper, celery, onion, and a handful of frozen peas — with a sauce made from six pantry staples we already had on the shelf. The result is deeply savory, glossy, and just a little spicy, with toasted sesame seeds and fresh green onion finishing it off. Better than takeout, on the table in 35 minutes, and easy enough for any weeknight.

Ultimate Carrot Cake

Ultimate Carrot Cake

I love carrot cake! Many years ago a friend that I worked with at the time shared a carrot cake recipe with me with a warning. He said “once you make this recipe it will ruin all other carrot cakes for you. You will never 

Scottish Shortbread Cookies

Scottish Shortbread Cookies

Recently a friend of our sent us a box of Heritage Scottish shortbread cookies. We absolutely loved them! We loved them so much that we had to figure out how to make them ourselves. It turns out that traditional Scottish shortbread cookies have only 3 

Pumpkin Mini-muffins

Pumpkin Mini-muffins

Before I start let me warn you that these pumpkin mini-muffins are super addicting. There is no eating just one. It’s a good thing we usually only make these in Autumn. You have been warned! A friend of mine made these to bring into work. 

Cookies-n-Cream Cupcakes

Cookies-n-Cream Cupcakes

A fluffy white sponge cake with chunks of crushed Oreo’s topped with a light buttercream frosting flecked with more pulverized Oreo’s give these cupcakes the full cookies-n-cream experience.