Rosemary Shortbread Cookies with White Chocolate Cranberry Ganache

by Jamie

These Rosemary Shortbread Cookies with White Chocolate Cranberry Ganache are the perfect mix between sweet and savory. The Rosemary Shortbread dough is simple to put together, requiring minimal ingredients. It’s slightly sweet, a little salty, and packed with delicious rosemary. The White Chocolate Cranberry Ganache is absolutely decadent, highlighting the festive seasonal berry. I have never met a shortbread cookie I didn’t like. I mean,Read more ->

Red Flannel Hash

by Jamie

This festive Red Flannel Hash is a healthy and delicious brunch option on a cold winters day. Peppers, sweet potatoes, onions, and beets are roasted to perfection, serving as a colorful bed for poached jammy eggs. Happy First Day of Winter! I could not be more excited. With this season’s arrival, comes all the comforting things: Hot Cocoa Layers and layers of ALL the blanketsRead more ->

Homemade Lox Platter

by Jamie
A wooden board topped with lox, capers, red onion, cucumbers, lemon wedges, fresh dill, sliced pumpernickel, and a bowl of cream cheese

Revised 12/21/22 Lox is a traditional and well-loved holiday appetizer! Salmon is cured with smoked sea salt, brown sugar, and pepper. This Homemade Lox Platter includes a creamy goat cheese schmear, fresh cucumbers, red onion, salty capers, soft pumpernickel, dill, and lemon – this is an appetizer spread that is sure to please!  I’ve linked a few products in this post that are affiliate links. NoteRead more ->

Slow Cooker Balsamic Beef Stew

by Jamie
This Slow Cooker Balsamic Beef Stew is incredibly flavorful and undoubtedly comforting, making it the perfect meal for a cold winter day.

This Slow Cooker Balsamic Beef Stew is incredibly flavorful and undoubtedly comforting, making it the perfect meal for a cold winter day. Beef is slowly cooked in a luxurious broth with balsamic and red wine, accompanied by potatoes, carrots, celery, and onions. Pop the ingredients in your crock pot, and a scrumptious weeknight dinner will be done by the time you’re home! Slow cooker. CrockRead more ->

Sausage, Kale, and Mushroom Stuffed Acorn Squash

by Jamie

This Sausage, Kale, and Mushroom Stuffed Acorn Squash makes the perfect weeknight meal. Spicy sausage speckles a nutrient-dense stuffing of kale, mushrooms, and mixed grains.  This recipe is so comforting. What doesn’t make you feel all warm and cozy inside? Spicy sausage. Meaty, umami mushrooms. Sautéed greens. Savory squash. Hmm hmm….you’re there now. What I love about this recipe is how fancy it seems (“Really?Read more ->

Roasted Root Vegetable Soup

by Jamie

This Roasted Root Vegetable Soup is rich and creamy – with no guilt! The vegetables are roasted to perfection and blended in to a silky, flavorful, nutritious soup. Best served with charred bread, roasted pepitas, and over the course of an entire afternoon. There is something so comforting about a warm bowl of homemade soup. It’s the cure for a nagging cold, warms you tip to toeRead more ->

Honeynut Squash Pie with Bourbon Whipped Cream

by Jamie

Honeynut Squash (a hybrid of butternut!) serves center stage in this modernized take on a Thanksgiving favorite: pumpkin pie. The pie crust is spiked with cinnamon, and is oh-so-simple. Honeynut squash puree is sweetened up with maple syrup, and transforms in to the creamy filling with the addition of a few familiar ingredients. Don’t forget the whipped cream! This one pulls out all the stops,Read more ->

Brussels Sprout Slaw with Roasted Ginger Vinaigrette

by Jamie

This Brussels Sprout Slaw with Roasted Ginger Vinaigrette is the perfect Thanksgiving side dish! Ginger is roasted whole and blended with a few additional ingredients, making an intensely flavorful and slightly spicy dressing for this simple and delicious salad. A Journey With Brussels Sprouts I’ve never met a Brussels sprout I didn’t like. That’s a bold face LIE. As I explain here, there was aRead more ->

Butternut Squash Lasagna with Mushrooms, Kale, and Sage

by Jamie
Butternut Squash Lasagna with Mushrooms, Kale, and Sage

This Butternut Squash Lasagna with Mushrooms, Kale, and Sage is packed with Autumnal flavors. Butternut squash serves center stage in a decadently creamy sauce with roasted garlic. Meaty mushrooms and cruciferous kale make the filling, in between layers of fresh mozzarella and lasagna noodles. Topped with beautifully fried sage (highlighting another warm flavor in the filling), this lasagna is one to impress! Classic fall flavors.Read more ->

Mashed Cauliflower with Roasted Garlic Butter & Thyme

by Jamie
Bowl of mashed cauliflower with roasted garlic and thyme

This Mashed Cauliflower with Roasted Garlic Butter & Thyme is the perfect Thanksgiving side dish! It’s thick and creamy, while being lighter than the standard mashed potato. You and your guests won’t know the difference! The Holidays are Here Thanksgiving is right around the corner! I can hardly contain my excitement. Everything about Thanksgiving is magical. The tradition. The time with family. The turkey. TheRead more ->