Dark Chocolate Raspberry Torte for #SundaySupper

dark chocolate raspberry torte

Valentine’s Day is an extremely polarizing holiday. It pins people into two camps: those who celebrate and those who protest the holiday. Those who celebrate do so at varying intensities, from simple card-givers to those who make elaborate shows of affection by carpeting their domiciles in red roses or buying teddy bears the size of small planets. The protestors are nearly as apparent in their stance on February 14th. I’ve been the audience to many a tirade about the commercialization of love and how the greeting card industry is to blame for the materialism behind Valentine’s Day. [Read more...]

Nutella Shortbread Bars for #SundaySupper

Nutella Shortbread Bars

Nutella and I have a long, sordid history together. It started when I was living in Florence, Italy for a summer, pining for peanut butter, my favorite medium for stress-eating. Living in another country with 5 housemates had its trying moments and I missed the creamy comfort of Skippy schmeared on a sandwich, warm and melty on toast or sticking to my mouth straight out of the jar. At seven euro a tiny container, I couldn’t justify the price. [Read more...]

Donuts: redux for #SundaySupper

honey donuts with cherry honey beer glaze

Would you believe that I didn’t know what a bucket list was until a few years ago? By a few, I mean six, when the movie Bucket List came out. (I’m still in denial that I graduated from college six years ago). I haven’t actually seen the movie, but I’ve made my share of bucket lists since then. It seems like every book I read on self-improvement, the power of habit or happiness cites studies about how writing things down or saying things out loud makes a person more likely to accomplish something.

In my case, it’s totally true. [Read more...]

Raspberry Thumbprints for my first #SundaySupper!

Raspberry Thumbprints

Admittedly, the holidays make me a little emotional. When I hear Perry Como sing “There’s No Place Like Home For The Holidays,” I can’t help but get a tad bit weepy. Ever since moving to Pennsylvania, I’ve had a tough time not feeling left out in December because I’m four hours from home and can’t always partake in my family’s traditions. If I do get to particpate in things like decorating the tree, it has to be done before I leave for Philly the day after Thanksgiving or as soon as I get back to CT a few days before Christmas. I don’t have the luxury of taking a ton of time off, so holiday traditions seem to be a little rushed. [Read more...]

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