Babkallah

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Babkallah is a decadent chocolate swirled loaf that is a mash up of babka and challah breads. Perfect for special occasions or weekend mornings.
Babkallah

Oh, you don’t spend your days wondering what would happen if your favorite loaves of bread could walk, talk, date, meet, and get married?

Weird.

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Vegetarian Antipasto Pasta Salad

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An antipasto pasta salad that takes all of the vegetarian components of an Italian antipasto platter and combines them in one delicious pasta dish!
Vegetarian Antipasto Pasta Salad

Growing up in my very very very Italian household, no holiday or family gathering was complete without a traditional antipasto platter.

Cured meats, lots of different cheeses, marinated vegetables, and a medley of olives were staple features. And of course lots of Italian bread to soak it all up with!

Keep in mind, this was just the starter course. Looking back, it’s shocking to me that we ever had any room for actual dinner after eating all of that.

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What To Cook This Week – 8/21/21

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Anyone else spend their week researching KN95 masks for kids and buying every brand available on the market? Anyone? Just me?? On that note, WELCOME TO MY BRAIN. It’s fun here, really.

The world has been a crazy place this week (even crazier than usual, which is basically unfathomable) and I’m leaning hard on good food to get me through. Perhaps not the most rational / healthy coping mechanism, but there are way worse things.

Here’s what we’re cooking this week:

  • Starting off the week with a summer grain bowl that is so perfect for meal prepping and that you will be thankful to have ready to go for easy lunches and dinners throughout the week. It sounds really simple (and it is) but the dressing is something pretty magical and ties the whole meal together.
  • Next up – corn, tomato, and crispy bread salad! This is everything I want to be eating right now. EVERYTHING.
  • Stuffed peppers with chickpeas, goat cheese, and herbs are a really fresh take on what is usually a heavier meal. Bonus that peppers are in season right now and taste their sweetest!
  • Pappardelle with corn, cherry tomatoes, and parmesan is our little bit of carb and cheese indulgence for the week. We deserve it!
  • Finally, we’re ending the week with my smothered salsa verde burritos. These are filled with a chipotle zucchini and pinto bean mixture, covered in salsa verde and cheese, then baked until they’re a little crispy on the outside. Amazing.
  • For dessert, we’re making a strawberries and cream pandowdy. A pandowdy is basically a deep dish pie made with only a top crust. Make sure to serve this still warm with big scoops of vanilla ice cream!

Happy eating!

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Birthday Cake Pie

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Birthday cake pie made with a vanilla cookie crumb crust and filled with a confetti cake-flavored custard – the ultimate treat whether you’re making it for an actual birthday or just because!
Birthday Cake Pie

Birthday cake pie is totally the solution to all of life’s problems.

A vanilla cookie crust plus confetti cake custard plus chocolate whipped cream topped with EVEN MORE SPRINKLES.

How could it not be?!

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Pimento Cheese Stuffed Black Bean Burgers

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The ULTIMATE pimento cheese stuffed black bean burgers! These are crispy on the outside, packed with flavor, and filled with a gooey cheesy center – doesn’t get much better than that.
Pimento Cheese Stuffed Black Bean Burgers

Get ready to be blown away by a VEGGIE BURGER, of all things.

And no, it’s not one of those manmade plant-based meat copycat burgers made of synthetic material. I’ve tried those and just can’t handle them. They’re kind of creepy, if you ask me.

No, no, no – we’re going back to our black bean burger basics and it feels so good!!!

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