Sooooo now that Halloween is over, we can get on to cookie season, right!? I thinks so! I’m not the kind of person who puts up my Christmas lights on November 1st (although tbh I have no problem with that), but I am totally the kind of person who thinks eating cookies all winter is…
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Coconut Cranberry Overnight Oats
Happy New Year, everybody! I hope you closed out 2016 with a bang, and welcomed 2017 with optimism! We spent the weekend at the beach with friends, cooking together, strumming guitars, playing with dogs, and just generally chilling out. This year is off to a darn good start — we’re mostly unpacked and settled into…
Soft Toffee Cookies
Less than two weeks until Christmas! That means EAT ALL THE COOKIES!! Last week Portland got a good ol’ Portland snow storm, which means like 1″ of snow that turns to ice and shuts down the entire city for two days. I am definitely not complaining, since it meant I got to work from home…
Warm Cocoa Chocolate Pudding with Smoked Paprika Candied Pecans
There are quite a few distressing things popping up on Facebook and Twitter these days — which I, for the most part, ignore. I read the New York Times every day, so I get my news from sources other than social media, but there are some things I definitely am glad to learn from social…
Toasted Coconut and Pecan Meusli
Wednesday! Halfway through interview week! And I bring you meusli! I don’t have tons to report on the internship/interview front yet: I’m in the middle of my 5 interviews, which are going well and are not nearly as scary as I imagined! I think the last few years of meeting SO many strangers and talking…
Simple Breakfast Salad with Poached Egg
I used to be a sweets-for-breakfast kind of person. I LOVED French toast and doughnuts and anything considered a vehicle for maple syrup (which, let’s be honest, is everything). If we went out for breakfast, it was a safe bet that Mary would order something sweet, and definitely not savory. I’m not sure what changed,…
Butter Pecan Cookies
This butter pecan cookie recipe will become a holiday favorite! They’re easy to make and full of classic holiday flavors, everyone will love them! Oh haaay Monday! This month is absolutely crazy, calendar-wise, so while part of me always knows what’s going on, the other part of me occasionally has these “OMG IS CHRISTMAS THIS…
Pumpkin Spice Baked Oatmeal
I’ve been having craaaazy dreams lately. I guess this really isn’t a new thing, but since I forget them after a few days, I’m constantly thinking “wow what weird dreams I’ve been having!” — just because I’ve forgotten I usually do! That’s my theory, at least… Sometimes, though, I can’t remember if something was a…
Nutty Cardamom Granola
When I posted my making of granola on instagram and snapchat last week, I received SO MANY snaps/comments/texts from friends being like ‘WTF YOU HAVEN’T MADE GRANOLA BEFORE YOU?! YOU TERRIBLE HIPPY!’ and I’m here to agree: it’s an abomination. I should have been making granola every freaking week for the last 28 years of…
Molasses Scones with Candied Ginger & Pecans
Oh HELLOOOO fall flavors! Are you guys ready for this? Yeah, I AM! One of the best things about moving to Portland (that sentence could end with pretty much ANY true statement about living in Portland…) has been connecting with other people in the food (blogging or otherwise) community. THERE ARE MORE FREAKS LIKE ME!…
Pumpkin Bread
How is it possible I have not yet posted a pumpkin bread recipe on TKP? How is it possible that it’s September? OMG. How is it possible for this bread to be SO DARN PERFECT?! I dunno how, but it totally is perfect. That’s it. That’s really all I have to say. This bread is…
Roasted Beet, Charred Cauliflower, Seeded Salad
HOME! Woop! Hey guys! I’m slowly getting back into the swing of things, but admit: it’s hard after 4 weeks of fun vacation! I’m still reeling from how beautiful Iceland was, and will do a picture post (like I did with Scotland) soon. AND I’ll talk all about our experience in the Snail Van! SO…
Chipotle Adobo Chocolate Pecan Ice Cream
I can’t wait ANY LONGER to share this recipe with you guys! I made it a few weeks ago and it’s on my schedule to share later in July but it is SO FREAKING AMAZING I just have to get it out there! Stat. NOW! So here we are. Also, here we are IN ENGLAND!…
Orange Carrot Cake Bars
Guys. I’m gonna let these bars do most of the talking today — I’m short on words and these bars are NOT short on awesome. So much orange zest! Tangy cream cheese frosting! Crunchy pecans! I’m calling these carrot cake BARS because they’re more dense than a normal carrot cake. Just how I like my…
Salted Chocolate Oat Fudge
This right here is #1 reason I’m loving life at the moment. I mean, there are a million wonderful things to love (great weather, great friends, fun outings, upcoming trips, etc.) HOWEVER: This salted chocolate oat fudge (with pecans!) is hands down the most addictive thing I’ve made in recent history. AND I SWEAR TO…
Neiman Marcus $250 Cookies
It’s throwback Thursday! Every Thursday I’m going to be re-making, and re-photographing, a recipe I posted waaay early in this blog’s life. It’s time to have better pictures for some of my favorites! I originally posted these cookies three years ago, and they’re STILL my go-to cookie for every occasion. I make them for ski…