Recipes

Mama’s Pound Cake with Lemon Glaze

Pound cake is one of the most quintessential desserts. Timeless, simple, and delicious without being overly sweet. This recipe yields a delicate buttery flavor enhanced with fresh lemon juice and zest. Enjoy!

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My Mama’s Favorite Red Velvet Cake

Red Velvet Cake is a timeless and elegant dessert – just in time for your holiday baking. Cake flour provides a very delicate crumb, and the buttermilk and tablespoon of vinegar lend just the right amount of tanginess. Topped with cream cheese icing and toasted...

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Kale & Grain Salad with Lemon Miso Dressing

It’s salad season, y’all. Inspired by my favorite cookbook, Run Fast, Eat Slow, this salad features a satiating mix of whole grains, kale, crunchy veggies, salty & creamy cheese, roasted nuts, and a tangy, game-changer lemon-miso dressing. Perfect for Sunday meal prep, as this recipe...

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Peach Blueberry Cobbler

My quick and easy recipe is the quintessential Fourth of July dessert.  All you need is five basic ingredients: fresh, juicy peaches and berries, flour, sugar, milk, and butter.  Peach cobbler will always taste like summer. One of the best things about summertime is fresh...

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Kale, Sweet Potato, and Date Salad with Roasted Pepitas

It’s been a while.  Life keeps happening while I’m busy making plans. Two weeks ago I was in New England with my friend Amanda, and we stumbled upon this fantastic salad while in Boston.  After almost a week of binging on lobster rolls, oysters, and...

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2017: A Year in Pictures

New Year’s in Asheville is off to an exciting start – a winter storm of epic proportions.  It took me 3 hours to get from downtown back to my apartment this afternoon.  Roads are covered in ice, traffic was at a standstill on all the...

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Beer Roasted Brats and Vegetables

This Oktoberfest-inspired meal is the perfect fall dinner for a busy weeknight.  The flavors of fresh-picked mountain apples, sweet potatoes, and chicken brats are balanced with Belgian white ale.  Enjoy the flavors of the season with this healthy, no-fuss, and one-dish recipe!   Fall in the...

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Homemade Chicken and Dumplings

Scratch-made chicken and dumplings are the perfect comfort food for chilly fall evenings.  With some yardbird, root vegetables, and a few pantry staples, you can easily put together this southern classic.   Asheville temperatures have been dropping to the 40s at night.  Leaves are subtly...

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Ginger Molasses Cookies

My old-fashioned ginger molasses cookies are slightly crispy on the outside and perfectly chewy in the middle, with just the right amount of spice.  Take a bite of nostalgia with my no-fuss, easy recipe! Part of what makes these cookies so special to me is...

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Pecan Snowballs (Wedding Cookies)

Although known by many names, Pecan Snowballs are a classic treat, blending simple ingredients for a melt-in-your-mouth cookie experience!  Pecan Snowballs are sophisticated enough to serve on any holiday party platter, yet simple enough to make in just one bowl – no mixer required.  We’re...

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