

Dill Pickle Chips
4 Servings Prep Time: 1 min Cook Time: Total Time: 1 min Ingredients: 1 (8.5 ounce) bag salted kettle cooked chips 1 cup white distilled vinegar or pickle juice 2 tablespoons dried dill 1 tablespoon Kosher salt 1 teaspoon cayenne spray bottle Directions: Arrange the kettle chips in an even layer on a baking sheet and set aside. Fill a spray bottle with white distilled vinegar and set aside. Fill an empty pepper shaker with dried dill, salt and cayenne. Lightly spray the chip


Thai Sweet Potato Soup with Grilled Lobster and Cucumber Salad
Revisiting a time in 2007 when I was a private chef cooking for a family - and set the lobster tails on fire....and from that experience - I


Classic German Chocolate Cake
This is my dessert go to. The best sweet sensation.....a classic that everyone will love. When I was little we would play canasta and have this cake.....Cards and Cake. 8 to 10 Servings Prep Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Ingredients: German Chocolate Cake : 1 and 1/2 (4-ounce) bars baking chocolate (TK- BAKER GERMAN'S) 2 cups cake flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt 2 sticks unsalted butter (room tem


White Chocolate Cheesecake with Strawberry Jam
When you plan a whole dinner and you forget at the last minute about making time for dessert. So by using a purchased cheesecake we LEVEL UP with some white chocolate and strawberry jam....and....Bubble Wrap? Yesssss! 4 Servings Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins Total Time: 15 mins Ingredients: 16 ounces white chocolate (chopped with a serrated knife) bubble wrap (cut into a 2-inch by 8-inch strip) 1 small store-bought cheesecake 1 cup strawberry jam 1 lime (zested) 4 o


Dried Fruit and Nut Overnight Oats Parfait
I love oats. They are heart healthy (as is exercise - AHEM RECESS) and fresh fruit! A lot of time it is hard to work oatmeal into your daily routine and so this recipe lets you do all of the prep the night before so you don't have to rush in the morning. 4 Servings Prep Time: 8 hrs Cook Time: 5 mins Total Time: 8 hrs 5 mins Ingredients: 1/3 cup sliced almonds (divided) 1 and 1/3 cup nonfat Greek yogurt (divided) 2 tablespoons honey (divided) 2 cups Quaker Oats 1 teaspoon ci


Fennel and Peppercorn Spiced Chocolates
FENNEL AND PEPPERCORN SPICED CHOCOLATES 12 chocolates Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 14 mins Total Time: 29 mins Ingredients: Candied Spices : 2 tablespoons black peppercorns (cracked) 2 tablespoons pink peppercorns (cracked) 2 tablespoons fennel seeds 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup water Chocolates: 2 and 1/2 cups bittersweet chocolate (roughly chopped) 1/4 cup coconut oil (plus 1 tablespoon, melted) flaky sea salt Directions: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper an


Hot Chocolate Truffles
HOT CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES 40 truffles Prep Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Ingredients: Truffle Base: 3 and 3/4 cups dark chocolate (chopped) 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon Kosher salt To Assemble: 3 cups tiny crunchy marshmallows 1 and 1/2 cups dark chocolate (chopped) 1 recipe truffle base nonstick cooking spray lollipop sticks milk (8-ounces per serving, warmed, to serve) Directions


Hot Milk Cake with Buttermilk
I grew up in the south - but never had this cake - but this is a pantry cake that my grandmother would have made. Subtle, delicious flavor.


Recess with a sword!
I wonder if you have ever played Recess like this! SWORDS!


Recess with Water!
Channeling my inner child here.