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Black Bottom Caramel Pots de Crème

These black bottom caramel pots de crème is a fancy looking layered chocolate and caramel custard dessert that is surprisingly easy to make.

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Several black bottom caramel pots de creme on a ceramic cheese board. There is a small plate of chopped chocolate chunks behind them.

Pots de crème is a surprisingly easy dessert to make for a dinner party or just as simple treat. I’ve share recipes for mocha pots de creme, salted caramel pots de crème ,and chocolate pots de crème with olive oil and candied kumquat. But I’ve never shared this layered black bottom caramel pots de crème, which always impresses people. They’re easier to make than it looks, with just one or two extra more steps, but they look like you bought them at a fancy pastry shop or ordered them from a fine dining restaurant. Make them for your next dinner party, special occasion, or just for a fun dessert anytime.

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British Eton Mess

This classic British Eton Mess is a simple-to-make, delightful dessert that is great to serve when strawberries are in season.

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A double old fashion glass filled with British Eton Mess, a strawberry, meringue and whipped cream dessert. There are more glasses of Eton Mess behind the front one.

My obsession with strawberries is well documented here on the blog. I use them in my strawberry rhubarb pie, chocolate strawberry scones, easy strawberry cake, sparkling strawberry lemonade, and of course, just eating them straight from the carton in abundance. But one of my favorite super easy strawberry recipes is for British Eton Mess. It’s basically whipped cream, meringue cookies, and strawberries layered together like a parfait. It’s not only easy to make but so very pretty as well! I use a touch of balsamic in the strawberries to bring out the juiciness, and you can either use homemade meringue drops, or just buy a package of meringue from the store to make it!

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Sheet Pan Miso-Glazed Salmon with Spring Vegetables [Sponsored Post]

This easy sheet pan miso-glazed salmon meal with asparagus, radishes, and carrots can be prepared, cooked and on the table in under an hour.

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Miso-glazed salmon with a mix of roasted carrots, asparagus and radishes on a plate. There is a fork on a cloth napkin and a glass of white wine next to the plate.

This post was sponsored by California Wines a part of their “California Wines Down to Earth Month” campaign. I was compensated for this post and for developing the recipe. However, all opinions below are completely my own.

What’s for dinner is probably one of those dreaded questions that every head of the household has to deal with. And though I don’t have a family, I do have partner with a more traditional day job, which often leaves me as the one to figure out what to make. And though I have plenty of options for carryout here in San Francisco, making an easy sheet pan miso salmon dinner is ideal because it means I can have a homemade meal prepped and ready to eat in under an hour. The salmon is paired with seasonal vegetables like asparagus, radishes and rainbow carrots and the miso sauce is not only made with California chardonnay, but also pairs well with the same glass of chardonnay, making it a great way to relax at home, with minimal making dinner stress.

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Guinness Chocolate Bundt Cake with Irish Whiskey Ganache Glaze

This deep, dark, rich, and moist Guinness chocolate bundt cake has an Irish whiskey chocolate ganache glaze and is surprisingly easy to make!

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A slice of Guinness chocolate bundt cake on a plate, with the remaining cake in the background. There is a blue cloth napkin next to the plate.

When Patrick’s Day comes around, I’m always thrilled to make some Irish-inspired food, like my Irish meatballs with whiskey BBQ sauce, my Guinness beef stew, and my lamb shepherd’s pie. And this year, as March came around, I found myself spontaneously buying a six pack of Guinness Stout beer. I use it a lot to make desserts like my Irish Drunken Cake or my holiday Gingerbread Stout Cake. But this Spring I decided I wanted to make a more easy streamlined Guinness Chocolate Bundt Cake with an Irish Whiskey Ganache Glaze. I’d say this is the perfect dessert for St. Patrick’s day, but why limited yourself to once a year? This is a year-round dessert!

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies [Sponsored Post]

These easy-to-make extra virgin olive oil chocolate chip cookies are a sophisticated upgrade made with vibrant extra virgin olive oil!

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An extra virgin olive oil chocolate chip cookie on a plate, with a glass of milk next to it and more cookies on a wire rack near by.

This post was sponsored by California Olive Oil Council. I was compensated for this post and for developing the recipe. However, all opinions below are completely my own.

Though this blog has no shortage of chocolate chip cookies. I’ve made bakery-style chocolate chip cookies,chunky shortbread chocolate chip cookies, sourdough chocolate chip cookie, and crispy chocolate chip cookies, not to mention a variety of different flavored chocolate chips cookies. But one chocolate chip cookie missing is the extra virgin olive oil chocolate chip cookies!

Extra virgin olive oil is a pretty robust flavored fat that is more often used in cooking than baking, but it also works really well in desserts and baked goods. It adds its own amazing flavor profile, one that really complements chocolate with its peppery, nutty and fruity undertones and lends a richness and moist texture that you can’t get from butter. If you’re looking for a sophisticated twist on the classic chocolate chip cookie, these cookies are for you!

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Walnut Banana Bread

This easy-to-make one bowl banana bread uses walnut oil and almond extract to make it the best walnut banana bread recipe!

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A slice of walnut banana bread on a ceramic plate. Next to the plate is the remaining banana bread loaf on a wooden board, with a serrated knife next to it. There is a cloth napkin next to the banana bread.

Banana bread often seems like a last resort recipe, the one that you make when you don’t want those freckled brown bananas to go to waste. But lately in our household, banana bread hasn’t been an afterthought. I’ve been doing batch after batch of banana bread, including my chocolate banana bread, sourdough banana bread, and my Kahlua mocha marble banana bread because they’re all so tasty. But when I found some walnuts in the back of my pantry, I knew I had to make some walnut banana bread, upgraded just slightly because that’s what I do!

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