Eat The Love

Skillet Cookie with M&Ms

This easy-to-make giant skillet cookie is packed with M&M candies, as well as a sprinkling of crunchy flaky salt to offset the sweetness and give it a touch of sophistication. (Jump directly to the recipe.)

Back in January I posted on Instagram a photo of my cast iron skillet. I love my cast iron skillet but I had a confession that I don’t use it as much as I wish I did. It was buried in the back of my cabinet, with a million pot lids on top of it, behind bowls and plates. It’s a pain to get out and I just often forget I have it. Nearly everyone who commented talked about how much they love their skillet. And their easy solution was just to leave it on their stove top!…

Roasted Asparagus with Olive and Herb Dressing

This roasted asparagus with olive and herb dressing is an easy and delicious vegetable side dish that takes less than 20 minutes start to finish! (Jump directly to the recipe.)

It’s been cold and rainy here in San Francisco. Though the days continue to get longer (thank you daylight savings!) my brain thinks that Spring has finally arrived even as I huddle under a blanket with the heat turned on. Sure, I’m not over in the east coast, being pummeled with a nor’easter snowy storms. But this is San Francisco. I’ve grown soft and like most San Franciscans. If the weather drops below 68°F, we all start complaining about it, wrapped under our scarves and mitten. Yeah, we’re ridiculous. I get that….

Swedish Blueberry Cake (Blueberry Tosca Cake)

This easy Swedish Blueberry Cake is a riff on the traditional Scandinavian Toscakaka with a buttery almond topping that yields to a moist rich blueberry cake underneath. (Jump directly to the recipe.)

Lately I’ve been trying to take a back seat on surfing the web for recipes and really diving deeper into the cookbooks that I own. I adore cookbooks (it’s one of the reasons I started this blog, and one of the reasons I wrote my own cookbook Marbled, Swirled, and Layered) and I own WAY too many of them. But somehow, when I am looking for a recipe I just sit down on my computer and just type in keywords hoping to find that perfect recipe….

Fried Apple Pies

These classic southern-style fried apple pies are easy to make and so very fun to serve and eat. Just follow the step-by-step instructions and you’ll be making them all the time! (Jump directly to the recipe.)

“These are SO much better than McDonald’s” said A.J. after he bit into his second fried apple pie. My friends chuckled, but A.J. was dead serious. Our friend Ben is obsessed with McDonald’s fried pies and has always lamented how they are impossible to find here in the US. He grew up in Hong Kong, and they still fry their pies in Asia. But here in the U.S. they switched over to baked in 1992, over 25 years ago….

Asian-inspired Fried Calamari with Gochuchang Dipping Sauce

This Asian-inspired Fried Calamari with Gochuchang dipping sauce is a great twist on the classic Italian appetizer and is inspired by a trip to Maui. (Jump directly to the recipe.)

Special thanks to the Fairmont Kea Lani in Maui for their hospitality. Our hotel room and meals were provided by the hotel in exchange for the photography services we provided. However all opinions below are my own.

I’m a little bit in denial about the fact that February is nearly over, and we’re heading into the third month of 2018. I know I should probably get over it but this year has gone by so fast and I’ve barely been able to keep up. One of things that have been driving me bonkers is that I haven’t been able to write about our trip to Maui, which happened back in early January!…

French Cassoulet with Duck Confit [Sponsored Post]

This classic French Cassoulet with duck confit recipe takes a bit of time to prepare but is totally worth the effort!

This post was sponsored by Anolon Cookware. I was compensated for this post and for developing the recipe. However, all opinions below are completely my own.

“So how’s the cassoulet going?” asked AJ in a text message to me. I had told him the day before that I was going to be making cassoulet and he got excited. WAY excited. So excited that he ended up texting me three time throughout the day to check the progress of the dish. This is a man who loves his French comfort food….