These twice-baked banana almond biscotti are flavorful, crunchy, and simply delightful. They can be dunked in milk or tea to make a great afternoon snack or a quick breakfast. Or eat them on their own for dessert — I won’t tell. Making banana almond biscotti may seem challenging, but I promise it’s easier than you […]
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Dried Fruit & Nut Loaf
Dried fruit & nut loaf is a great recipe to have in your breakfast repertoire. On days when you don’t want to go all out with pancake bombs and you want something a little healthier than chocolate and cranberry scones, this reliable vegan loaf is the way to go. It packs a lot of punches. […]
Apple Pecan Cookies
Apple pecan cookies are unlike any other cookie I’ve made. The combination of ingredients going on here makes every cubic inch interesting. You’ve got tart apple, crunchy pecans, sweet cranberries, chewy oats, and a warm dash of cinnamon to tie it together. These cookies are full of all the good flavors and never too much […]
Pecan Pie
Even though I love most kinds of pie, I was skeptical of pecan pie for quite a long time. It just looked brown and bland and uninteresting to me. That was until I tried making it myself. Now I’m happy to report that pecan pie is a holiday staple worth indulging in. It’s got deep […]
Banana Nut Muffins
I’m back with another banana recipe! This time, it’s banana nut muffins. They’re soft, moist, and full of flavor thanks to the bananas and butter inside. Actually, it’s butter made into ghee that contributes to how rich these muffins taste. And even richer still are my favorite parts of these banana nut muffins: their tops. […]
Small Batch Texas Sheet Cake
Being a Texan who’d never eaten Texas sheet cake, I was surprised reading about its supposed fame in the New York Times. This sheet cake is known for being big as Texas and being topped with pecan-embedded frosting. And to survive brutal Texas summers, the frosting isn’t whipped — instead, it’s made on the stove […]
Best Eggless Banana Bread
The aroma of baking banana bread was an essential part of my childhood. It was a welcome home after sports matches or grueling days of school, and it always tasted just as good as it smelled. This recipe is the perfect solution for the overripe bananas piling up on your counter and also all bad […]
Nankhatai (Indian Cardamom Cookies)
The nankhatai saga began in June 2020. The recipe has had a lot of variations since then: it got doubled; it was made with melted ghee, then softened ghee, and then creamed butter; the cardamom and semolina amounts changed; and after six instances of using milk to combine the dough and getting frustrated with a […]