Category Archive: Worst of Year 2

Chunky Butternut Squash Sage Soup

I bought butternut squash and sage, assuming there would be a great recipe out there that I could use them for. I found this recipe from Epicurious that looked easy enough, just: –… Continue reading

Chocolate Candy Cane Cloud Village

This festive treat, while delicious and easy, didn’t turn out quite as cute as its predecessor from Liv Life, for a couple of reasons: 1) They used large regular marshmallows, and I used… Continue reading

Blueberry Pie Parfait

I was with my family this last weekend and my cousins were craving blueberry pie for dessert, but not until the last minute which meant calling all sorts of places trying to find… Continue reading

Zucchini Curly Fries with Avocado Aioli

I have definitely let more than one zucchini die in my fridge while waiting for an inspiration to use it, but not so with this one! Ever since I accidentally used the curly-fry… Continue reading

Blueberry Coconut Water Popsicles

I bought this cute little popsicle maker last summer because the one I already had made such big popsicles that, especially when I would make ones with avocado or other unusual ingredients, tended… Continue reading

Ricotta Coconut-flour Pancakes

This is an example of what happens when I break my own rule of over substitution. Basically, this recipe from The Kitchn is already one standard deviation away from regular pancakes because of… Continue reading

Individual Cucumber Mint Ricotta No-Bake Cheesecakes

So this is one of those convoluted ones. And while there are things I could certainly do differently next time, I am super excited that these pretty much turned out! It all started… Continue reading

Valentine’s Day Strawberry Fudge

I wanted to make something delicious to give to all the loves in my life in honor of Valentine’s Day. In telling my mom about this, she gently suggested that I try to… Continue reading

Braised Fennel and Leeks

This was the second course of my friends dinner, and it was pretty good except this definitely is a side dish and I didn’t put it on the side of anything, so it… Continue reading

Chocolate Beet Muffins

These were a bit weird, and I wasn’t originally planning to make them so I had roasted the beets with garlic, salt, pepper, and grape seed oil – oops! But I rinsed them… Continue reading