Moist Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes Recipe with Cherry Filling

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Hello everyone! These heavenly Black Forest cherry cupcakes are a perfect sweet treat for warm days. They work equally well with cherries from a jar or fresh fruit and deliver moist, chocolatey goodness with every bite. Taste and Occasion The combination of chocolate and cherries is timeless—just as comforting as apple with cinnamon. These chocolate … Read more

Weeknight Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas Recipe for Quick Dinners

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Weeknight Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas use a handful of simple ingredients and roast in the oven on sheet pans in about 30 minutes. This straightforward dinner is full of flavor and fun to serve with a variety of toppings. Why you’ll love Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas: Juicy, flavorful chicken – The chicken roasts until tender … Read more

Strawberry Tuiles: Crisp French Strawberry Cookies

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Cone ≠ Ice Cream

The word “cone” doesn’t have to make you think only of ice cream. In French, the cone (le cornet) is closer to a tuile — literally a roof tile — which is exactly the shape these thin biscuits often take.

Remember the pistachios I chopped long ago, shown in a previous post? It was time to use them again. And since I’m on a strawberry kick lately, I paired the tuiles with fresh strawberries. Expect more strawberry recipes soon — I’m enjoying them this season.

What did I make?

Giant tuiles

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Mapo Tofu: Authentic Sichuan Recipe for Spicy Tofu Stir-Fry

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I was recently asked by several people to help them become more confident in the home kitchen. One recipe that kept coming up was mapo tofu. I tested the dish using both marinated and un-marinated ground meat, and the marinated version was noticeably more flavorful. That inspired me to focus on simple ways to elevate … Read more