Author: Tara

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Tomb Raider Cover Reveal

It’s here! The official cover for the Tomb Raider cookbook has arrived, and it’s featuring Lomo Saltado and some amazing Tomb Raider props. Check out the description from the official Tomb Raider account below: The cover features Peruvian dish Lomo Saltado, which comes from a unique culinary tradition called Chifa […]

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Every Recipe I Tried in 2021

Each year, I like to come up with a New Year resolution that encourages me to learn more or pursue my hobbies. In previous years I’ve pledged to watch through the AFI Top 100, learn how to cook my favorite takeout meals, and do more photo shoots with friends. This […]

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Doorstep Meals Saved This Tired Mom

I love cooking. I have a recipe blog, I write cookbooks, I love to entertain. But even I have my limits. And going back to work with a baby that doesn’t like to sleep, all while there’s a global pandemic going on? It’s a lot. So when Doorstep Meals reached […]

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Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Rolls

I’m a sucker for anything pumpkin spice. Now, don’t get me wrong, I enjoy pumpkin flavoring as well, but it’s the spice that gets me. That perfect mix of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves just makes me feel warm, cozy, and ready for the holidays. So the first day the […]

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“Mummy” Breakfast Sausages

Halloween is finally on a Saturday! While Trick or Treating and large parties won’t (and shouldn’t) be happening in the middle of a pandemic, that won’t stop me from celebrating! I recommend sleeping in then making some of these mummy sausages to go with your batch of pumpkin spice cinnamon […]

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Get Cozy with Wax Cabin Candle Co.

As soon as the rain starts to fall and the leaves start to change color, I get all of my cozy candles out of the closet. I’m a sucker for anything vanilla, cinnamon, pumpkin, or pine, and always have a candle burning throughout Fall and Winter. And, like many people, […]

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The Best Salted Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies

Living through a Pandemic can really work up your appetite for cookies, can’t it? And now that Fall has hit Seattle, there’s nothing I want to do more on a chilly, rainy day than turn on the oven and make the whole house smell like cookies. When baking, I’ll often […]

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Level Up Your Baking with Embossed Rolling Pins

You know those days when you want to add some pizzazz to your cookies but don’t want to break out all of your decorating supplies? Just grab one of these embossed rolling pins from Embossed Co. Once your cookie dough is rolled out, roll over it with this and you’ll create […]

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Totally Shucked from Break an Egg! Cookbook

Break an Egg!: A Broadway Cookbook won’t be here until September 1st, but I’ve got a couple sneak peek recipes to hold you over. Today: a broiled oyster recipe and one of my favorite puns of the book: “Totally Shucked” inspired by Spring Awakening! Yeah, you’re shucked all right. You […]