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Stuffed Salmon Tender, juicy fillets of salmon, a dream-boat filling of cream cheese, spinach, mozzarella, and Parmesan, and exactly 10 minutes of prep, this five-star Stuffed Salmon is the kind of epically impressive, yet paradoxically easy, recipe that will have you swearing off going out to eat. Pin this recipe on Pinterest to save for later Pin It! Why should you dress up, wait for a seat, and suffer outrageous markup on wine in a restaurant, when you can make a chef-level dish like this elegant spinach stuffed salmon (or Honey Garlic Salmon) at home? While it’s always a treat...

from Bon Appetit Ingredients 2¼ cups (216 g) almond flour or almond meal 1 tsp. baking soda ½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt 1 tsp. finely grated lemon zest 1 tsp. vanilla extract ½ tsp. almond extract 3 Tbsp. plus ½ cup raspberry jam 2 large egg whites, room temperature ⅓ cup (67 g) granulated sugar ½ cup plus ⅓ cup (92 g total) powdered sugar 1 cup (28 g) freeze-dried raspberries Directions Whisk almond flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl to combine. Set dry ingredients aside. Stir lemon zest, vanilla extract, almond...

I’ve been a big fan of Stanley Tucci since the first time I saw “Big Night,” the 1996 film about two brothers opening a restaurant, in which he co-starred and co-wrote. I also looked forward every week to watching his TV series “Searching For Italy,” where he traveled to a different region of Italy, explaining the local food specialties. When his memoir  “Taste” was published a couple of years ago, I devoured the stories about his upbringing, identifying with so many of the vignettes. Tucci is married to an English woman, Felicity Blunt, whom he credits with this recipe. My...

Even cake haters (yes, they exist) love this super buttery chocolate chip bundt cake! Loaded with mini chocolate chips and topped with a rich chocolate glaze, it’s perfect for dessert or as an afternoon snack. Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake Recipe Of all of my favorite baking pans, it’s the humble bundt cake pan that’s my MVP! I bake more bundt cakes than layer cakes because they’re just SO easy. Simply scrape the cake batter into the pan, bake the cake, and decorate with a frosting or glaze. No fussy layering or processional cake baking skills required! And today’s new recipe...

What a January already, you guys! I am coming up on 4 months of not drinking WHAT I’M READING & WATCHING Books – The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell: From the author of Hamnet (winner of every award and on all the best books lists I’ve seen in the last few years), this historical fiction novel is set in Renaissance Florence in the 1550s which I appreciate since I studied abroad there in college. Lucrezia de Medici, the third daughter of the grand duke, has a mind of her own. When her older sister dies just before her wedding, Lucrezia is forced to...