Hazelnut Gingerbread Holiday Tart

All the flavors of the holiday season: buttery spicy gingerbread (shortbread too) with toasted hazelnuts, vanilla cream cheese frosting, dried cranberries, and sugared rosemary. Not only does this fantastical dessert sound dreamy, present as the best Christmas dessert on earth, but the flavors and textures are out of this world. What are you serving for…

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Vanilla Rosemary Fresh Fig Cheesecake

It’s Brian’s favorite.All time favorite – well, maybe.There are a few things on the “favorites” list, which makes it difficult, since I never make the same thing twice.(Well, we actually have the SAME meal every Saturday – you can count on on that). Other than Saturday “Stink,” everything else is a new experiment. While somethings…

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Peanut Butter Rosemary Cookies

Who would have thought of peanut butter rosemary cookies?Seriously?Well, the mix of sweet creamy peanut butter, honey toasted peanuts, and rosemary actually melds together naturally in my brain. That’s how I roll.In fact, call me crazy, one of my favorite big bowl amalgamations is almond butter, sharp cheese, almonds (for crunch), dark chocolate, peaches, and…

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