shaved brussels caesar salad
i recently ordered a salad at roberta’s and it inspired the unconventional additions of dill, mint, pecorino, and garlic panko

cranberry yakshik {sticky rice cakes}
i hope you give this festive yakshik with cranberries, pumpkin seeds, and chestnuts a try this holiday season…though, the bright pink color may confuse your halmoney and eemos! :D

garlic parsley pão de queijo {brazilian cheese bread}
i birthed into the world: fogo de ranch (?!) bread babies. and they were the most beautiful bread babies. i still dote on them as a proud mother does whenever i see pictures of them on my phone.

black sesame custard pumpkin pie
this pie has two layers - the bottom being the black sesame eggy sweet custardy goodness, and the top being a cinnamony floOoooofy pumpkin chiffon.

feta brined roasted chicken
while the last time i made this recipe was in the states using a chicken from the grocery store, i’m super excited to see how my chicken turns out in paris because i picked one up at the boucherie and witnessed freshness at a whole new level

hazelnut pomelo carrot cake with whipped mascarpone
i'd like to mention that this cake is butter and oil-free! so huzzah, healthier cake!