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Muscovado Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted on October 15, 2019

What's that one dessert recipe that you always reach for? It might be an old family standby, a favorite crowd pleaser, or just a flavor you've really been digging lately. For me, a chocolate chip cookie is always a win. There are very few treats that satisfy my cravings like the sweet and salty, barely-there caramel flavor of a really good chewy cookie, and I find myself coming back to them almost on a weekly basis. Today's recipe, these muscovado chocolate chip cookies, are a level-up version of that trusty fave, and I can't wait to tell you all about them.Muscovado sugar is kind of illusive. For many, myself included, muscovado sugar is one of those exotic, new-to-you ingredients reserved for special occasions and elevated recipes. While it's hardly a fancy ingredient, the rich and complex flavors of muscovado sugar has the ability to transform ordinary baked treats into something...

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Sweet Tea Old Fashioned

Posted on October 10, 2019

by Kate

Sweet Tea Old Fashioned by Wood and Spoon. This is the classic Kentucky bourbon cocktail made with orange bitters, whiskey, and just a smidge of ready to drink sweet tea. Make this in a batch for friends as a party beverage or drink as a great end of day cocktail. This is a southern spin on the original drink! Read more on thewoodandspoon.com

We're so close. The fall season and all that comes with it- the changing leaves, the scent of cinnamon, and the onset of denim and cozy sweaters- is so close it's almost tangible. Although my thermometer is protesting, I'm ready to dive head first into autumnal everything, and today we're going to start with this sweet tea old fashioned.It's no secret that I love bourbon. Very few things expose my Kentucky roots like my adoration for the sweet and subtle burn of that perfect amber liquid. Today we're going to transform my favorite bourbon cocktail, a classic old fashioned, by adding Red Diamond Sweet Tea. The combination of those two quintessential Southern things makes for a winning, drinkable combo that is just perfect this time of year.This sweet tea old fashioned requires very few ingredients, but because of this, we want to opt for the highest quality possible. We first...

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Chocolate Hazelnut Doughnuts

Posted on October 7, 2019

by Kate

Chocolate Hazelnut Doughnuts by Wood and Spoon blog. These are baked dark chocolate cocoa powder donuts makes with melted butter and topped with a chocolate hazelnut glaze. Sprinkled nuts on top beauty up these quick breakfast pastries that can be made in one bowl! Read more about the recipe on thewoodandspoon.com.

I’m making a new rule. From here on out, Monday’s and doughnuts go together like Lucy and Ethel. No longer will we suffer at the hand of an abruptly short weekend or an agonizing case of the Monday’s. We deserve chocolate hazelnut doughnuts to help us make it through, and I’m here to bring them. This past week Brett and I took the kids to the fair. It was approximately 347 degrees outside, but we couldn’t resist the allure of fried funnel cakes on a similarly hot and sticky day. With a bag full of cash (and hand sanitizer), we embraced the sweat and watched the kids have the time of their lives.I’ve decided that kids visiting the fair require no normal sustenance. While mom and dad are dehydrated and weak from lack of nourishment, the kids are soaring high on overstimulation. I barely got through the door before I was...

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No-Churn Peanut Butter Caramel Ice Cream

Posted on October 1, 2019

by Kate

No-Churn Peanut Butter Caramel Ice Cream by Wood and Spoon. This is a simple 5 ingredient ice cream with crushed chocolate Oreo cookies, salted caramel sauce, and peanut butter flavor throughout. The perfect sweet and salty frozen dessert o make that requires no ice cream maker. Read more about to make easy ice cream at home on thewoodandspoon.com

I know, I know. It's October, and you're getting emailed an ice cream recipe? Unfortunately, here in Alabama, it's still 50 shades of uncomfortable hot outside, so in lieu of another recipe that requires you to fire up the oven I wanted to share a simple no-churn peanut butter caramel ice cream that is only 5 ingredients and can be made in the comfort of your air conditioned kitchen. Honestly, it sounds more than a little delicious to me, so grab a spoon and let's dive in.What did we do before no-churn ice cream? Were we all just buying ice cream from the store? Using one of those old school hand-churning barrel devices? Were we simply not eating frozen desserts at all? I don't want to live in a world where no-churn isn't an option, and this peanut butter caramel ice cream situation is approximately 99% of the reason why....

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Cheddar Apple Pie

Posted on September 26, 2019

by Kate

Cheddar Apple Pie by Wood and Spoon. This is an apple pie with an all-butter and cheddar cheese crust. The fruit filling is flavored with cinnamon and fall spices and is juicy. The cheddar crust is lightly flavored and flaky. Learn more about how to on this autumn lattice pie on thewoodandspoon.com

My favorite recipes are the ones that evoke memories. Nana's banana bread. My mom's baked spaghetti. Mimi's chicken and dumplings. The foods that come attached with a series of moments or a special person are the ones that I find most comforting. They just taste like home. Since this is the first recipe of the *official* fall season (let's be honest, I've been secretly dreaming of fall via my denim-filled online shopping carts and cozy coffee creamer choices for about a month now), I thought I'd go all out and share a super fallish recipe: cheddar apple pie.Apple pie, for me and likely every other Thanksgiving-celebrating American, is an incredibly nostalgic recipe. One of my first real baking experiences was spent with floury hands in a bowl of pie dough destined to encase a gooey apple and cinnamon filling. My Mimi, who makes apple and pumpkin pies every Thanksgiving, first let...

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Double Chocolate Ganache Tart

Posted on September 24, 2019

by Kate

Double Chocolate Ganache Tart by Wood and Spoon. This is a pretzel and brown sugar crust filled with two types of ganache. First, a white chocolate ganache and then a rich dark chocolate ganache. Learn how to make easy ganache for this beautiful make ahead fruit and chocolate tart in a sweet and salty press in pie crust. Find the recipe on thewoodandspoon.com

At any given moment, if you open our fridge or freezer, there's bound to be a few hidden gems. Tucked in the farthest corner, say, behind a jar of pickles and last nights leftovers, you're likely to find a secret plate of dessert that no one knows about...

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Almond Toffee Cake

Posted on September 19, 2019

by Kate

Almond Toffee Cake by Wood and Spoon. This is a vanilla layer cake with a rich chocolate fudge frosting and bits of homemade almond roca toffee throughout. The layer cake has a sweet and salty flavor and is rich with the addition of real chocolate buttercream. learn how to make this caramel tasting stacked celebration cake on thewoodandspoon.com

It's been a long time since I've posted a layer cake which is weird kind of since we're all about celebrations here. As the ever-wise Julia Child once said, "A party without a cake is just a meeting," so let's celebrate, shall we? I have a seriously yummy (and celebratory!) almond toffee cake to share with you today, and I can't wait to dive in!To be clear, we're not celebrating anything super specific. Earlier this week I received some good(ish?) news about a project I've been working on. It wasn't anything big, just encouragement that I really needed. A friend and her family came over for dinner later that evening, and we decided the news was worth celebrating, not because I had reached any specific end goal but because I had endured long enough to see signs of breakthrough. Initially I thought it may be premature to ring the bells...

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Muscovado Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sweet Tea Old Fashioned

Chocolate Hazelnut Doughnuts

No-Churn Peanut Butter Caramel Ice Cream

Cheddar Apple Pie

Double Chocolate Ganache Tart

Almond Toffee Cake

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