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White Chocolate Gingerbread Blondies

December 15, 2014 by mollygilbert520 2 Comments

It’s Monday! That’s the bad news. But it’s not really bad news because Mondays are just days, aren’t they, and we’re all in this together and it’s almost Hanukkah and also Christmas so let’s just get into it and make some cookies! Okay?

Let’s do it.

Blondies are considered cookies, yes? I’m going with yes. Because they feel like a cookie in your hand. They taste like cookies. They’re chewy and substantial and tender, stuffed with butter (two and a half sticks! Get after it.) and and gingerbread spice, and also some white chocolate, too. Like cookies! They’re just, you know… square.

And what’s wrong with being square, anyway? Huh?

I mean, so what if ~~someone~~ a cookie is into re-reading Harry Potter on a Friday night and just saying no to drugs and wearing regular tops that aren’t cropped? …SO?

Layoff me, gosh.

I mean, um, layoff the cookies. They’re mine and I’m not good at sharing.

White Chocolate Gingerbread Blondies! To make your Monday a little bit sweeter. Warmer, too, and richer with spice. Happy almost-holidays!

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Apple Crumb Pie

December 12, 2014 by mollygilbert520 4 Comments

It’s Pie Day Friday again! Thank goodness.

This week in Seattle has been pretty dark and rainy and a little bit tired, too, so a fat slice of Apple Crumb Pie seems like the right thing to do today.

I brought this pie to a big family dinner last weekend. All of the cousins can’t be together on Christmas, so we celebrated a few weeks early with big plates of homemade macaroni and cheese, fake Santa beards/reindeer antlers, and plenty of pie to go around. Plus ice cream, because warm pie duh and also because Christmas.

I love the warmth and comfort of homemade apple pie. On a chilly, windswept and drizzly day, is there anything better? Flaky, all-butter crust meets spiced and yielding apples meets crisp and oat-y crumbles. Say it with me: YES PLEASE.

And I love how easily this pie turns from dessert into breakfast, without even batting an eyelash. It just makes sense and feels right so let’s just hold hands and eat some pie, okay?

Ice cream optional (but not really).

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I Think Thursday 12.11.14

December 11, 2014 by mollygilbert520 Leave a Comment

Well how do you like that? It’s THURSDAY! Here’s this week’s list of thinks:

If you like winning stuff, enter this cool giveaway to win some awesome OXO cooking gear!
Is Better Vanilla Extract Worth the Price?
Whoa, check out this mashup of 2014’s biggest hits. T. Swizz gets some major love (which, of course, I love).
Amber made the Fancy Tuna Melts from Sheet Pan Suppers and they look PERFECT!
Obama fills in for Colbert and it’s excellent.
So interesting and fun — Diverse Holiday Feasts from 5 New York Families. I’m in for the Jewish-Japanese Christmas meal. Which table would you choose?
Ladies and gents, IT’S HERE: the 2014 Hater’s Guide to the Williams Sonoma Catalog.
I’m a real sucker for (adorable, British) A Capella groups + Mariah Carey Xmas.
Ugh Sarah is the just the cutest.
Speaking of little cakes, remember these Meyer Lemon Gingerbread Muffins? They’re the perfect snack for holiday house guests!

Happy almost weekend!

Pie Day Friday!

December 5, 2014 by mollygilbert520 Leave a Comment

Happy Pie Day Friday, everyone!

Today, I’m bringing back this creamy, dreamy gem. Peanut Butter Pie!

Peanut buttah. Pie.

This is one of those entirely rich, entirely indulgent recipes, perfectly built for the holiday season. Cookie crumbs. Cream cheese. Peanut butter. Sweetened condensed milk AND heavy cream!

This is a party. Inside of a pie.

Here’s the recipe. Enjoy!!

I Think Thursday 12.4.14

December 4, 2014 by mollygilbert520 3 Comments

HEY! It’s Thursday again, and what a lovely Thursday it is! Here are some thinklings for this week:

How We Became “Totally Obsessed“… I’m sooo guilty of this. #obsessed
Blackberry & Thyme Infused Vodka OKAY?
Get in on this Cookie Advent Calendar action.
Sandra Lee’s Drunk Christmas Tree. Too. Much.
Do you know Kristin? I love her blog!
Want to learn how to make chocolate candy bark (above)? Buy my cookbook!
This lip pencil is gorgeous in person. I love the bright “edie” color!
How to make a hit pop song! With a bassoon. Hysterical.
But wait. How to make a hit CHRISTMAS pop song!? This guy is good.
Kitten-shaped marshmallows are real. So there’s that.
These gorgeous nutella cookies are going to be my next baking project, yep yep.

PLUS, check out these recipes from Sheet Pan Suppers on the interwebs:

Baked Sweet Potatoes + Win a free copy from my girl Ileana at A Little Saffron!
Chicken Parm + Win ANOTHER free copy from the ladies over at Cookbooks 365!

Quick Chicken & Baby Broccoli with Spicy Peanut Sauce

December 2, 2014 by mollygilbert520 37 Comments

It’s here! It’s here! It’s publication day!!!!

Can somebody hand me a large glass of wine, please?

I mean, my nerves are in knots and my palms are super sweaty, but IT. IS. HERE! Sheet Pan Suppers. Two years of work, in cookbook form! Is anyone else freaking out a little bit?

…Just me? Cool.

In honor of publication day, I thought I’d share one of my favorite weeknight recipes from the book – this Quick Chicken & Baby Broccoli with Spicy Peanut Sauce!

Peanut sauce (or peanut “snauce,” if you’re my sister) should be it’s own food group, as far as I’m concerned. This one is sweet and tangy and spicy, and you could probably get me to eat an old boot if it were covered in enough of the stuff.

As it is, we’ll thickly slather it on thinly sliced chicken breasts and tender broccolini, and the whole thing will cook — you guessed it — on a SHEET PAN, under the broiler, in about twelve minutes!

Happy publication day! If you’re feeling it, go buy yourself a copy of Sheet Pan Suppers from your local bookstore, or from any of these online retailers:

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Workman

Thanks for your support, friends! You rule. #sheetpansuppers!

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Salty Chocolate Cream Pie (+ Giveaway!)

November 28, 2014 by mollygilbert520 10 Comments

It’s a special edition of #PieDayFriday! Today I’m bringing this salty chocolate cream pie to a Friendsgiving Potluck hosted by Renee at Will Frolic For Food, and featuring J. Q. Dickinson Salt Works!

You know, just in case you didn’t get your fill yesterday (#thanksgiving).

…What? More pie is always a good move.

This was actually my first-ever attempt at a chocolate cream pie, and I’m prettyyyyyy pleased with how it turned out. There are three different components at work here, all of which are surprisingly easy to pull off. One: dark chocolate cookie crust. Crush and mix. Easy. Two: creamy chocolate pudding. The most involved step of all (melt, whisk, boil, strain), but still, easy. And three: fresh whipped cream. Whip whip whip. Eaaaasy street dot com! Plus extra salt for flavor and a small avalanche of chocolate shavings because we’re not savages, jeez.

As I mentioned above, this virtual Friendsgiving celebration is sponsored by J.Q. Dickinson Salt Works, a rad company out of West Virginia that harvests super fresh, clean-tasting sea salt (from an ocean source that flows underneath the WV Appalachians, OBVI), and they were kind enough to provide me with an extra jar of their delicious sea salt to give away!

So if you’re interested in a nice lil jar of hand-harvested sea salt amazingness, simply leave a comment below telling me about your favorite Thanksgiving dish, or tradition, or whatever, and I’ll choose a winner on Monday evening (December 1st)!

Contest is over! Thanks friends!

Happy #PieDayFriday, all!…

I Think Thanksgiving Thursday!

November 27, 2014 by mollygilbert520 2 Comments

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, LOVELIES! Let me guess: you’ve eaten all the eats, drunk (all) the drinks, and now you’re looking for fun stuff to entertain you online while you hang around with your favorite cousins and attempt to come out of a stuffing-induced coma.

Am I close??

Artist Removes One Letter From Famous Movie Titles & Illustrates the Results
Did you call the Butterball Hotline today? (I love that this exists.)
Remember the Serial Podcast I mentioned a few weeks back? This parody is too good.
Have you seen this hilarious SNL music video? BACK HOME BALLERS. #accurate.
Speaking of music videos, BRUNO MARS. So good.
Munchkin the Shih Tzu is a dog dressed like a bear and she seems to be getting lots of traction.
These vintage food advertisements are… special. What would I have to pay you to try some “Fiesta Peach Spam Bake?”
Meet my friend Sarah!
This sweatshirt! Cutest. You could wear it to brunch with jeans OR to a holiday party!
Have you checked out all of the incredible recipes people brought to Renee’s virtual Friendsgiving this week? Check back tomorrow for my (chocolatey) contribution (plus a giveaway)!

(Sheet Pan) Apple Galette

November 25, 2014 by mollygilbert520 1 Comment

YUP, it’s another sheet pan recipe! It seems I just can’t help myself. I figure you can’t serve your turkey roulade without a hefty slice of something sweet alongside, amiright?

Apple Galette, hello! You are easy (sorry, girlfriend). You are delicious. You are vaguely French. You go well with a drizzle of salty caramel. You will feed a crowd this Thursday, and you will look good doing it. I’m going to make the ish out of you! And top you with a pretty pile of whipped cream. …Platonically. (Weird.)

When making a galette, keep in mind: perfection is not the goal. Galettes are forgiving. Messy is fine. We can call it “rustic” and serve it for company. Tender crust, warm apples with sugar and spice, all topped with a pile of melting ice cream (or whipped cream, as the case may be)? Let’s do this.

I’ve got so much to be thankful for this year, starting with a fat slice of apple galette and ending with a new cookbook, new husband and, not least of all, my ever-amazing group of family and friends (including you!) — thank you, thank you all.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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(Sheet pan!) Turkey Roulade with Autumn Hash

November 24, 2014 by mollygilbert520 6 Comments

It’s short-week Monday, hooray! I hope you’re gearing up for Thanksgiving, because in just three short days, the oven mitts come off and the battle begins. Who will win out this year – you, or the Butterball? (Here’s hoping it’s you.) Your dignity, or a fourth slice of pie? (Hint: it’s always the pie.)

Here’s a little secret though, about this turkey-est of holidays: you don’t have to roast a whole turkey on Thanksgiving.

(Gasp!)

It’s true. It’s not even sacrilege. Not when you make a turkey roulade, instead!

A roulade hits all the high points of the holiday – tender meat, crispy skin, warm stuffing – without any of the lows (like waiting 3 hours for a whole bird to roast, for one). It’ll still feed and please a crowd, but can also be scaled down for a smaller, more intimate gathering. Plus the recipe is from my cookbook (the whole thing cooks on one sheet pan, yipee!), which comes out in just 9 days! Celebrations all around!

With this gorgeous roulade on the table, all you’ll really need to round out a hearty Thanksgiving dinner is some mashed potatoes, gravy and cranberry sauce! And maybe a few slices of pumpkin or pecan pie. Or both. …Probably both.

I know this is a busy week, but check back in periodically — I’ll have a few more recipes up for you before Thanksgiving, and maybe even a giveaway or two! Happy turkey week!

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