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S’mores Macarons

Olivia is back in the kitchen to turn the tables on me, yet again! Today I'm tackling a French patisserie classic—macarons. We layer crunchy meringue cookies with soft marshmallow fluff and lightly bitter chocolate ganache. You'll want some more of these s'mores macarons!!
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Romantic Valentine’s Day Meal for Under $20

s the name of the game. HOWEVER—single or not, I'm still going to make myself an amazing meal, regardless of my relationship status. This year I challenged myself to make a fancy meal for under $20, and with a few easy tricks, you'll have an expensive looking meal that doesn't break the bank!
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Eggs Benedict

Today Food with Friends does brunch! I invited my friend Aria over to show me one of the classic menu items—Eggs Benedict. After she walks me through her best version, I show her my own!
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French Onion Mac and Cheese

The recipe begins the exact same way as French onion soup does, with a big pile of onions that reduces down into golden, caramelized goodness. Cooking the onions the right way takes time but it’s worth the wait! After that, you make a pretty standard mac and cheese sauce, or mornay, using provolone and gruyere, and then I add Dijon mustard and fresh thyme.
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Vegetable Pot Pie

This is an entire meal in one dish! You get veggies, gravy, and carbs in every delicious bite.  The filling is jam packed with flavor, from classic carrot, celery, onion, and peas, to the less traditional wild mushrooms and potatoes.
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Pear and Brie Tart

In my opinion, puff pastry makes anything fancy, and it’s easy to find a good quality one in the freezer section of almost any grocery store. Throw in a couple more store bought ingredients, like jam and a wheel of brie, and really the hardest part of this recipe is very thinly slicing your pears.

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