Chocolate Mint Stout Ice Cream, the perfect Oktoberfest dessert

Avocado Fritters!use them in tacos, burritos, salads or with dips

Prep School: Techniques – How to Make a Béchamel Sauce

Salted Peach Almond Caramels

Edible Salad Bowl: arugula, iberian ham and pinenuts served in a pastry bowl

Spicy Honey Roasted Peanuts, adding crushed red pepper makes a sweet, spicy, and addictive snack

Roasted Chipotle Sweet Potato Soup with Bacon and Eggs

Peach Pie - the essence of summer concentrated in one bite

Crunchers - a perfectly balanced sweet & salty dessert

Quick and easy Baked Spicy Prawns

Fruit Salad-filled Watermelon baby carriage makes an adorable centerpiece for a baby shower.

Pie with goat cheese cream, tomatoes and rosemary

Chocolate Bundt Cake with Salted Caramel Sauce

Smoky Tempeh Sliders

Four layer Oreo Very Chocolate Chocolate Cake

Picnic Super Gift Guide of sorts ~ here are the NOTCOT picks for the dream romantic bike ride picnic, luxurious drive picnic, picnic with the kids, and picnic under the stars!

Smoked Salmon Dip in Cucumber Cups makes for an easy, flavorful, and refreshing appetizer!

Balsamic-roasted asparagus, bell peppers, and red onion with couscous and fresh herbs.

Caramelized Banana Pudding Pie, a twist on a classic pudding dessert

Mini Mushroom and Arugula Quiche

Pumpkin Spice Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip Granola with Cranberries, Raisins, Molasses & Pumpkin. Easy, fast, vegan, GF, & addictive

Pretty Mini Carrot Cake with Orange Cream-Cheese Frosting

'Not So Basic' Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake

Slow-roasted tomatoes & garlic with balsamic on herbed ricotta ~

Asian Style Roasted Quail - full of flavor and spice, simply delicious.

Espresso Brownies | fudgy brownies laced with espresso & topped with espresso frosting

Smoked Salmon Mousse on Filo Crackers, with a playful pop of flying fish roe, bite-sized appetizers sure to please!

Venison Burger - Talk about YUMMY!!!! I couldn't believe how juicy and tasty it was despite being so lean.

How to craft your own herbal teas with fresh stevia, peppermint, lemon balm and chamomile!

Crispy, delicious Clay Pot Cranberry Bread

Arugula Pesto great on toast, pasta, eggs, and even in mac & cheese!

Oatmeal Coconut Fruit Nut Cookies - power packed cookies, soft, chewy, nutty and with the perfect sweetness

Chocolate-Hazelnut Mousse Trifle. good use of leftover chocolate cake, transforming it into this absolutely mouthwatering trifle!

Saucy Bourbon Meatballs will add some retro flair to your cocktail hour

Peanuts ... Popcorn ... OK, how about Crunchy Caramel Peanut Butter Popcorn? Oh my! So easy and sooooo delicious.

Lavender & Rosemary Roasted Lamb Tartine – Warm Lentil Vinaigrette, Roquefort and Late Summer Tomatoes.

Mini Cheesecake, Quince and Grapes. A stunning combination of flavors. In spanish with translator.

A crash course in ancient Egyptian foods and by that I mean more crash, less course. Cornish Game Hens and Stuffed Cucumbers.

Homemade Maraschino Cherries, additives-free, and great for cocktails, fruit salads and topping ice cream sundaes.

So, here is a warm salad for the first cold days, with root vegetables and last fresh basil leaves as the reminder for the summer.

Ricotta with pickled beets and baby oregano sprigs

Spaghetti Squash & Meatballs

Ghost Marshmallow Chocolate Bark for Halloween, fun and easy to make

Mussels with white wine, chili and shallots