Chocolate Stout Cake with Swiss Meringue Buttercream – light, fluffy and perfect for any special occasion

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies – crisp and light like a meringue on the outside, moist and chewy on the inside like a cookie.

Carnitas, or Mexican cinnamon braised pork. A flavorful, versatile, meaty dish of delight and joy.

Sweet Potato Curry Tortilla Espanola – a healthy, autumnal Spanish omelet. Perfect for a light lunch or dinner.

Farro Slow Cooker Hot Cereal with Honey-Roasted Figs and Goji Berries – hearty, healthy and delicious.

Banana Layer Cake with Bad-Ass Chocolate Bourbon Frosting.

Thai Peanut Noodles – an easy, nutty, tangy, chewy, satisfying rice noodle supper.

Peach Trifle – layers of rum-laced pastry cream, angel food cake, peaches and sugared almonds. A whole mess of deliciousness.

Bourbon-Laced Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches. I know, they make me happy too.

A recipe for a classic Southern Peach Pie. It’s everything good about summer in the South in one slice.

Slow Roasted Oven Ribs with Homemade Spicy Peach BBQ Sauce.

Homemade Corn Dogs, because corn dogs are amazing.

Chilled Yellow Cherry Tomato Soup with Tabasco Granita, Brioche Croutons and Basil-Cilantro Oil – the perfect summer amuse bouche.

Sweet ‘n’ Spicy Maple Tabasco Hard Candies

Eggplant Cherry Tomato Casserole – a healthy layered dish of eggplant and homemade tomato sauce, covered with a golden crust of breadcrumbs.

Maple Tabasco Glazed Tuna – a sweet and spicy seared tuna that’s easy enough for a weeknight dinner.

Spicy Chocolate Meringue Cookies ratcheted up with a dose of Tabasco sauce. These little guys only look sweet and innocent…

Cornbread with Peaches and Sweetened Buttermilk – a southern dessert of cornbread draped with peaches, honey, sweetened buttermilk and basil

A ridiculously good chocolate pudding cake spiked with Kahlua.

Grapefruit Ginger Pound Cake – sunny, summery goodness.

Cinnamon Cake with Strawberry Rhubarb Swiss Meringue Buttercream.

Brussels Sprouts Salad – bright, tangy, healthy and delicious.