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Chocolate Peppermint Cake Recipe Featuring Challenge Butter
Chocolate Peppermint Cake Recipe Featuring Challenge Butter

I had a friend in town from Texas and I watched her lovely son Ben one afternoon and it was the perfect opportunity to bake something festive! I have so many favorite holiday desserts but I think this chocolate peppermint cake is the one I enjoy the most! Chocolate and peppermint are such a match made in heaven !

The secret to the cake is the icing made with Challenge Butter. Challenge Butter has been a quality staple in kitchens since 1911. It's churned daily from two natural ingredients: the freshest 100% real pasteurized sweet cream and salt. That's it. Nothing artificial or synthetic. The taste is pure, and the flavor is consistent ! I love love baking with it!

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Homemade Sweet Cherry Pie Recipe
Homemade Sweet Cherry Pie Recipe

Rodge loves cherry pie for Thanksgiving! It remind him of his sweet momma! So I am sharing a lovely recipe today for a homemade sweet cherry pie recipe. We love pairing this pie with a delightful Bourbon Barrel-Aged Red Blend from Ironside Cellars. It has a lush texture, juicy dark fruit aromas, and a kiss of Bourbon-soaked oak! Iron Side Bourbon Barrel-Aged Red Blend showcases rich and tangy fruit flavor framed by barrel notes of smoke, toasted wood, vanilla, roasted coffee, and caramel and I am in love!

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Gifts For The Chef And Entertainer-2021
Gifts For The Chef And Entertainer-2021

We all have a chef friend or loved one who believes cooking is one of life’s great pleasures. They see it as an expression of love, a therapeutic exercise, and a fun way to bond with friends and family. Whether they’re a hobbyist or a pro, I believe when choosing gifts for chefs, you can never go wrong with these items on my gift guide. I spend tons of time in the kitchen, so I know a thing or two about this! Plus your chef needs gorgeous decor to set the scene to help it all really come together. That's why I curated this list the way I did!!

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Recipes, Shop, HomeSamantha RubleComment
Lasagnes Maison Recipe Featuring Pillivuyt
Lasagnes Maison Recipe Featuring Pillivuyt

Few things are as comforting as a hearty plate of cheesy pasta. It fills both the body and soul with joy—and if it’s a particularly delicious recipe, it can become embedded in your memory. And lasagna is warming, satisfying, and soothing. Lasagna is a way of life at my house really! We love Italian food! The cheesy goodness and the fact that it's all in one pan, the whole experience is all so heavenly. It's always seems like a warm pasta dish has a way of bringing people together too.

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Francophile, RecipesSamantha RubleComment
Parisian Breakfast Party Featuring Pillivuyt
Parisian Breakfast Party Featuring Pillivuyt

Have you ever wondered what a real French breakfast is like?

The traditional French bistro breakfast is light, sweet, and typically includes both coffee and chocolate. (what a dream come true, right?)

Wake up like a Parisian, without leaving the comfort of your own home with cafe au lait and flaky butter croissants and Pain au Chocolat and exquisite Pillivuyt porcelain pieces for your table. Your guests will think they've been transported to a sidewalk café in Paris.

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Francophile, RecipesSamantha RubleComment
Lemon + Oregano + Herb Roasted Chicken With Artichoke Hearts + Sun-Dried Tomatoes Featuring AMORE
Lemon + Oregano + Herb Roasted Chicken With Artichoke Hearts + Sun-Dried Tomatoes Featuring AMORE

Looking for a scrumptious easy weeknight family dinner?! Hope you will try this Lemon + Oregano + Herb Roasted Chicken With Artichoke Hearts + Sun-Dried Tomatoes!

The key to this recipe is the marinade. It’s a mix of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, fresh lemon juice, fresh oregano and thyme, and garlic paste from Amore Brand.The chicken marinates all night too. Once the chicken has marinated . All that’s left to do is roast it and pour a delicious herb, garlic, and sun-dried tomato infused butter over it made with Amore’s pastes!

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 Pillivuyt Brasserie Dinnerware Collection
 Pillivuyt Brasserie Dinnerware Collection

I like to keep it easy when it comes to selecting tableware. I buy timeless pieces that I love that also sit well together and make it easy to mix and match. I generally let the occasion, company and the menu guide me when I set the table, but you can’t go wrong with The Pillivuyt Brasserie Dinnerware Collection, especially when you love throwing French dinner parties!

It is one of Pillivuyt's most recognized patterns. Created in the 1920's for restaurants and cafes' who wished to have their menus on their dinnerware, this design is printed on a decal and then applied by hand. After the decal is applied, the piece is fired for a third time and the design is baked into the glaze.

The Brasserie collection of dinnerware and cookware by Pillvuyt features sidewalk cafes, Parisian nights, and hints of Hemingway's Moveable Feast.

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Entertain, Home, Francophile, RecipesSamantha RubleComment
Simple Boeuf Bourguignon Recipe Featuring 90+ Cellars
Simple Boeuf Bourguignon Recipe Featuring 90+ Cellars

Let me hear you say Boeuf Bourguignon with a French accent!

Ready? Go!

Please tell me you did it! I am imagining y’all staring at the screen and practicing your best Gérard Depardieu impersonation.

Today is the official first day of fall and I am celebrating with this divine, comforting Boeuf Bourguignon, or Beef Burgundy in English, which is one of my fave dishes ever and the perfect dinner for this season . (sharing the recipe at the end of this post) If you’ve never heard of it before, it is pretty much a beef stew made with red wine, mushrooms and pearl onions that was given a big fancy French name!

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Entertain, Recipes, FrancophileSamantha RubleComment
Simple Fettuccine Alfredo With Asparagus and Peas Featuring AMORE
Simple Fettuccine Alfredo With Asparagus and Peas Featuring AMORE

Celebrating late summer with a delicious simple Fettuccine Alfredo With Asparagus and Peas. What I love about pasta is there are so many ways to make it and this warm weather pasta is just perfection! It’s so easy to put together too! Just toss slices of blanched asparagus and fresh Green peas with a tangle of cooked fettuccine with garlicky buttery flavor, shower with grated Parmesan and serve.

I absolutely love the Garlic Paste from Amore. It’s imported from Italy and it’s so easy to use with no waste; just squeeze out the amount needed, cap and refrigerate! It’s a mellow mixture of fresh garlic, sunflower and olive oils, and salt. It captures the fresh, intense garlic flavor you’d expect if you squeezed the cloves, but it’s fast, versatile and easy! And I love easy!

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Maple Old Fashioned Mocktail Recipe Featuring Kentucky 74 From Spiritless
Maple Old Fashioned Mocktail Recipe Featuring Kentucky 74 From Spiritless

Yesterday Rodge and I played cards and snacked and made the loveliest fall mocktail with Kentucky 74 from Spiritless. . Yes-a fall drink!! I am so done with summer! Complete and utterly done. 🤷🏻‍♀️

They sent me their Kentucky 74- a beautifully distilled non-alcoholic spirit crafted to complement bourbon cocktails. It delivers a high-quality, smooth finish, underpinned by familiar notes of caramel, vanilla, and oak. ( definitely not like other non-alcoholic spirits-not artificial.. it’s the real thing with a proprietary distillation process)

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Cinnamon Cupcakes With Fresh Peach Filling
Cinnamon Cupcakes With Fresh Peach Filling

Happy Labor Day! I hope that everyone is taking time off from “laboring” at work!

Lin wanted a pie! I wanted a cup so I found the best of both worlds with these peach pie cupcakes. The recipe is from Butternut Bakery and it is simply divine. The cinnamon cupcake batter screams “ FALL IS COMING” while the fresh peaches are saying” Hey, slow your roll- summer produce is still in style for a bit” HA!

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French Wine Club by somMailier - The Best Wine Club For Food Pairings
French Wine Club by somMailier - The Best Wine Club For Food Pairings

I definitely wouldn’t tout myself as a wine expert, but I’m quite familiar with different types of wines and brands. And French wines are just the best in the world. I do know that!

I first introduced you to the somMailier Wine Club back in February (read all about it here) and I am so excited to share a promo code with you today (grab the code at the end of the post) and tell you about their white wines and their rosè this time.

I really enjoy being apart of a wine club because it’s such a great way to taste new wines and expand your knowledge. If you consider yourself a bit of a sommelier and would like to discover some new blends — your favorite red seems a bit too sweet nowadays — or maybe you’re just looking for a no-hassle way to up your reserves, a wine club may be for you. There are so many things to consider especially as we approach the holiday entertaining season! It’s truly my favorite time of year but hosting a dinner party is difficult enough. Between entertaining guests and preparing food, picking a wine pairing can be an intimidating process.

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Margarita Flavored Sorbet Recipe-Featuring Tequila Zarpado
Margarita Flavored Sorbet Recipe-Featuring Tequila Zarpado

I partnered up with my amigos over at Tequila Zarpado to create a creative recipe using their lovely tequila in a recipe so I decided to make something cool and refreshing everyone could enjoy for their Labor Day festivities! 🍨 🍦 I love their tequila so much. It’s handcrafted from 100% mature #BlueAgave and you can really taste the difference!

So the best part about making ice cream at home is you get to make your perfect flavor and who doesn’t love margaritas?!

This lime sorbet is tangy, salty, creamy, and refreshing plus it’s super easy to make !

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