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Summer Party Panzanella

July 2, 2018

Summer Party Panzanella

This Italian bread salad boasts the best summer garden bounties and toasted bread cubes, all tossed in a tangy white wine vinaigrette. It’s big enough to bring to your block party—and keeps well enough to keep all to yourself. Is there any better feeling than walking out to the garden on a sunny day, picking a juicy cucumber, rinsing it off, and eating it right then and there like an apple?

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Filed Under: Dinner, Italian, Party, Recipe, Salad, Slow Food, Summer, Vegetarian

Blackberry Blood Orange Breakfast Cake

June 19, 2018

Blackberry Blood Orange Breakfast Cake with Blood Orange Whipped Cream and Fruit

This Blackberry Blood Orange Breakfast Cake is a summery twist on an Italian classic. Juicy blackberries and hints of tangy blood orange give this lightly sweet yogurt cake plenty of personality to accompany your morning coffee. I’m so excited about this recipe for so many reasons. In 2016, I traveled…

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Filed Under: Baking, Breakfast, Dessert, Italian, Recipe, Summer

Break Over & Big Changes

June 13, 2018

Photo of Blogger Leannda Cavalier and her Husband Adam

Happy (almost) summer! You may have noticed I haven’t updated WhipSmart Kitchen in a while. If that bums you out, first of all I really am sorry and it has not been out of disinterest. Second, thank you for your support and I’m glad you enjoy what I do here. Now to do some ‘splainin. Now, the reason I’ve been away is because we’ve got some big things poppin’ around here…

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Sweet Onion Tomato Sauce with Gnocchi

March 8, 2018

Gnocchi with sweet onion tomato sauce

A rich, creamy pasta sauce with sweet onions, savory tomatoes, peppery seasonings and sharp parmesan. This sauce is versatile and easy to throw together with things you probably already have. Have you ever noticed how much colder it feels when it’s already been warm and the temperature dips back down?

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Filed Under: Comfort Food, Dinner, Italian, Pasta, Recipe, Sauces, Vegetarian, Winter Tagged With: dinner, pasta, recipe, sauce, spring, winter

Sheet Pan Sweet Spiced Chicken Thighs and Vegetables

February 23, 2018

Sheet pan sweet spiced chicken thighs and vegetables on a plate

A simple sheet pan meal with tender chicken thighs and crunchy vegetables coated in sweet spice and umami flavors. Perfect for a big family meal, or meal planning for the week. Do you ever come home at the end of a long day and feel like you’d rather walk into a lion’s den than cook (at least you’d get in one blissful pet)…

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Filed Under: Dinner, Make-ahead, Meal Prep, Recipe, Sheet Pan Tagged With: chicken, dinner, ea, healthy, make, meal prep, peppers, recipe, sheet pan, ve

Fluffy Peanut Butter Pie Dip

February 3, 2018

Fluffy peanut butter pie dip

Light and fluffy peanut butter pie deconstructed into a dip with plenty of texture from chocolate cookie crumbs and peanut butter cups. Perfect for parties and no wait time (or slicing) necessary. Today I’ve got a super simple but incredible dessert recipe for you. FLUFFY PEANUT BUTTER PIE DIP. You’re welcome. This peanut butter pie dip comes together super quickly…

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Filed Under: Dessert, Make-ahead, Party, Recipe Tagged With: chocolate, dessert, dip, party food, peanut butter, recipe

Pumpkin Spice Steel Cut Oatmeal

January 25, 2018

A white bowl of pumpkin spice steel cut oatmeal with milk, butter, cinnamon and pepitas beside a milk cup on a white cloth napkin.

Hearty steel-cut oats toasted in browned butter get the full pumpkin spice treatment with real pumpkin puree, serious spice and less sugar than your average PS treat. A batch can feed a brunch bunch, or be stored in the refrigerator for a week of healthy breakfasts.

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Comfort Food, Fall, Make-ahead, Meal Prep, Recipe, Slow Food, Vegetarian, Winter Tagged With: breakfast, brunch, cinnamon, fall, make-ahead, oatmeal, recipes, steel-cut oats, sweet, winter

New Year’s Lentil Soup with Sausage Meatballs

January 1, 2018

Lentil Soup with Sausage Meatballs

This savory Italian-inspired soup is filled with earthy lentils, infused with aromatic herbs and peppered with tender meatballs. Lentils are a New Year’s tradition, but this soup is great anytime. Happy New Year! What are your New Year’s resolutions? I have mixed feelings on New Year’s Eve and New Years. On the one hand, I think it’s a little overblown. Reasons: I already stay up past midnight most days…

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Filed Under: Dinner, Holiday, Recipe, Slow Food, Soup, Winter Tagged With: cooking, recipes, soup, winter

West Virginia Creamed Turkey

December 24, 2017

West Virginia Creamed Turkey served over High-Rise Buttermilk Biscuits Supreme and Mashed Potatoes

Savory turkey in a rich, creamy sauce is perfect over flaky biscuits and mashed potatoes. Pimentos add unexpected brightness. This West Virginia favorite is the ultimate comfort food, and the best way to use leftover turkey. I would imagine most kids don’t exactly look forward to “hot lunch” days…

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Filed Under: Comfort Food, Dinner, Recipe, Winter Tagged With: comfort food, hearty food, leftovers, recipes, southern, west virginia, winter

High-Rise Buttermilk Biscuits Supreme

December 20, 2017

High-Rise Buttermilk Biscuits Supreme

Flaky, buttery biscuits in a golden crust that rise like champs. They’re perfect solo with some butter and jam, or with my personal favorite comfort food—creamed turkey. I’m not quite sure how we got to December, but here we are. It’s probably a little tired to talk about how the years whir by faster the older you get, but it always seems to surprise me regardless.

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Filed Under: Baking, Breakfast, Method, Recipe, Slow Food Tagged With: biscuits, breakfast, brunch, comfort food, recipes, technique

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