nutella cookies

If you're looking for something healthy...look away. If you're looking for something wrong in all of the right ways, welcome. I have a somewhat unhealthy obsession with nutella, but let's be real, who doesn't? I've been found a few times hiding under blankets with spoonfuls of the chocohazelnutcrack, eyes wildly-large mouth coated in chocolate gold. I decided it was time to make my nutella-love into something more acceptable to eat in public...cookies!

Ingredients (for 18 cookies):

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup unsalted butter (cubed)

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 egg

1 egg yolk

2 tbs nutella 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325F. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

2. Cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until softened and well mixed.

 

3. Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy.

 

4. Add the 2 tbs of cr...*ahem* nutella and mix quickly to not overblend and keep the streaks.
 

 

5. Make small cookie doughballs, flatten slightly, and pop these badboys into the preheated oven for 16 minutes. Let cool for as long as possible before enjoying with a cold glass o' milk!
 

 

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brunch at tremont 647

I love brunch...I think most people like brunch, or at least I hope so because I see nothing to fault it. Saved for the weekend, filled with the most unhealthy of tasty dishes, and paired with their own line of cocktails, brunch is the epitome of good food & drink. Saturday morning (aka noon) I headed out to Tremont 647 with a friend to catch up. Located in the South End, Tremont 647 serves up a fun pajama brunch on both days of the weekend, along with $2 taco Tuesdays, oh right...and dinner every other night of the week! Casual, inexpensive, relaxed, and super friendly, Tremont 647 is definitely a place I will return.

We headed in for brunch and were seated immediately. Back we went past the bar full of jovial brunchers, the open kitchen with smiling chefs, and the waiters in pajamas to our seats.

Although the restaurant was filled we were able to sit, eat, and pay all within 40 minutes and weren't even rushed! If neither of us had plans following we could've stayed, but instead it was more of a power brunch. We took longer to decide what to order than even eat...as there are so many delicious looking brunch items!

I went with the Plain Jane Scramble with crispy bacon, hash browns, and grilled sourdough along with an iced vanilla bean coffee with cinnamon.
 

My friend went with the banana french toast with homemade nutella....mmmmmmm.
 

Now one of my top 3 go-to recommended brunch spots in Boston, I will definitely be back for dinner soon!

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simple weekend recap: edition 8

This weekend was apparently filled with food...looking back I guess a LOT of food! Friday on my run out of the house to the car, I stopped to smell the roses...
 

 

and had a nice surprise at work when I heard that the Nutella breakfast tour had their first stop down the street...

 

and to start the weekend on the right foot, I made some banana greek yogurt chocolate chip mini muffins with a hint of peanut butter.

 

 

For Saturday night dinner I made a pork tenderloin with scalloped potatoes (my favorite way to enjoy a potato--recipe for both of these this week!).

 

 

 

When T fell asleep early from a food coma, I decided to make some chai meringues.

 

 

 

Sunday, while Moose enjoyed his outside time, we headed over to Carver Hill Orchard to celebrate the second day of fall.

 

 

 

 Sunday night was taco night...and fresh apple tart night (recipe this week)!

 

 

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