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Loaded Cheddar Bacon Beer Bread is the Recipe You Need to Try This Weekend

Published 9 days ago • 2 min read

Good morning!

Are you ready for Halloweekend? My costume is waiting. The porch decorations will get hung later. And I can't wait to hand out candy in our neighborhood.

Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays so I am thrilled to dress up and hand out candy this year. It's been a few years since I last was home to do so. How about you?

In my kitchen, I've been playing with no knead breads like the Loaded Cheddar Beer Bread that I've featured this week in this newsletter. They are so easy and the flavor is amazing. When making beer bread, I recommend choosing a bold beer — perhaps even bolder than you'd normally drink. Combined with the other ingredients, it can add so much.

Other than that, I am still out talking about Disney Princess Cookie Party and The Pizza Planet Cookbook, both of which debuted this year and make fantastic gifts. I'm also in the beginning stages of imagining my next project, though it's way too soon to share details. More on that in the future.

Hope you are well and looking forward to an amazing weekend.

xoxo, Sarah

What to Cook This Week

Loaded Cheddar Bacon Beer Bread

Bold, smoky and laced with cheese, this Loaded Cheddar Bacon Beer Bread is easy to make and delightful to enjoy.

Sausage Leek Pasta

Sweet, meaty, smooth and satisfying, this Sausage Leek Pasta recipe is quick, easy and satisfying. This dish is great fresh and as leftovers.

Smoked Cheddar Mac & Cheese with Bacon

Smoky, creamy and comforting, this Smoked Cheddar Mac & Cheese with Bacon recipe is baked to perfection with a cheesy, cracker crust.

Caramelized Onions and Green Beans

Caramelized Onions and Green Beans is the sweet-savory side dish you didn't know you were missing. It's elegant enough for holidays, but easy enough for anytime.

Pumpkin Cupcakes

Moist, but dense, Pumpkin Cupcakes with Dreamy Cream Cheese Frosting have a flavor is reminiscent of pumpkin pie, mixed with notes of carrot cake too (no carrots though!). The frosting is creamy and, yes, totally dreamy. It has all the good parts of cream cheese, sweetened just right so that it counters the slightly sour note that it carries.

My Latest Books!

Disney Princess Cookie Party

This book is perfect for Disney Princess fans and anyone who loves to bake. This book is filled with accessible cookie recipes written for the home cook. And it's great for using to bake together.

The Pizza Planet Cookbook

What would it be like to work at Pizza Planet from Toy Story? That's what I imagined in writing this cookbook. You'll learn how to make pizza and what it takes to work at the Spaceport.

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