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💎hidden gems💎

These recipes are top-tier ones that I make all the time and absolutely love. But much to my surprise, they get almost zero traffic! It's not that no one likes them—it's that they are entirely undiscovered (for a variety of reasons).

If you make any of the following, you are instantly in-the-know and have discovered something before it became cool. Enjoy! Be smug! Lord it over your friends and enemies!

orange olive oil cake

Orange Olive Oil Cake

pesto

Pesto (with any ingredients)

victoria sponge cake with powdered sugar on top (viewed from the side)

Victoria sponge cake (my signature bake)

baba ganoush on a meze tray

baba ganoush

sesame blossom cookies

persian date frittata

cardamom rose gingersnaps

kadeh | roux-stuffed brioche

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Peanut Butter Banana Bread

Peanut Butter Banana Bread

egg white oatmeal with strawberries on top

Creamy Egg White Oatmeal

savory oatmeal

Savory Oatmeal

cherry muffins

Cherry Muffins

orange curd

The Best Orange Curd

earl grey shortbread

Earl Grey Shortbread

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