Lauren Regnier, Author at Ditch the Recipe

Berry dusted red wine chocolate truffles with sea salt + dried roses

By Lauren Regnier Feb 07, 2017

Practice self-love by making these berry dusted red wine chocolate truffles laced with flaky sea salt and dried rose petals. A decadent way to celebrate YOU this Valentine’s Day. Raise…

Food Talk Hacks

3 Interesting Ways to Use Your Coffee Grinder

By Lauren Regnier Jan 25, 2017

Hello, friends! I’m adding a new section to my blog—HACKS—where I will be sharing fun tips and tricks you can use in your kitchen, and I would love your help.…

Cookies | Bites Sweets

Italian almond Christmas cookies

By Lauren Regnier Dec 24, 2016

Celebrate the holidays with these irresistible, bite-size Christmas cookies with almond icing and a crunchy, festive sugar coating. Merry Christmas, everybody! Hope you’re all enjoying the holidays with family, friends,…

Appetizers Appetizers Beef | Pork Main Dishes

XXX Spicy Chili

By Lauren Regnier Nov 08, 2016

This hearty chili packs a fiery punch. We spice it up three different ways and top with cool Greek yogurt, gooey cheddar cheese, and crunchy tortilla chips for a flavorful…

Cookies | Bites Sweets

Chewy pumpkin ginger cookies

By Lauren Regnier Oct 27, 2016

It’s safe to say when most people think of ginger cookies, they think of ginger snaps—those crunchy-ass medallions that come in a cardboard box you’ve had in your pantry since…

Breakfast Main Dishes

Polenta trout cake with tangy green pepper sauce

By Lauren Regnier Oct 11, 2016

There are two sides when it comes to leftovers. You either cower away from the casserole your mom made three days ago as if green gas is billowing out of it, or…

Main Dishes Sides

Southwestern shrimp salad

By Lauren Regnier Sep 28, 2016

When I was growing up, my mom would make this bean salad called Texas caviar. It had all the usual suspects of Tex-Mex cuisine—corn, bell pepper, onion, tomato, etc. We would…

Breakfast Sweets

Blueberry pancakes

By Lauren Regnier Aug 30, 2016

There are only a few food items I’m not particularly fond of and one of them is pancakes. They just aren’t that great (they taste like dust)—end of discussion. However, anything soaked in…

Breakfast Sweets

Cream cheese strawberry banana bread

By Lauren Regnier Aug 11, 2016

I don’t consider myself much of a baker, but as soon as someone finds out I like to cook, they assume I can whip up a batch of chocolate soufflés…

Main Dishes

Homemade meatballs

By Lauren Regnier Jul 23, 2016

By now you should know I’m a pretty big fan of Italian(s)—food, people, culture—so it should come as no surprise that the guy I’m dating is Italian. When we first…

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