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Tahini Coffee Cake

tahini coffee cake // my bacon-wrapped lifeGuys. Meet my new favorite thing.

TAHINI COFFEE CAKE.

Have you completely fallen in love with tahini yet? I say yet because I’m convinced that once you try it, you can’t help but become completely obsessed. Over the past few years, tahini has become one of my very favorite savory ingredients (see here and here for some of my still-favorite ways to use it, not to mention every hummus ever). But it wasn’t until I put tahini in my banana bread that I fully appreciated its depth and complexity. Guys, tahini in baked goods is SO GOOD. It’s truly that next-level ingredient that adds this super unique, salty twist to sweets – my absolute weakness. (By the way, that banana bread is still my all-time favorite ever – I definitely owe you guys that recipe soon!).

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Foodie Favorites – August 6, 2014

foodie favorites - august 6, 2014 // my bacon-wrapped lifeThe pizza fondue (yes, you read that right) at La Madia in Chicago

Hi everyone! Hope you’re having a great week. We’re starting our month of family visits – my brother visited last weekend, my parents and other brother are coming to Chicago this weekend, and Brad’s sister and her boyfriend are visiting the weekend after that! I’m absolutely loving all of fam time and enjoying probably a little too much eating and drinking…but hey, that’s how it should be! Here are the things I’ve been loving this week:

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