Gustosi foodie links this year

Healthy and light, these mini carrot cakes are perfect for entertaining, especially with the delicious cream cheese frosting on the top!

Hot, spicy and completely vegetarian, this black bean chili with tequila and red wine vinegar is perfect for your Super Bowl party!

Score! We have the delicious recipe for dark hot chocolate from our favorite chef and Paris venue. Would you like to contribute? If you are a professional chef or have a restaurant recipe to share (photos are bonus!) email us at the addy on our about page.

Decadent and delicious, with an Oreo-cookie base topped with 3 layers of dark and white chocolate make these chocolate Cheesecake bars truly irresistible!

if you have read picky cook for any amount of time you will know my love of lemon. i know it may seem like a lot of zest in this recipe but trust me - it is perfect. the lemon flavor is strong but not over powering. the poppy seeds are like little surprising pops in your mouth. the pancakes are moist and thick - just the way i like them.

these vanilla cupcakes with lemon curd filling were super easy to make, exactly what Jeff wanted and delicious. the cake itself was moist and the lemon curd filling worked more perfectly than i could have hoped!

these cookies are INCREDIBLE! i am not exaggerating - they are perfection. the crispy cookie and the white chocolate would be amazing on their own but the addition of the sea salt - oh my! the salty crunch on top makes these cookies one of the best i have ever made.

This baked eggs with salmon recipe is perfect for a brunch or a nice ‘entrée’. As a starter, it would also be great with a glass of good white wine. In French, we call them ‘oeufs cocotte’ which would be translated as ‘chick eggs’...

i wasn't sure that to think of monkey bread - honestly i had never of it before and because there were no photographs with the recipe i wasn't sure what to expect. it is one of my favorite things i have ever made! i have since seen other monkey bread recipes that use pre-made dough - don't do this!

the muffins themselves were nice - not too sweet and a hint of vanilla. the lemon flavor came through loud and clear. biting into a whole raspberry was a fun little surprise. i had thought of breaking them up and swirling them through the batter - but i am glad i left them whole. the only thing i would do differently is take them out a bit sooner - they got a little dry on me.