Last week, my husband opened up the cabinet we use as a pantry, looking for something. Nuts, pasta, crackers. It’s impossible to know. Especially considering I have everything under the sun in that cabinet shoved however it will fit. I guess some people might say I’m a bit disorganized. So out come several [...]
A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon this recipe. Apricot. Pie. I’ve made all sorts of pies in my time. Apple, peach, pumpkin, cherry, but never apricot. Which is odd because I LOVE apricots. A few days later, I was in Whole Foods and saw a bag of apricots and bought [...]
i hate summer. yes, i do. i hate heat, bugs, cookouts, and anything else related to summer. except for one thing. produce. you’ll never find a pint of berries, a peach, or basket of cherry tomatoes in a grocery store as good as you’ll find from a local farm. i’ve tried. while fruit is [...]
This is one of my favorite recipes for many reasons, starting with the fact that it’s different in a good way. It’s also so easy to make that it has become a default option when I don’t know what to have for dinner. The flavor comes from the use of good quality tomatoes and a [...]
My love for soup knows no bounds. Even ones, like this asparagus soup, that might sound weird. After a late show a week or so ago, my husband went to a restaurant that we used to love. It had a good beer selection, and the food was always decent. Never the best, but they had [...]
I use Evernote to keep track of everything, especially recipes. I am constantly clipping recipes to try, recipes for inspiration, or just because the photos look good. Sometimes I make them, sometimes I go back and look at them again and again. But sometimes they get filed away to never been seen again. Like this [...]
I love vegetables, and there are few that I simply don’t like. Brussels sprouts aren’t amongst my favorites, but if they are cooked the right way, I will eat and even enjoy them. (Hint: not steamed to a mushy, sulfury mess!) I’ve tried to figure out how to make beets taste good so many times! [...]
I’ve been on an Indian food kick lately. After trying a few different Indian restaurants in town, I wondered why I couldn’t just make my own. It turns out that I can. It’s pretty easy, inexpensive, and so good! I like most everything I’ve had, but my favorite is saag paneer. It’s basically just a [...]
I have a confession to make: I am not a fan of pasta. I know that some of you reading this are wondering what is wrong with me, but hear me out for a minute. It’s not that I don’t eat pasta, because I do; it’s just that I’m not going to order it off [...]
I love veggie burgers, but it can be hard to find a good one. The frozen kind are okay in a pinch, but they’re loaded with sodium and try too hard to mimic the texture and taste of meat. I’m not really interested in a salty, processed soy burger. I’ve attempted to make them many [...]
Here's all the social media sites people tell me I need to be on. You can (kinda) find me on these. The only one guaranteed to get you a quick response is email, so try that first.