Simplicity: A Classic Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Fresh seasonal vegetables are not devastating by any stretch of the imagination. However, when standing back and looking at the concept of a grilled cheese sandwich, one must remember that simplicity is what gives the sandwich integrity. I am personally guilty of forgetting this, which is why I am bringing it to light. I [...]
Tortilla Soup with Black Beans
The sun is streaming down as the bugs bite and the birds chatter; They say it’s going to be hot today followed by late afternoon thunderstorms. Are you a fan of thunderstorms? An afternoon thunderstorm after a hot day instigates both a rush of excitement and simultaneous coziness, so naturally, I am a fan. Also, thunderstorms [...]
Spinach Ricotta Calzone
Have I told you about our local pizzeria? It’s absolutely dreadful on every level: The ingredients are deplorable, the seasoning is inconsistent, their cleanliness is questionable and everything is appallingly overpriced. Even the upscale “brick” oven pizza place that’s close to us is highly unpleasant. They are a bit cleaner than the others, and they (at a glance), have a better menu. [...]
Baked Oatmeal Cinnamon Buns
I have a new “thing” (shall we say), with oatmeal. I get about two or three thousand emails every day, all of which relate to food, recipes and blogging. One of these emails mentioned the word “oats” and I’ve been obsessed hyper focused on the subject ever since. Am I too easily inspired? Maybe. Am I weird? Well, there’s [...]
Banana Chocolate Chunk Peanut Butter Muffins
I decided early this morning that it must be warm enough to go outside by now and so we dressed and headed out the door only to be sorely reminded that it is not, in fact, warm enough for the playground… at all. The slide was still frozen, the ground was icy and wet and we were chilled to the [...]
Notes On Red Velvet and My Birthday
IT’S MY BIRTHDAY! It’s always been a huge deal to me to celebrate like there’s no tomorrow on my birthday. I also stretch out my birthday over at least a week, and maybe even a month -if I can get away with it- because I love it so much. I’m a five-year old trapped in [...]
Black Sesame Wasabi Edamame
You can count the amount of ingredients on one hand in this super healthy flavor punching snack. Perfectly crisp soybeans enveloped in the heat of wasabi and the full-bodied flavor of toasted black sesame with just a pinch of sea salt. They’re the perfect finish on a salad or you can eat them by the handful as an [...]
Kung Pao Tofu and Broccoli
The firey amber glow stared back at me as I heard my beloved ally grasp at life. I noted an audible chugging and ticking as it attempted to preheat as commanded. One hundred degrees fahrenheit, it said. For twenty minutes, I waited for that number to rise, perhaps in denial that such a thing could happen. My oven…broken?! It couldn’t be, [...]
Vegan Sloppy Joes: Slow Cooker Special
Apparently, when I hear the words, “Super Bowl” and “slow cooker” my mind explodes into brainstorming fireworks. I love slow cooker recipes, so when given the opportunity to flex my slow cooker muscles as part of wayfair’s Super Bowl Snack Off, I only had one problem. Which favorite recipe of mine would I submit? It was [...]
Roasted Jalapeño Cream Cheese Bites
It’s the coldest it has been here in over two years. Also, Superbowl season is upon us. What does all of this add up to? Hot and spicy bite-sized game day food, of course! I need a lot of flavor when it gets this cold out and football just compliments that fact beautifully, making it that much easier [...]
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