Maybe it’s both! I can’t even call this a recipe it’s more of a blueprint. It’s really what I want to snack on before the main meal comes out. And, if you are anything like me, you have so much food being prepared for dinner but planned nothing for mid-day eating. It’s everyone fending for […]
Who doesn’t love a good ranch? Am I right, or am I right? Nothing is better than a good creamy ranch for salad or a crudité platter. We grew up on this stuff! I don’t know about you all, but the ranch I grew up on was Hidden Valley. Now, my mom did not buy […]
10 Days Wandering, Eating, and Drinking in Paris I am so excited to share my Paris guide with you. This is a trip I have been dreaming of for longer than I can remember, and Paris does not disappoint. There is no one right way to do Paris, but this is how I like to […]
Sunday Pasta Club Ep. 1 For the down and dirty on what went right, what went wrong, and how I fixed recipe errors, subscribe to my newsletter. At the beginning of 2023, I decided to spend the year on a journey through the endless different pasta shapes, sauces, doughs, and processes, documenting my journey with […]
Each year right after Christmas, my family unceremoniously drenched the simple dish of large dried lima beans and ham hock cooked in water, at the table with the only garnish that made it palatable: ketchup. Lima beans and ham prove my die-hard mantra: “If you don’t like a food, you have not had it prepared […]
Spatchcock chicken is the whole roasted chicken’s ride or dies BFF! Spatchcock is such a funny word…my boy’s reaction, “What did you call me?” Dictionary.com defines it as “a dressed fowl that has had its backbone removed and has been split open and flattened so that it cooks more evenly when grilled…” Also called butterflying, […]
If you’ve ever planted a zucchini plant in your garden you know what happens — you end up with zucchini for days! You can make zucchini bread, muffins, saute it, grill it, but my favorite is to fry it up as fritters. Creamy, and mild, and just right to soak up some tangy spicy sauce. […]
When I was in high school I always loved when it was taco salad bar day. I loved the combination of temperatures of warm meet and crisp cold greens, drizzled with a good amount of ranch dressing and tortilla chips for scooping, this was my favorite. This also tended to be my preferred taco night […]
The eggplant, or the mighty aubergine, is one of those vegetables, I mean fruit — nope it’s a berry, you either love it immensely or hate it intensely. I wager if you fall into the latter category you have probably had some pretty mushy bad renditions of this delightful purple orb. Eggplant should be silky […]
For me Strawberry Shortcake is the quintessential spring dessert. When my kids were growing up I always served Strawberry Shortcake for Easter and springtime celebrations. When local strawberries hit the market is when it truly feels like the change of season and springtime is upon us. After the short grey winter days and dreary cold […]