Alright, it’s time to get back to cookin’ after all that vacationing! On a recent weeknight I wasn’t feeling inspired to cook anything in particular, but I knew I wanted to make something easy. Doesn’t it just seem like there is never enough time between getting home from […]
As much as I do enjoy being in my cozy little kitchen lovingly toiling over a complex recipe with lots of to-do’s (honestly, I think it’s relaxing!) – there are absolutely times when I just want to throw everything into a pot and be done. So on one […]
Sir Dave and I battled quite an epic bug over the last few weeks (and not of the Jeff Goldblum variety), so I wanted to make something yummy for dinner that would make us feel a little better. As soon as the idea of chicken and dumplings popped […]
I like re-upping some of my favorite recipes that I posted ages ago because WOW my photography skills used to be blurry and dark! It’s been fun trying how to learn to take better photos and make things look a little more fun. This is my pal Maddi’s […]
I have been super obsessed with curry lately. Any and every color and variety of curry, I’m into it – gimme, gimme, gimme. Since my love affair was getting expensive via lots of takeout I thought I’d try to whip up a recipe at home. I randomly chose […]
Once again, my favorite cookbook – Off The Eaten Path: Second Helpings – strikes delicious gold. This freaking sandwich has everything – crispy bacon, a hot & spicy sauce, slow-cooked Cajun chicken and melt-y cheese. It’s so, so good. The cookbook this recipe is from was written by […]
Well friends, I’m starting off the year with a post that does not check anything off of my 2015 to-do’s (see here, here and here) – but the stomach wants what the stomach wants. I first had a cassoulet when my great friends Justin & Jim had us […]
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