This lemon orzo with asparagus and cherry tomatoes is just the right of amount of tangy, salty, and savory and makes the perfect side dish to any main course. Fresh lemon juice and zest are tossed with hot orzo, minced garlic, olive oil, and salt and pepper. Blanched asparagus and tomatoes are added, and the dish is garnished with freshly…
Archives for April 2016
Baked Strawberry Pecan Oatmeal
When food blogging is your hobby, you sometimes wind up doing weird things. For instance, this baked strawberry pecan oatmeal was made one night after work last week and became my dinner. And at times you may or may not find me waking up at 6 am to make and photograph meatloaf or baked ziti, which usually just becomes my…
Frozen Greek Yogurt Bark
Now that Blue Bell has reentered my life and all is right in the world, my “designated ice cream spoon” has once again made an appearance. It’s the spoon that I grab every time I walk by the kitchen when I lie to myself by saying that I will only have one small scoop of ice cream. And then that…
Pad Grapow (Thai Basil Chicken)
Chrissy Teigen is one of my favorite celebrities to follow on social media. She’s completely unfiltered and unapologetic and I’m pretty sure we’re best friends, even though she has no idea who I am. I had been looking forward to her cookbook for the longest time after seeing her post mouth-watering photo after photo, and when it appeared on my…
New York + Surprise Parties
The past two weeks have been filled with so many exciting things! I’ve had a brief hiatus from blogging to celebrate my friend’s bachelorette party in New York City and to throw Tyler a 30th super secret surprise birthday party. First stop was New York City, where we landed bright and early on a Thursday morning. The weekend was filled…