simple recipes + simple ingredients
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…
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…
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…
Hot Cross Buns are sweet spiced buns filled with dried fruit (typically raisins or currants), marked with a cross on top, and are traditionally eaten during Lent – especially on Good Friday. Dating as far back as 12th-century England, these doughy buns have become a holiday staple all over the world, with rich history, unique traditions, and tall-tales surrounding them….
They say that the greater the variety of color you have on your plate, the more nutritious it is. Which, just so you know, is how I am able to justify this bag of Skittles I am currently eating as I type this. (Sidebar: What makes Sour Skittles so good? And why can’t I stop eating them even though I don’t…
Tyler and I had a major argument last week driving through East Texas. Not one of those fights where there’s a simple misunderstanding and we brush over it and continue on with our conversation. We’re talking like, radio silence for a good 30 minutes. Our conversation went a little something like this: Me: Are you hungry? Should we stop by…
Dirty rice is a traditional Cajun dish that combines white rice with chicken livers and/or pork sausage, bell peppers, onions, celery, and seasoning. Here we’ve made a “lighter” version by substituting the white rice for brown rice and ground turkey and turkey kielbasa (sausage) in place of the livers and pork. Start by preparing the brown rice (I used low…
