simple recipes + simple ingredients
Y’all! Today we are celebrating the anniversary of The Richmond Avenue, and what better way to commemorate one year of posts than with Strawberry Champagne Cake Balls?! When I started this blog, I wasn’t 100% certain of the direction it would go. I was a newlywed and a working accountant and all I knew was that I loved to cook…
Let me just start off by saying that it took me longer to photograph this salad than actually make it. Partly because I’m still figuring out the best location to shoot in the new house and partly because I spent the rest of my time cropping and editing several happy dog tails and snouts and beady little eyes from the…
We’re almost completely settled into our new house, and our meals the last few weeks have looked more like a smorgasboard of food than actual dinners. And I secretly love it and wish life was like this all the time. Popsicles for breakfast? Cheese for dinner? Where do I sign up?! My favorite night yet was an array of random…
There are several things every year that I get excited about, like clockwork. They include, but are not limited to, the following: Thanksgiving (my favorite holiday) The Superbowl halftime show/Puppy Bowl Fridays October, that magical time of the year when shaving your legs is no longer mandatory Our town’s summer Farmers’ Market Our local summer Farmers’ Market is incredible. Open…
I’ve come to the conclusion that moving houses is the fastest way to tell whether or not you are a hoarder. In fact, I came up with a quick way to tell whether or not you have a problem. It pretty much comes down to the following: Do you have 6 halfway-used tubes of bengay? Do you have tubs of dental…
Today’s post is brought to you by: we desperately need to go grocery shopping and I need to clear out the produce in my fridge before they go bad. Ta-daa! And that’s how you make a breakfast frittata, folks. Frittatas are wonderful for clearing out the produce in your fridge! I’ve made various combinations using different types of meats, vegetables,…
Coq Au Vin, which literally translates to “Rooster in Wine,” is the beautiful French dish of chicken braised with wine, vegetables, and fresh herbs. Similar to beef bourguignon (made famous thanks to Julia Child!), this dish involves sauteing onions and garlic, searing meat, and releasing bacon fat before pouring over wine and letting it slowly simmer in a dutch oven….
