simple recipes + simple ingredients
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…
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…
You know that feeling where you have a really awesome idea and then google it to find that a million other people also had the same really awesome idea? Well, here we are, I present to you: Savory Oatmeal. Also known as “Svoats.” ^I swear I read that somewhere. There’s no way I could make that up. The beauty of…
This past weekend was one of the first “lazy” weekends I’ve had in a while. My dear friend Kristina came in from Dallas for a visit for some girl time. It’s the best thing to see friends that live far away and we spent the majority of the weekend talking: talking on the couch, talking in the car, talking at…
