simple recipes + simple ingredients
Pesto and pasta: two words that are music to my ears! When I first started cooking, I would incorporate as many “shortcuts” as I could into my meals. From canned soups to canned sauces and vegetables (even canned chicken!), I always thought I was making life a little easier and saving myself time. But years ago, I started to realize…
I’ve never been much of a morning breakfast person. It’s probably because even though I get out of bed at 6:30 am, I’m not actually a real person until about 9 (my iphone alarms are set within 10 minutes of each other with encouraging and supportive messages to myself). But an evening breakfast person? Now that I can do. I’ll…
Not sure what to make for dinner tonight? Had a long day and don’t want to spend all your time in the kitchen? Looking for something quick and easy? Tired of me asking you rhetorical questions and want me to stop? If so, I’ve got the perfect recipe for you! We eat a lot of stir-fry in our house because…
Slow-cooked carnitas are an inexpensive, easy, and super versatile meal to make on a weeknight. Place them in warm corn tortillas with queso blanco and a dash of freshly squeeze lime juice to make quick tacos, or grab bbq sauce (Sweet Baby Rays all the way!) and hoagie rolls for a tender bbq sandwich, or even save them for breakfast…
Julia Child was the first chef I ever saw on a television program. Her original show The French Chef had long been off-air, but I caught a rerun of a PBS cooking episode that featured Julia and another chef, Dean Fearing. Anyone who has ever seen Julia Child on television will probably agree that her distinctive voice and carefree personality made…
I just had fried rice for breakfast. I think we can unanimously agree that today will be all downhill from here. But to be fair, there were eggs in it. Eggs = breakfast. (This may be why I also consider chocolate cake an excellent breakfast option.) Homemade stir-fry meals are always an easy and healthy option when it comes to…
With Tyler away for a conference at the end of December, I had the house to myself for a whole week. During this week, I was able to do two specific things. The first: focus. Being alone means that I can focus hours of my time on cheesy Lifetime movies without my dear husband’s commentary (i.e. “Why is everyone always in a coma?”, “Why…
