simple recipes + simple ingredients
On our menu this holiday weekend: strawberries roasted with sugar and fresh basil and topped with homemade coconut whipped cream. SO berry delicious. A couple of weeks ago, a girlfriend and I went to a cooking demo class after work. The theme was “Summer in Santorini” and the menu featured hummus, tabouli, baked eggplant rolls, shrimp pasta, and red…
Around 9 pm last night, I really wanted Baskin Robbins ice cream. Also around 9 pm last night, I really wanted to stay in my pjs in bed. The solution? Find a delivery service to bring over ice cream late at night while making yourself look as pregnant as possible when answering the door to reduce judgement. (Pro tip:…
Everyone knows the basic symptoms of pregnancy, like morning sickness (which is, by the way, never just in the mornings) or cravings, but there’s a whole list of changes that occur that people fail to mention until you’re already pregnant. Like the fact that you become more absentminded than usual, driving away without putting the cap on your gas tank…
When my Filipino mother married my Bangladeshi father, she dedicated her time learning to cook traditional Bengali dishes (see our favorite egg curry recipe here). Familiar herbs like coriander took on a new name (dhaniya) and spices that were foreign to her, like cardamom, became a staple in her pantry. As the years went by, our dinners became predominately a…
I’m a real sucker for anything coupon/sale related. If I’m making an online purchase, I always search for online coupons from Retail Me Not first, or if I’m about to buy something from Hobby Lobby, I know they’ll always have an in-store coupon to print off. But it’s the rewards that really get me. Those marketing gurus must’ve had people…
Cinco de Mayo is an important day in my life. Not only is it the day that I met my husband (see post here), but growing up in a little West Texas town allowed me to have a lifetime of Mexican-American influence in my life (see post here). So today we’re celebrating alongside everyone else with our queso blanco, these…
I’ve always been about easy recipes that are quick and use whole food ingredients, and this pregnancy has been no different. But between working a full time job and dealing with pregnancy fatigue, if I don’t prepare something fresh and easy in the beginning of the week it’s hard for me to have the energy to cook during the weekdays!…
