simple recipes + simple ingredients
Fresh tortellini tossed with basil pesto, pan-seared chicken thighs, sauteed shallots, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh baby spinach, and toasted walnuts. Thaaaaat’s right – I went there. I made this hunk of burning love over the weekend and I can’t even begin to tell you how easy and delicious it was! In thirty minutes I had dinner on the table, plus some…
T and I headed back to the great state of Texas over the weekend where we visited our old stomping grounds. We marveled at all the changes, slept in late and ordered room service, went to Mass at the church where we were married, and ate at fancy new restaurants where we spent hours laughing and talking with old,…
I discovered NY Times’ cooking site a few months back and ever since then I’ve been hooked. My recipe box is full of recipes I’ve saved, and from this Bucatini all’Amatriciana to this Buttery Breakfast Casserole, we’ve been eating reallllly well around here! Their contributors are talented chefs with a vast range of knowledge and training, and even their reviewers…
In honor of the happiest day of the year (aka National Taco Day), here’s our favorite taco recipe for Blackened Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Dressing, originally posted on August 5, 2015: My first apartment gym faced a Taco Bell. I’d hop on a machine and have no choice but to stare at the people coming in and out. They’d be…
My latest obsession has been binge watching Food Network’s Chopped. I seriously can’t get enough! The chefs that are featured are so talented and creative and work so well under pressure. If you haven’t seen the show, it’s pure reality television genius. Three chefs compete in an appetizer, entree, and dessert round in which they each get a “mystery basket” which…
Growing up, my dad never went to the grocery store with a grocery list. On Saturday mornings he would call out that we were heading to the grocery store and my brother and I would groan, knowing that this meant that we would be at the store for at least 2 hours, slowly winding up and down each aisle and…
It’s only Wednesday and I have already typed in, “Is it okay if my dog eats…” into Google three times this week. And it’s always after our dog Sam, who is clumsy in all aspects of his life with terrible depth perception and hind legs that don’t work well with his front, becomes a 45 lb. stealth ninja warrior with…
