I don’t frequently cook with eggplant since it has always felt a little finicky to me. While I love this Roasted Eggplant and Smoked Almonds Salad, I’ve been looking for some other ideas for cooking eggplant. Mom suggested this recipe and it is such a winner. This Baked Orzo with Eggplant is a great vegetarianRead more
This Christmas I received the Smitten Kitchen Everyday cookbook (Thanks V and C!). Smitten Kitchen is one of my favorite blogs, and is often a first stop when looking for a particular type of recipe. In my typical fashion these days, I read the cookbook cover to cover picking out which recipes I simply hadRead more
Tuna pasta salad is a summer time staple in my family. I was shocked to realize I haven’t blogged about it previously. It’s super easy, coming together in less than 30 minutes. There are tons of ways you can make this, so feel free to add whatever you have on hand. Cucumber, celery, sugar snapRead more
These veggie soba bowls are the greatest, they have everything you need for a delicious, nutritious, all-in-one meal! This is super versatile, so it’s great for using up whatever’s in the fridge. Soba is a buckwheat noodle. Eating buckwheat is associated with lower cholesterol levels, and is a high source of magnesium, which is goodRead more
I wouldn’t say I’m particularly creative in the kitchen. I usually have a recipe and make some changes as I go, but I haven’t mastered the skill of assembling a meal out of the random items in my kitchen. But since I had some leftover filling from the Italian Zucchini Boats, I had to get aRead more
A few weeks ago Sister got married! It was a fantastic celebration! As you probably know, there’s a lot of prep work that goes into a wedding. So when Sister arrived on Thursday before her wedding, I was prepared with food for the rest of the weekend (you know, besides what was being catered byRead more
I don’t make a lot of pasta dishes, but this is definitely going to be one I come back to time and again. The lemon in this dish brightens all the flavors and keeps it light and refreshing. Cream and parmesan make this alfredo creamy and rich. I love dill, and the dill in thisRead more
I don’t cook a lot of pasta dishes for myself. Pasta wasn’t something Mom made often when I was growing up, and I tend to eat a lot more rice dishes than pasta dishes. That said, there’s something super comforting and warming about lasagna. We always give my dad a hard time because any timeRead more
It’s been a long time since I’ve made as stir-fry, and I don’t know why I’ve waited so long! I don’t often cook without at least some sort of recipe as a guide, but stir-fry is really forgiving and begs to be adapted to whatever you have on hand. While I was originally thinking I’dRead more
Sorry this post is a bit late, I’ve been busy doing some shopping for a catering event. This weekend I’ll be making Curried Chicken Salad, Veggie Dip, a Spinach Artichoke Dip, and Individual Cheesecakes. I hope you still have some leftover turkey in the freezer, because this recipe will make you interested in eating turkeyRead more