While I haven’t necessarily been writing as much, I’ve often found myself referring to previous travel posts when talking to friends. This weekend alone I was at a wedding in North Carolina and made reference to my Italy posts for Venice and Rome… as well as the Fall adventure to Mendocino in California. Although, I’m…
Cinco de Mayo is one of my favorite holidays to cook for each year. I’m not quite sure why but I think it has something to do with the fact that tequila becomes a serious option as an ingredient… and I can’t say no to that. While I’ve always been intimidated by a theme party,…
I find it so comical that people don’t like to cook for themselves – and by themselves, I mean “cooking for one”. Some of my most favorite meals have been cooked in small batch style. Just me trolling the internet for an idea, roaming the grocery store, and then patiently waiting until the meal is…
I haven’t done as much cooking as I would expect recently… but this week I did make a beautiful BLT. I’ve loved BLT sandwiches since birth and truly believe they are the best sandwich. In honor of the sun returning to Boston with some degree of consistency this week, I imagined a great afternoon sitting…
I’ve recently been given the gift of time. The time to do nearly anything I want… at least in the short term :). While I won’t say that every day has been easy street, I am significantly enjoying myself and feeling really productive… at least until this week. This week, I’ve come down with some…
My interest in making scones might be getting a little out of control – but I really won’t apologize for it. Scones are rising to the top of my list recently. It feels like you can put almost anything in them – which is why I like them so much. Kind of like the pizza,…
The winter is finally almost coming to a close but there is still a bit more time left for soup. Two years ago, it feels like all I did was make soup … and this year not so much. While I’ve been cooking a little bit more than the writing lets on, there has been…
A couple months ago, I was regularly crushing chocolate shakes every day. It was a pretty good routine. I would make them in the morning before work, toss them in the fridge, then savor them in the afternoon instead of a bag of Goldfish. Because of this, I started buying bananas… which I really don’t…
I never ever aspire to be a vegetarian. I don’t even think I could date a vegetarian. But, sometimes there are some really winning recipes out there specifically crafted to be just that… meatless. This is one of them. Vegetarian Shepherd Pie. I first made Shepherds Pie back in 2013. I was shocked at how…
Homemade granola is something to file under: “way too easy” and “never buy store version again”. I can almost guarantee that I won’t stick to that promise… but homemade granola is beyond easy. It is also super quick. I’m not sure why, but I had it in my head that making granola would be slightly…
