Category Archives: Bread
My First Dinner Guest
I am proud to say that my parents were my very first dinner guests. They came up today to help finish my apartment. I feel so lucky and am beyond grateful. I made them dinner as they worked hard to hang blinds and photos.Fettuccine and Scallops with Zucchini, Summer Squash, Cherry Tomatoes in a White [...]
Excessive Grocery Shopping
It’s FRIDAY!! WOOH Let’s celebrate with good food! Starting with breakfast in a fun bowl. I decided to give my over-sized tea cups a break this morning and put my overnight oats in a fancy dish. Banana-Chia Overnight Oats (1/3 cup rolled oats, 1/3 cup vanilla soy milk, 1/3 cup 2% Greek Yogurt, 2 tsp [...]
Opposite Day
I woke up this morning to rainy, dreary and cold conditions. My dad and I promptly canceled our traditional Sunday long run. The weather today was the complete opposite of every other day this Summer, and so was my food. I’ve probably said this a million times, however; the weather impacts my food choices far [...]
KitchenAid Fail
I am not in love with my KitchenAid Mixer right now. My dreams of making a Genoise with Blackberry Sauce died when the batter turned gray due to metal filaments. NOT OKAY!When the mixture of eggs, sugar, light olive oil and flour looked like sludge my mom and I began to investigate the cause. She [...]
Broiler and Best Friend
I love my broiler. It’s not JUST a broiler to me, but also my best friend. Anything that can make fresh mozzarella melt, tomatoes slightly roast and bread perfectly toasted is just fine by me.Open-faced Tomato and Mozzarella on Whole Wheat.I finished off my masterpiece with fresh cracked black pepper and cracked sea salt. Simple [...]
Flavor and Facebook
Meals By Freshness Factor: Lunch Mixed Lettuce, Arugula, Beefsteak Tomato, Fresh Mozzarella, Cucumber, Cracked Black Pepper, Olive Oil and Balsamic.With Dr. Kracker’s Cherry Semolina Crackers and Watermelon. FRESH FACTOR: Everything! Nothing says summer like a seasonal tomato with a ball of fresh mozzarella. This salad is simple yet EXTREMELY satisfying. Cracked black pepper, olive oil [...]
New and Blue
Whole Wheat Caprese Pita (1 whole wheat pita, 1 medium ball of fresh mozzarella, spinach, cucumbers and cherry tomatoes). Carrots. Something New: Whole Wheat Pita. Growing up, my favorite lunches consisted of a tuna or an egg salad pita pocket sandwich. (Liverwurst was another favorite but that is a story for another time…gross.) I’m not [...]
Christening Scotty Skillet
I have an obsession with food, cooking and wine. It was only natural that I named my new skillet. I shall call him Scotty. Tonight he was christened with a new dish. Blueberry Peach CobblerYes, this is made with whole wheat flour and it was fantastic.Especially with a large scoop of vanilla ice cream that [...]
Piecemeal(s)
I’m “Home on the Range” again (aka my parent’s house) getting ready to move NEXT MONDAY! I have a long day of varnishing the coffee table I found on the side of the road (Score! I love when things are free!). This post is a bit of a piecemeal production, however; I will be in [...]
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