I hope everyone had a special Mother’s Day! I have the greatest mom in the world . I felt so fortunate that I was at home to celebrate and spend time with her this Sunday. She has given me so much of her time, love and support over the years. I am incredibly lucky to [...]
Lunch is an underrated meal. I have to admit, it tends to be my least exciting meal of the day. I usually grab a quick sandwich or some ancient frozen soup out of my freezer and pair it with easy “to-go” sides like fruit, crackers and yogurt. BORING! Today, my dad and I went out [...]
I don’t like leftovers. I know this might seem strange. Leftovers are considered a ‘Godsend’ to most because they save people time, effort and money. I don’t disagree with this mentality, however; my strange self feels deprived of the chance to be creative in the kitchen when I have leftovers on hand. I’m not one [...]
It’s Sunday again, which meant one thing: Dad’s Breakfast Kitchen was open for business! Behold: Dad’s Legendary Strawberry Belgian Waffles. Sunday is always such a peaceful day in our home. Growing up, we would always go to church as a family and come home for a special meal thoughtfully prepared by my dad. He always [...]
Dinner tonight was something that I had been dreaming about all day: Grilled Brown Sugar Barbecue Salmon, Grilled Corn on the Cob and Tomato-Cucumber Salad with Feta Cheese. Before I get into the details, let me just say that this meal was heaven on my palate. During the Summer I have uncontrollable cravings for barbecue [...]
My roommate and I have two friends who LOVE to cook. We have made dinner for each other twice before, and although we discussed a third extravaganza months ago, we were not schedule a get together until last night. When I asked them what they were cooking, they told me it was, “Swiss and Italian”, [...]
Whew! What a day. I’m not even entirely sure how I still have an ounce of energy left, but with that ounce I must blog. I arrived home around 7pm to the wonderful smell of our charcoal grill and dinner was underway. My dad prepared some POM cosmopolitans, and we chatted away outside while he [...]
Maybe it’s just me, but my daily food choices are DEFINITELY inspired by the weather. Reflecting on some of my daily eats, I realized that certain flavors and textures are more appealing to me based on the temperature. It was gorgeous and sunny around lunch time, and all I wanted was either a loaded salad [...]
I have to admit, this new venture post was going to be for NEXT Sunday but I was so proud of the result that I swapped it with the one for today. My noteworthy creation: Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Rappi in a Mushroom Balsamic Reduction. Fancy, Fancy…I know. This was a new food venture times [...]
Everyone has a particular food that triggers memories of a certain time or place in their life. Growing up every Halloween my mom would make a slow cooker chili. The house smelled fantastic! A culmination of chili powder, cumin, onions, peppers, tomatoes, beef and beans…OH MY! It was always cold and dark on those nights [...]
