Let’s let out a big sigh of relief that it’s Wednesday, my food-loving friends! Because this weekend, you’re gonna want to whip up these punch-you-in-your-face morsels of flavor. I’m serious, you guys. These Smashed Potatoes are going to PUMP YOU up. And for those brutes out there, have fun smashing these little bambinos. Would it …
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10 Recipes That Deserve A Second Chance At Love
I believe in 2nd chances. Don’t you? Especially around Valentine’s Day. Aren’t you feeling like giving a little extra love to someone or something? These recipes never found their audience, but they deserve a second look. Most of these recipes are my absolute favorite all-time things to eat! Yeah, I ‘m making big claims here …
Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps With Persimmons
And one. Two. Three. Breathe! That’s me pretending to get in shape so I can continue the facade of my New Year’s resolutions. No seriously – I’m doing this 30 day flat abs challenge from Blogilates.com. I’m trying to be realistic about it. Because flat abs? At this point I’d settle for “smaller mound” abs. It’s …
The Best Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
This hearty, savory, health-saving, homemade chicken noodle soup is a labor of love. It will cure the yuckiest of colds and the saddest of days. I know, I’m totally making some serious promises here, but when something is magic, it’s magic. Like pixie dust only not as sparkly and tastes like chicken. Do you argue with …
Marinated Cucumber Salad
Do you ever pretend you’re something you’re not? Oh puhlease. Yes you do. When you’ve got the house to yourself, you don’t turn the music way up and pretend you’re the star of your own concert, complete with “air” microphone? Because let me tell you, I scream a mean Alanis Morissette when no one’s around. I …
Chopped Fresh Fruit Salad
I’m going to teach you the right way to make fruit salad. If you’re bossy and you know it clap your hands [clap! clap! clap!] If you’re snobby and you know it clap your hands [clap! clap! clap!] Imma ’bout to get real bossy. Yeah, you’re not surprised. Before I start telling you about how …
Easy Greek Quinoa With Roasted Tomatoes
I could talk for days about this Easy Greek Quinoa recipe. I’m lying. Some days, the writing well is dry and for the life of me I can’t come up with fascinating on-the-edge-of-your-seat stories about food except “nom nom nom”. So, I don’t have much to say. Except that some family members might think I’ve gone off …
Mashed Potatoes With Caramelized Shallots
I love me some mashed potatoes. I’ve made super duper delicious husband-requested mashed potatoes and I’ve made so-so mashed potatoes. It happens. Made them with garlic. Without. Repeat. I decided to mix things up a little bit with this caramelized shallot mashed potato recipe. And right now I’m looking for any excuse to caramelize shallots. …
Best 4th of July Recipes To Wow Your Crowd
It’s July 2. Or 3rd. And like me, you’re scrambling at the last minute looking for some swanky new recipes for the 4th of July BBQ Bash. If you’re on top of things and already have an excel spreadsheet typed up mapping your recipes, shopping list, food prep, and what you’re going to wear, I don’t …
Fried Zucchini Parmesan Crisps
Friends, dudes, countrymen, and lovers of all things edible, I bestow upon you this gift: Fried Zucchini Parmesan Crisps If there’s one way I like to take my veggies, it’s with cheese, please. I also don’t like my fried zucchini with too much zucchini. Crazy Person Translation: I don’t want any thick pieces of mush …
Herbed Basmati Rice
It’s truly a masterpiece. Make it for your peeps and you’ll come off like a smiling, apron-clad housewife. This herbed basmati rice recipe comes from one of my all-time favorite cookbooks Five Star Recipes: The Best of Ten Years by Cooking Light magazine. It was submitted by a reader of the magazine who’s husband loved …
Marinated Vegetable Salad
I’m pretty excited to share this recipe with you! Here’s why: June 2000: I was single in the city. (Except for my then jerky boyfriend but let’s just pretend that didn’t happen, m’kay?) My Cooking Light magazine arrived on my Los Angeles smog infested doorstep [cough], I saw this Marinated Vegetable Salad recipe and knew it …