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 …
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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 …
Impress Your Mother-In-Law Avocado Toast
I’m pretty sure that my mother-in-law was impressed with me long before trying this toast. Yep. I dazzled her many years ago with just my basic presence. I mean, come on – it’s me. I thought she was…ya know…all right. Totalllly kidding. She had me at hello. She is hands down the best mother-in-law a …
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 …
Spaghetti With Brie, Tomato, And Basil
In my crazy-young-reckless years living in Los Angeles, I was a stage manager for a play. I was also the lighting person, casting assistant, script supervisor, and anything else no one else wanted to do. I was a real go-getter, ya know. I was treated to this delicious brie recipe by one of the actors …
Chocolate Lasagna
This no-bake chocolate lasagna recipe is super easy to make! It’s basically an Oreo cookie crust, layered with cream cheese, chocolate pudding, Cool Whip whipped topping, and mini chocolate chips. Who invented this? Seriously, people. What will the Italians think of next? Fine, it’s not Italian. But doesn’t it make you want to eat this …
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 …
Fusilli Pasta with Spinach and Asiago Cheese
When I discover a tasty new recipe, all I want to do is share it with everyone. The recipe, that is. The actual meal I just want to eat it all myself. Sure, I’ll save a few bits for my husband. I’m generous like that. I’m feeling so generous right now, as I live and …
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
This homemade cranberry sauce is so easy to make. It takes 20 minutes and has the perfect sweet and tart balance with the help of Granny Smith apples and fresh cranberries. A side dish that actually tastes like dessert? Done. Made. Eaten. I had never made homemade cranberry sauce before. That seemed like a task …
