Roasted Vegetables with Pasta and Bacon Recipe
This is the time of year when I get the itch to roast vegetables. Butternut squash and cauliflower are some of my favorite go-to roasting vegetables. This particular recipe was different from the...
View ArticleGrandma’s Cornbread Stuffing
When I think of the holidays, I think of my Grandma’s cornbread stuffing. The smell of baking cornbread would dominate the house, making me feel all cozy on the inside. I try to replicate that feeling...
View ArticleEnglish Peas Recipe
English peas are a great side dish for your Holiday dinner. They have great flavor from caramelized shallots and onions. Ingredients 2 cups fresh peas or frozen peas 1 medium shallot, minced 1/4 cup...
View ArticleApple Spiced Pulled Pork Recipe
Christmas is coming like a freight train without brakes. I’m so not ready for it. I never am actually. I don’t know what it is, maybe it’s being a new mom, but time is going by so fast I can barely...
View ArticleRoasted Lemon Chicken with Fennel
Believe it or not, but this was my first time roasting a whole chicken. I’ve done chicken breasts and heck, even a whole turkey, but never an entire chicken. Maybe I was a little intimidated by the...
View ArticleTomato Tart
I had a bounty of Farmer’s Market heirloom tomatoes that desperately needed to be eaten and a four day window to cook something up before heading to Portland, Oregon, for the International Food...
View ArticleRoasted Balsamic Vegetables
I did an 8k this past Sunday. I didn’t train for it at all – at all, at all at all at all. And once the race started, my worst fear almost became a reality. Being the last person to cross the finish...
View ArticleBroccoli Cream Pesto with Bow Tie Pasta
Hello everyone, I’m back from the dead! Well, sort of anyway. Last week was tough. It seemed everyone I new in existence came down with something, including me. Besides the raspy voice and stuffy...
View ArticleAsparagus & Prosciutto Flat Bread Pizza
Our house has been filled to the gills with fresh asparagus. I’ve been pickling them, sauteing them, baking them and now topping pizza with them. I might have a slight addiction. I made a flat bread...
View ArticleCornbread Casserole
I am amazed that it took me this long to post this. I’ve made this countless times over the years and it is all because of Mark’s family. It’s a recipe that has been passed down to new generations...
View ArticleCauliflower Rice
This here is my new favorite way to eat rice. Cauliflower rice, or how I like to call it, Cauli-rice, is simply amazing. It tastes so close to the real contender that even my husband didn’t notice he...
View ArticleAt My Thanksgiving Table
This year our family will not be hosting Thanksgiving. We’ll be spending it with my in-laws in the Bay Area, but if I were to host it, this is what would have at my Thanksgiving table. For table...
View ArticleThanksgiving Leftovers Pot Pie
After the big feast, do you ever wonder what to do with all of those leftovers? Sure, you can make leftover turkey sandwiches or turkey soup, but you can also make a hot turkey pot pie, stuffed with...
View ArticleSweet Potato Tacos
We’ve been home for week with our new little bundle of joy, Henry. Maybe this is too soon to say, but the second time around doesn’t feel as hard of an adjustment. Sleep deprivation is a little bit...
View ArticleBig Pot of Chili
I’ve been dreaming of a big pot of chili for a while now. But it wasn’t until my aunt asked for my chili recipe for a cook-off at work, that I realized I had never posted my go-to chili recipe on el...
View ArticleChicken Tetrazzini with Broccoli and Cauliflower
My sister and I started a tradition called “Sister Sundays.” It’s where we get together with our little offspring and spend one day of the week together, on Sundays. It’s something we truly look...
View ArticleChili Verde
Being a busy family of four, we are all about quick-prep meals for the week. This chili verde is our favorite go-to meal that requires less than five minutes of prep time and delivers a knock out dish...
View ArticleClassic Chicken Kiev
Here we are, on the last day of this year. I don’t know about you, but 2014 sure went by fast! We all have a mild head cold so there are no exciting plans for tonight. And I’m almost 99% sure I’ll be...
View ArticlePesto Hedgehog Sweet Potatoes
I’ve always loved the idea of making hedgehog potatoes, also known as hasselback potatoes. The thought of making them was always tucked away in the back of my mind, along with a thousand other recipes...
View ArticleSpaghetti Squash Boat
Hi guys! Has 2015 proven to be a busy one for you, like it has for me? It’s been a good busy, but none the less, busy. I promise to get back on my Monday/Wednesday/Friday schedule in the next few...
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