Given my distaste for tomatoes, peppers, and all things spicy, I had never had enchiladas (let alone butternut squash enchiladas) until I made them myself. I know I have said this before, but my interest in cooking really arose from a need to modify all […]
This butternut squash soup is served for lunch for February’s meal plan! The meal plan features one of my favorite winter vegetables, butternut squash and my husband’s favorite way to eat it…SOUP! I have never been a big soup person, but I have to admit […]
I never like stuffing before I discovered Tieghan’s from Half Baked Harvest recipe for stuffing. From her recipe, I learned that she had never liked it before either. But once I discovered that stuffing was really just sourdough bread baked in eggs and and stock, […]
What’s your favorite part of reading food blogs, the pictures, the recipes, the stories behind the recipes? For me, the reason I started blogging was two fold, 1) I love to cook and I find food photography the perfect creative outlet for combining things I […]
Even though Cinco de Mayo was last weekend, I don’t need an excuse to eat salsa, tacos, or margaritas. Lately, my favorite way salsa include fruit and avocado and today’s recipe is no different. But the even more exciting news is I discovered you can […]
I will call this post “how to make soup without a large soup pot, vitamix, or immersion blender.” Out of all the things I have in my kitchen (probably more linens for pictures than pots and pans) one pretty essential item I do not have […]
Winter fruits do not get enough credit! Berries and stone fruits are great, but persimmon, pomegranate, and pairs are pretty perfect! Fruit is much needed during the winter to add some freshness to hearty soups and stews. Persimmons make for a great salsa as they […]
I haven’t stopped eating in two days and there is no end in sight. And today’s recipe is perfect way to use up all your leftover squash! I have been missing out on the whole shakshuka/eggs in purgatory trend, given that I cannot stand tomato […]
Since discovering stuffing last year, the kind that doesn’t come in a box and doesn’t contain celery, that is, I have been counting down the days until I could create another. Actually, I just came up with this idea last week, but it’s genius if […]
It’s crazy to think how much the Spanish tapas scene has exploded over the last 5 years or so. I think the first time I went to a Spanish Tapas restaurant was in 2012 when I lived in Providence, RI. Everyone in my office was […]