This is an awesome sidekick to a meal! It does take a long time, but not a ton of effort, just the checking every 15 minutes and flipping. Most of the work is upfront, and also works out well for a helper to make when you’re preoccupied with the main dish. Holy butter! No literally, this is what happened when I microwaved the butter…I thought it was amusing so I took a photo, XD. This recipe was adapted from Spicy Southern Kitchen’s melting potatoes recipe, and let me tell you, they really are “melting”! The chicken broth gives them a full whallop…
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Continue ReadingThe weather’s getting warmer, and we’re getting closer to the time when we break out the mixed cocktails, the wine tastings out in the summery vineyards… It makes me a little sad that I don’t enjoy winter as much as I used to. When I was little, winter meant staying inside by the fire, or staying home from school, or playing in the snow. Now it means brushing off the car, going into work in the cold, and dealing with the extra icy stupidity that overtakes the NoVA area. And even though it’s not actually that warm out yet, I decided to…
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This is a hearty and tasty vegetarian pasta option! We actually were introduced to this recipe by a friend of T’s who made it when we visited them to chat about their trip to Iceland! We’re going next month, so we wanted to get the inside scoop since they went only a few months before we will. But T and I were both impressed with how tasty this meal was, so I decided to recreate it at home for myself! Asparagus is not T’s favorite, but he’ll eat it, and more happily so when it’s mixed into things, so that works out…
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Here’s a new one for the books! Who would have thought–cold cider floats! I sure wouldn’t have. You can thank Cornell’s Grad students for this doozy. I was up in Ithaca visiting a friend this past weekend for “galentines” day, and their “TGIF” (Read: thank grads it’s Friday) served cider floats! Now I’ve only tried it specifically with McKenzie’s seasonal hard cider, and I will say that it would take some convincing to get me to try another. That’s for a couple reasons. Firstly, the winter seasonal (as I am assuming it is) definitely has some Christmas-spice notes that really…
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This is a nice, clean, vegetarian recipe! It’s super easy to make, and would also make a great side, although we ate it as the main dish tonight. It is definitely a little on the light side for a main meal, but was still super tasty. It’s got a variety of vegetables and a nice Mediterranean flair. I ended up using yellow onions though the original recipe by Taylor over at food faith fitness used red onions. I imagine that red onions would be a little bit better because they’re less potent, and give an extra pop of color. But if you chop the…
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This grilled cinnamon pineapple is the perfect summer grilin’ recipe! Funny enough, it’s not summer as I write this, and there’s still a fair bit of snow of the ground. But with warm, toasty flavors, and just a slight bit of char on tangy sweet pineapple, it reminds me of summertime. Close enough, right? Grilled cinnamon pineapple is a great addition to any summertime BBQ menu. A healthful dessert that’s easy to prep and grill. A sweet ending to a lovely hot summer day, and so, so easy to make. This recipe is so simple it barely warrants a recipe.…
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I have a little story for you all. A young girl graduated college and moved in with one of her friends. Moved to a new state, and in the evenings when they didn’t feel like cooking some nights….they would eat baked potato rounds! Really it’s just a means to get cheese and bacon to our mouths. We were having a snowed-in game night last night with some friends that live within walking distance of our place (to trudge through the snow), and I whipped out this ol’ recipe to relive the past. And it’s always amazing. Though because of the snow, I…
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Here’s a great party recipe! The best part is that the veggies can be swapped out with whatever you have lying in the fridge. I ended up using celery and carrots, though I’m sure you could add in peppers, jalapenos, broccoli, spinach…anything you want! And the other ingredients take a number at 4. Amazing isn’t it? You of course can chop all of these vegetables by hand, but I highly recommend and food processor or chopper. I love this 1.5 c food chopper and it makes short work of vegetables! It’s cheap, safe, and reliable, and easy to clean and pack up. Especially…
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So I was supposed to have volleyball tonight. But lucky for you all, instead you get another recipe because it’s snowing and surprisingly dangerous for the less than 2″ of snow on the ground. But it’s that wet, slippery kind. I turned around before even going a mile to one of the major roads, and I passed at least 6 cars pulled over on the side of the road, and two in an accident right outside the complex. Jeez. And I don’t have an all-wheel drive vehicle, I have a sedan, but I also grew up in the Northeast and feel…
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Here’s the twin to my previously posted recipe, jalapeno cheddar stuffed burgers, though they’d go great with honey mustard pretzel chicken tenders, or a chicken pesto burger. So many possibilities! But I will say these fries are a wonderful side. They’re not particularly work-intensive, but give you some fries in your own home. I will be the first to admit that these are not a replacement for those triple-fried grease bombs that are your normal delicious french fries, but they’re a nice alternative with a tasty spice rub that you can make in your own home. You of course could mix up the spice…
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The mimosa bar for our New Year’s Eve Countdown Bash came out super cute! I decided that four was the perfect number: four fruits, four juices, four champagnes! Champagne Now we decided to use Andre as the champagne. It’s not classy, but if you’re going to mix with super sweet juices and mix the champagne, no need for the good stuff. We did reserve a bottle of “good stuff” for the actual midnight toast though! For champagne varietals, we had: (1) Brut, (2) Extra Dry, (3) Spumante, and (4) Blush. We also had some sparkling cider which is a perfect non-alcoholic varietal!…
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So today was a flurry of shopping, baking, and cooking! I’m exhausted but excited. It was lucky that I took the day off from work so I had enough time to do everything that needed to be done for our kick-ass New Year’s Eve Party! We pulled out all the stops. I’ve got a whole trivia game about 2015 ready, set with prizes; I made some props for us to use in a makeshift “photobooth” (more like a golden photo corner); and of course, the drinks — a mimosa bar! I’m super excited about it all but especially the mimosa…
