There is really nothing better than a middle of summer tomato from the farmer’s market. And after tasting one, it is even harder to eat mid-winter grocery store tomatoes. So what’s a tomato-loving girl to do during the winter months? Why, make slow roasted tomatoes, of course! These jewels are fool proof and provide the perfect flavor pop for your winter tomato blues. They take less than 5 minutes to…
Happy Friday! So to end a very long, rainy week, I am happy to report that the sun finally decided to show its face again, AND spring is right around the corner (can you believe March is only a few short days away?). Daylight savings time? Is that you? Your late nights are so close, I can feel it. In all honesty, I have been planning to post these granola…
Confession: I kind of have a love/hate relationship with soup. I want to like it, I really do. And sometimes I do love it especially if you consider chili a soup, which it kind of is, right? For some reason, I am always disappointed when I order soup. It’s either too salty or doused with cream. Or it just needs something. And the stuff in the can? I don’t even…
A quick afternoon snack, this avocado toast is on frequent rotation at my house. Obsessed with the Cafe Gitane version I once had in NYC in a cramped corner table, I decided to recreate it at home and whaddya know? It is super simple and just as tasty as the Gitane version. Okay, maybe not quite as good but pretty close. And did I say how easy it was? Mash…
I know what you must be thinking. Brussels sprouts? Really? Yes. Really. And before you judge, these are not your typical brussels. I was not one of those kids that grew up in a household where I was forced to eat brussels sprouts. Not that we didn’t have veggies at my family dinner table, but I just don’t remember having this veggie until high school when my mom made a…
I want to start off by saying that I am shocked by how long it has taken me to post. It is truly embarrassing. Yes, I have been busy the past three months. My husband (yay!) got a job in Charlottesville and in two weeks, we packed up our 800 square foot DC apartment with a shocking amount of boxes (how did we fit everything in that tiny place?!?) and…
It seems like this summer has been filled with an abundance of peaches and squash (zucchini is included in that group, and we are talking about the summer varieties today) so far. Things on the menu at my house/apartment lately have included grilled chicken with peaches, peach ice cream, and peach-blackberry cobbler. I’ve made Homesick Texan’s summer squash enchiladas, simple sauteed squash, and Smitten Kitchen’s zucchini & ricotta galette. And…
Confession. I just learned that the World Cup only happened every four years. I thought it was strange that this year there was so much hype, and I had remembered nothing about it last year. I know, I know. I’m sure you are thinking that I must live in a bubble with my head in the sand. To be totally honest, I really didn’t know much about the World Cup…