This is my first time participating in Table Talk – a lovely blog group that I am happy to be a part of. It will help me get back on track and cook at least one healthy meal a week. Our challenge is to cook and eat through the cookbook:   Read More ...

It’s Secret Recipe Club time again! This month I was assigned to Chris and Amy’s fantastic blog, A Couple in the Kitchen. Their motto is: The couple that sautes together, stays together – and I couldn’t agree more! I keep trying to get Shaun in the kitchen cooking with me   Read More ...

I love panini’s and grilled sandwiches. Weekends are the best time for me to have warm sandwiches for lunch. This turned out to be just the gooey, cheesy sandwich with a crunch that I was craving. I tried my best to lighten it up without sacrificing flavor and I think   Read More ...

Are you bored of the same old average chicken dinner every week? I am here to rescue you from the weekday blues! Try this flavor-packed chicken dish on for size. I have a nut allergy – specifically I am allergic to pine nuts, the main ingredient in pesto. I’ve actually   Read More ...

I recently joined a Food coop and I’m so happy about that decision. I feel like a contender on Chopped every Thursday night when I go and pick up my food. One of the surprises in last week’s bag was garlic scapes. I had never heard of these before but   Read More ...

This doesn’t look like pizza you’re used to eating, does it? Apparently Pizza Rustica is a traditional Italian pie served on Easter, which happens to be this Sunday (hint hint). It’s not something I’ve ever had, which of course made me want to make it even more. “It is considered   Read More ...

I love the versatility of this dish. It would make a great brunch addition but is still hearty enough for dinner. Really, it’s a lovely savory dish all around. Not to play tricks on you or anything, but the pancakes in this recipe aren’t really pancakes at all. Not in   Read More ...

Why would you not like ricotta cheese? It is creamy and has such a wonderful tang and sweetness about it. The taste is fairly mild though, unlike it’s counterpart, ricotta salata. That particular cheese is a pressed, salted, dried and aged variety of regular ricotta cheese. The two of them   Read More ...

Risotto, risotto, risotto. Oh, why can’t I eat you for dinner every night? The lemon flavor really comes through in this risotto. It was exactly what I was hoping for – just a slight tartness on your tongue. The addition of a few pats of butter and some Parmesan cheese   Read More ...

This was the first year in a while that I did not partake in cooking or baking for the Superbowl. It was sad. We did, however, go to a very fun bar in Austin,TX to watch the game. It was the Official Pats bar of Austin actually, so we felt   Read More ...