A few years ago, my friend Asya had an exchange student from Italy live with her. At one point, the exchange student gifted Asya with this pasta, Fregola, and she had NO idea what to do with it. It caught my interest and I finally decided to tackle making a fregola pasta dish! I searched … More Fregola Sarda
Pasta is my love language. Or cheese. Or wine. Ok, I can’t really decide what my love language is, but pasta is certainly up there! A good (easy) pasta recipe is a perfect way to bring the family together at the end of the night and I couldn’t think of a better one than Half … More Cherry Tomato Pasta Alla Vodka
My new obsession with Half Baked Harvest lives on- this time with a family favorite recipe that even the pickiest eaters will adore!!! I love discovering a new cooking blog and then getting lost in all the new recipe possibilities. That’s what happened here with HBH and I stumbled upon some amazing looking tacos that … More Chipotle Barbecue Chicken Tacos
My obsession with Half Baked Harvest continues with another amazing recipe! My friend Jill had us over for dinner the other night, and I was on appetizer duty. I was bored of the simple cheese platter, and my other appetizers seemed to fall-flat, so I was on the search for something amazing. (Note: Jill is … More Antipasto Skewers
A big ‘ol debate in my house is whether salad is a meal. I am on the side of yes, a salad could totally be a meal. Load it down with some protein, maybe a side of bread, and you are done. Greg, on the other hand, doesn’t agree. I have tried tricking him by … More Cobb Salad
I am a lazy cook in the summer. Greg often jokes that on weekends and during the summer I starve my family out. During the school year I kick-ass on preparing three meals a day. During the summer they are lucky if it is one solid meal a day. I think it’s good for them … More Pesto Pasta Salad
I love a good Brussels Sprout and my favorite go-to recipe is laden with goat cheese and walnuts and bacon and cranberries. It is good, but it is practically a meal itself! The other day I was looking for a lighter Brussels Sprout recipe that I could hopefully use my grill to cook them up … More Grilled Brussels Sprouts
One of Greg’s favorite meals when we go out is ordering seared ahi. Since Covid- and a dramatic decrease in us eating out- I’ve had to figure out how to recreate some of our favorites at home. Any ahi recipe always starts with a trip to Whole Foods. I have always found their fish to … More Seared Ahi (and all the fixings!)
Literally, I have no words for this beautiful concoction that is bacon jam. How have I lived 40 years of my life- and thousands of burgers consumed- without this cacophony of perfect tastes melding together? It’s a sad state of affairs…but it’s one that I will remedy from this point forward. Hear me out: no … More Burgers with Bacon Jam
As the weather starts to warm up- a few days here and there- I have been craving some summer staples…cold beer, chips and guacamole, and tacos. I mean, tacos are the perfect summer meal. Simple to make, easy to eat…perfection. I was scrolling through my new best friend, Gaby’s, website (What’s Gaby Cooking) and found … More Grilled Fish Tacos
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