Yesterday, my company had its first Iron Chef-style food competition. The secret ingredient: Mint. Now I have to admit, I’m not a huge fan of cooking with mint. To me, its the red-headed step-child of herbs that I’m likely to buy for savory dishes. Blame it on too much mint-chocolate chip ice cream, but...
Read more →I am so excited to share this recipe with you all today. This is one of my absolute favorite recipes from home, and I can’t help eating it without thinking of my mom, dad and I sitting around our dining room table, eating supper and sharing stories. Some of my fondest memories of growing...
Read more →Last weekend, I held a barbecue for my coworkers out back on the patio. We had a great time- complete with an original playlist of great music provided by DJ T-Fizz of Pancakes & Beer, excellent weather, and to top it all off, a crazy good cake made out of Milky Ways (!!) brought...
Read more →Sometimes I toy with the idea of going vegetarian. I’d probably be giving my body, my wallet, and the environment a break. I’ve seen enough movies about how bad the meat industry is, and how averse consuming certain meat products can be for your health and the environment. And when I say I’ve “seen”...
Read more →My least- absolute LEAST- favorite part about cooking is the cleanup. I seriously loathe putting away dishes, or scrubbing, or even trying to play Tetris with our dishwasher. Yes… we have a dishwasher. I know, I shouldn’t complain… but I do anyway. I also have similar feelings towards doing the laundry, in case you’re...
Read more →I was lucky enough to go on vacation to South Florida last weekend- a very necessary break from life here up north. In place of icy rain and staring at computer screens all day, I was instead greeted with 87-degree weather and palm trees. Rain boots and sweaters? Try tank tops and flip flops....
Read more →Wow… where did the last month go? It’s already April, and here I am just about ready to stow away my down jacket and winter boots for good until next season. I for one cannot wait to kick winter out the door- in fact, I’m getting summer started early with a trip to Florida...
Read more →Even though I gave up drinking alcohol for Lent, I still seem to be going through bottles of wine and handles of vodka with abandon. Either my cat is a closet wino (possible), or I didn’t realize how much I love to cook with booze! Seriously… whether it’s beer braised pork chops, boeuf bourguignon,...
Read more →If I could be any other woman for a day, it would be Ree Drummond, better known as the Pioneer Woman. But only for a day, because I am a City Girl and things like camping and hiking and farm animals and a lack of specialty food stores for miles around around kinda turn...
Read more →When I order off FreshDirect, I usually try to order items that pertain to a particular recipe, so that I’m able to stick to some sort of plan for my meals for the week. But sometimes, I get a little click-happy and end up buying whatever looks good or I’m craving at the moment....
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