If I had it my way we would eat a large, unhealthy breakfast every day of the week. But since that’s not a great choice, we don’t. 🙂 I try to keep the large breakfasts to just the weekends, so when I woke up one morning and all I could think about were some kind … Read more
As I’ve said before, we are big breakfast people, especially on the weekend. We love both savory and sweet dishes, it just depends on the mood. I don’t think that we have a clear favorite, although an omelet is always on the top of my list. When it comes to pancakes, we have our favorite … Read more
Biscuits can be such finicky things: dry, tasteless, crumbly. Or they can be light, fluffy, and full of layers of buttery, golden tastiness. Cheddar Buttermilk Biscuits are definitely the latter. They are so full of cheese and buttermilk that you can’t help but fall in love with every bite. Using your food processor brings them … Read more
I have a confession. I like Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe but there was a time that I would have said that I didn’t like Chipotle. This was several years ago, I went and had burritos because everyone kept saying how amazing they were. I felt like it was sub-par. Perhaps I ordered incorrectly because I was definitely wrong. … Read more
I usually try to make bread at home, it takes time but the efforts are worth the taste of a homemade loaf. Mostly, we are eating sandwiches. I have tried several sandwich bread recipes but this American Sandwich Bread from America’s Test Kitchen is by far my favorite. It’s slightly sweet, tender, but sturdy enough … Read more
We were hosting a friends’ night, as always, and I decided to make Strawberry Rhubarb Tart, as I knew not everyone likes chocolate cakes. Well, I was scared to death of making a pie crust!! I hadn’t done that before and I didn’t want the dessert to be a flop. It ended up being a strawberry … Read more
I went to clean out the freezer the other day and realized that I had 5 bags of frozen bananas! Holy cow! We eat a lot of bananas, but there is almost always one or two left over at the end of the week that are just too brown to eat. It was obviously time to bake … Read more
Apricot Glazed Pork Tenderloin was one of the first recipes that got me very interested in food. I used to make it a lot when I first started cooking, but I hadn’t made it in a while. The sauce is what is so great about this. Apricot preserves and Dijon mustard – so yummy! I love to … Read more
Mexican food was always my default when I don’t have no idea what to cook. Originally we were going to grill some fish and roast a bunch of vegetables and call it good on this particular night. But then I was flipping through a magazine that was FULL of Mexican dishes and I saw a … Read more
Do you like falafel? I’m not a big fan of it, but this Deconstructed Falafel Salad is so easy to make – we almost always have all of the ingredients on hand and it makes for a super fast, very easy dinner. The dressing is delicious and really ties everything together while also adding a … Read more