Part of the fun of holiday events is getting to share foods and traditions with the people that you love. Sometimes that involves creativity, but often it means making exactly the same dish every holiday that people demand, look forward to, and love to eat. Every so often, you find that one dish that surprises […]
One thing that people seem to constantly be searching for this time of year is a solid idea for a delicious holiday appetizer that’s guaranteed to impress your guests. There are at least a million ways to have fun and be impressive, but I’ve found that you just can’t go wrong with a little bacon. Plus […]
Snack time! Trying to be at least reasonably responsible, a healthy snack was the right decision. Healthy sweet potato fries needed to happen! This lonely sweet potato has been sitting on my kitchen shelf, staring at me for several days. There was no plan for what to do with him. The last time I went out for […]
First of all, massive shout-out to my father for making what was arguable the best roast beef hash ever. By the time we thought to take a picture of it, it looked like this: It was ridiculously good! Roast beef from the roast he and my mom made the night before, potatoes, […]
Trying to pair a salad with a full-bodied red wine? Seriously difficult! Coming up with that healthy salad recipe for a very cool wine pairing lunch at a local winery was my challenge recently! Fortunately, I had a seriously sexy bunch of rainbow carrots… Before I get to today’s recipe for this roast rainbow carrot salad with mustard […]
Before I get into the actual recipe for this grilled winter greens salad (which is seriously one of the best healthy salads I’ve eaten), I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how lucky I am to be able to spend all of my time cooking, creating recipes, and writing. Not many people get to […]
This is a roast squash recipe that I only wound up making because I had a very specific direction to go for a client! I love it when that happens! It’s gluten-free and vegetarian, and the flavors work together really well. The cumin in the toasted pumpkin seeds and the Sriracha in the spicy […]
For the last couple of days, I’ve been working on some cooking ideas for passed hors d’oeuvres for a really cool benefit that I’m making the food for at the end of the month. It looks like it will be an amazing night of live jazz and readings for an international organization working to make education accessible […]