A Refreshing Start – 5 tips for healthy smoothies
I love smoothies. In summers past I used to make smoothies every morning to get my day started right (before my blenders kept braking – I seriously have terrible luck with blender lifespans). Not only can smoothies be an incredibly healthy way to start your day – but they can feel like dessert! 5 tips for healthy smoothies Don’t use apple or pineapple juice they’re... Read More
Is Perfection Ever an Achievable Goal? – Thoughts on Nachos
My friend’s sister was visiting New York from Texas and shared with me her technique for making nachos. A steady go-to dish of my own, I was amazed to hear her explain how she lays out chips in rows and places identical proportions of ingredients on each chip one at a time. One jalapeno slice per chip. One black olive per chip. One scoop of diced onion per chip. Each chip... Read More
Lemon Polenta Cake
I love this cake. I wanted to find a recipe for a cornmeal cookie when I came across recipes for this classic Italian dessert. I originally printed out Nigella Lawson’s recipe to try, but I didn’t want to pour a lemon syrup over my cake. I just added the lemon right into the batter and ended up with an amazing pound cake with a crumbling texture and lemon kick, that’s... Read More
Dinner in 10 Minutes – Mustard Crusted Salmon
Spring and summer are great seasons to make lighter dinners and start getting into salads again. I, for one, can’t stand a salad in the winter, but a few days of warm sunshine and I’m crazy about them all over again. So I’m getting ready for the fresh seasons again with my old stand-by recipe of Mustard Crusted Salmon on salad. It’s ready so fast that you... Read More
Big Projects, Long Waits and Maple Bacon Brussels Sprouts
There is nothing I enjoy quite like being home by myself cooking. There is a peace and quite in that place that grounds me. The very nature of being alone means it’s hard to share those experiences, but I’ve never let something like being hard stop me. I’ve found my way through this series “Alone in the Kitchen.” Logically titled as I film each video... Read More
Fresh Starts and New Year’s Resolutions
It’s not New Years. It’s not even Valentines anymore. Where have I been? Well… I have a problem. I am a workaholic. Recently I lost myself in my work, not coming up for air long enough to write. I love my work and I’m passionate about my projects… but I’ve missed this. I’ve missed these pages and being excited to cook something new in the... Read More
My Life in a Pie
As soon as Where Women Cook posted their contest for a pieography – your life explained in a pie, I couldn’t get the idea out of my head. After walking around with this analogy in my head for a couple weeks here are a few things I know for certain: My life is not a pie as much as a rustic tart, a little bit messy and definitely not put together around the edges. I’ve... Read More
The Breakfast/Dinner Love Child – Fresh Corn Pancakes
Santana: Breakfast confuses you. Brittany: Sometimes it’s sweet, sometime it’s salty. What if I have eggs for dinner? What is that? What if you have pancakes for dinner?!?! It’s not just my favorite Glee quote, it’s true – it is confusing. Binner? Breakner? Brinner? …whatever it is – it’s clearly not as catchy as brunch and it doesn’t... Read More
The 3 Bean Posts – #3 Refried Beans: try these and you’ll never turn back
So by popular demand (aka one roommate’s insistence on having this recipe) I have picked an old favorite to finish ranting about beans with. Black beans: the little black dress for any pantry. For many of my friends who never thought about cooking beans at home this has been their introductory bean of choice. These tasty treats will win you over. Flexible and approachable,... Read More
Hey Ma Thanks for the Bounty – Yellow Tomato Jam
I need to interrupt my 3 Bean posts to tell you about a present I got from my mother. Mama is kind of a domestic genius. She can cook, sew clothes (my childhood princess dresses were to die for), make just about anything, was a boy scout leader, home school-er, and gardener. When I fly threw town for a minute to go to a friend’s wedding she sent me back with bounty from her... Read More
