I was recently sent a clay pot from Romertopf to try out and review. Cooking in a clay pot is something I never really thought about, or even considered. You just cook your meal in a clay pot which … [Read more...]
Slow-Roasted Salmon with Baby Bok Choy and Coconut Rice
Tuesday I received one of my most anticipated ingredients (aside from tomatoes, can’t wait!!) from my CSA share: Fuyo Shumi, or Baby Bok Choy. I am absolutely in love with this vegetable. It’s just a … [Read more...]
Tandoori Chicken Thighs with Saffron Rice
Adding spices to your meal is a great way to add tons of flavor to a dish without adding calories. Because you need so little of the spice to enhance a dish, it's a pretty cost-effective way to add … [Read more...]
Shrimp Fried Rice
This dish for Shrimp Fried Rice is an attempt to make a takeout favorite a bit healthier. To do so, Cooking Light cut the amount of rice, added a bunch of veggies, and cut out some of the salt. So … [Read more...]
Ginger-Lemon Pinwheel Cookies
I promise I'll stop my cookie binge after this post. I was looking for a somewhat "adult" cookie for a bake sale at work and I came across this recipe. Ginger and lemon cookies? Hmm. The recipe takes … [Read more...]
Wilted Tatsoi with Sauteed Tofu
One of my friends asked me if I'd be willing to add some tofu recipes to my repertoire. I was pretty wary to try it. I don't mind tofu, but I can't say I've ever had a hankering for it. Well, for some … [Read more...]
Skinny Iced Pumpkin Cookies & Review of Melt Buttery Spread
One of the huge downsides of my pumpkin obsession is that most of the sweets made with pumpkin really should be eaten in moderation (something I am not capable of adhering to). So I am always in … [Read more...]
Curried Pumpkin Soup with Spicy Pumpkin Seeds
After making pumpkin pie milkshakes this weekend, I thought it was time to make a savory dish using pumpkin. The weather changed literally overnight giving Philly a very November-like day, so I was … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Spice Bread
I was really hoping to make actual pumpkin bread using Dogfish Head's Punkin Ale, but I couldn't find pumpkin puree anywhere! Two years in a row of crop shortages are making it very difficult for me … [Read more...]
Jalapeno Ginger Butternut Squash Soup
When I first came across this recipe for Jalapeno Ginger Butternut Squash Soup, I was intrigued by the ingredients. Never would I have thought to add jalapenos and ginger to a butternut squash dish. … [Read more...]
Kara-Age Popcorn Shrimp
One of the best parts of starting this blog is that I get to make food outside my comfort zone. I try to make new and different recipes to expand cooking repertoire. As a member of the Foodbuzz … [Read more...]
Pulled Chicken Sandwiches
It's difficult to not associate barbecues with Labor Day weekend. The unofficial end of summer is usually spent the same way summer began on Memorial Day: relaxing (preferably at a beach) and enjoying … [Read more...]
Salad with Hoisin Vinaigrette and Crisp Panko Chicken
My fridge looks like a forest. I kid you not. I have two of my three shelves of my refrigerator filled with leafy greens. I didn't want to have just a plain old boring salad, so I decided to try this … [Read more...]
Ginger Sesame Chicken with Bok Choy and Mushrooms
Finishing out my CSA bundle for the week, I decided to make a stir fry that had both bok choy and mushrooms as ingredients. (The recipe for Ginger Sesame Chicken with Bok Choy and Mushrooms originally … [Read more...]
Broiled Tenderloin Steaks with Ginger-Hoisin Glaze
There were a couple of parts to this recipe that made me nervous to try it out: working with fresh ginger and using the broiler. The latter ended up being the more difficult part, but that was due to … [Read more...]