Have you ever started a recipe only to find that you are missing an ingredient? And not just any ingredient, but a key ingredient? This happens to me more than I'd like to admit. Recently, I wanted to … [Read more...]
Traveling with Food/Drinks for Thanksgiving
With Thanksgiving fast approaching, I wanted to do a post about transporting food for your feast. My family meets in North Jersey for Thanksgiving, with most of us bringing a side or dessert along … [Read more...]
Honey Buttermilk Biscuits
I've used Melt Buttery Spread in a few recipes on here, including delicious Skinny Iced Pumpkin Cookies, Tim Tam Tarts with Raspberries and Rose Water Whipped Cream, and Shrimp Florentine … [Read more...]
Review of Cooking Planit
I’ve posted a couple of Cooking Planit’s recipes on my blog so far. (To see my previous posts/reviews, check out this Shrimp Scampi post, as well as this post on Braised Baby Back Ribs and Creamy … [Read more...]
Blueberry-Mushroom Risotto
Ok. Hear me out. I know you read the title of this post and probably thought I've officially lost it. But I promise you this is amazing. I first heard about this bizarre combo in a book called The … [Read more...]
Braised Baby Back Ribs and Creamy Polenta with Brussels Sprouts and Pancetta
I've mentioned on here many times, I really stink at getting an entire meal on the table. I can usually handle making the main dish and then I just scramble to throw a salad together and call it a … [Read more...]
Watermelon Feta Salad
East Passyunk Avenue is hosting "Flavors of the Avenue" this Saturday, an event where 25 restaurants will be handing out samples from their menus. I was given the opportunity to go to a media tasting … [Read more...]
Vegetable Couscous Salad
The weather in Philadelphia decided to take a break from the cold and give us two days of summer! We hit temperatures above 80 degrees so I wanted to prepare a light meal that didn't involve much time … [Read more...]
Creamy Corn Risotto
I tend to make a lot of mistakes when cooking. I won't read the directions entirely through or will completely forget to pick up an ingredient and then at the last minute need to improvise. This time … [Read more...]
Sweet Orange Salmon with Browned Butter-Orange Couscous
After all the pasta, meat, and desserts I've had over the past, oh, month, I think it's about time to switch back to some seafood recipes. This is actually two different recipes from Cooking Light … [Read more...]
Couscous with Dried Cranberries and Pine Nuts
I need more sides in my life. Couscous is a great weekday choice because it's so quick to make, maybe 20 minutes in total. This recipe is from the Fresh & Healthy DASH Diet Cooking Cookbook which … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce
It isn't Thanksgiving without cranberry sauce. We've always had the canned cranberry sauce at my Thankgivings growing up; I honestly believed the ridges from the can were there so I knew where to cut. … [Read more...]
Horseradish Cheddar Mashed Potatoes with Bacon and Apples
I love a good mashed potato recipe. They are definitely my favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal. Classic mashed potatoes will always be a favorite of mine, but this recipe from Nigella Lawson that I … [Read more...]
Labor Day Round Up
Labor Day is only a week away, which means people around the country are in search of the best ways to celebrate the end of summer with their friends and family. I rounded up some of my past posts … [Read more...]
Summer Lemon-Vegetable Risotto
As I hear rumblings of all things pumpkin just around the corner (yay!), I realized that my days of beautiful, fresh vegetables are numbered (boo). Which means I needed a recipe that used some of … [Read more...]
