A food-loving girl raised on pasta and tamales
If you can’t tell, I’m a pretty big fan of most food. Yet, brunch makes it up there as my all time favorite. This year was the first Christmas away from my immediate family in Michigan. For years I’ve been told that after getting married I would have to create my own traditions, but to…
For months I’ve seen a van driving around the neighborhood with the name Ogre Sauce printed on the side. While curious, I often saw the van when hurrying to or from home and was quickly distracted by something else. So it wasn’t until I heard from the great people at Ogre Sauce that it finally hit me…
At this time of year with extra busy schedules many of us need some extra quick and easy dinner ideas to make life a little bit easier. I completely adore anything with curry and Indian takeout is one of my guilty pleasures. The past year or so, I’ve been playing around more often with curry…
Chai-Spiced Apple Baked Oatmeal I am in love with this season. It’s finally cool in the mornings and evenings, yet still sunny and warmer in the afternoon. I am thrilled for boots, jeans, sweaters, and most importantly way more use of my oven! This recipe is quintessential fall. Warm and cozy baked oatmeal with all of the…
Acorn Squash + Kale + Apple + Asiago + Red Onion+ Pepitas. That’s it! That’s the perfect fall salad. The flavors in this salad combined are such a win, and for those who are big on texture, this is salad is for you. I was inspired to create this salad following an interesting change of…
Spicy Squash & Root Vegetable Soup It’s no secret that I love fall. It is absolutely my favorite season and has been since childhood. Something about the weather cooling, the leaves changing, and switching from shorts to jean and boots just makes me happy. Not to mention the food is pretty darn…
Game Day Eats! Greek Town Loaded Potato Skins Anyone who has met someone from Michigan learns very quickly that Detroit sports fans are very, very loyal. Our teams might not be the best every year, championships might be few and far between for some Detroit sports teams, but that doesn’t mean you won’t see fans…
Creamy Grape and Walnut Lentil Salad For all of you chicken salad, egg salad, any type of creamy salad lovers, I give you lentil salad. Chicken salad’s vegetarian cousin. Chicken salad was actually one of the things I really enjoyed experimenting with when I first started to get into cooking, but something…
Raspberry Chipotle Black Bean Dip We are on the verge of full-blow football season, and we all know that football season means tailgating with all of the delicious finger food. I love everything about a good tailgate. The excited environment, the tradition for many groups of friends and families, the passion, and of course the food. Usually…
Zucchini-Noodle Lo Mein with Shrimp Earlier this week I was thrilled to receive a copy of my friend and fellow Charlotte Food Blogger’s upcoming cookbook! Megan, the writer of lifestyle blog Freckled Italian, wrote The Big 15 Paleo Cookbook: 15 Fundamental Ingredients, 150 Paleo Diet Recipes, 450 Variations, which is due out on August 16.…