A food-loving girl raised on pasta and tamales
I love to travel, and Morocco is definitely on my bucket list. So while I might not be able to get to Northern Africa any time soon, I can certainly trigger my imagination through a hearty bowl of soup inspired and flavored by warm Moroccan spices. It was after a stop in one of my…
I am completely smitten with winter citrus. Meyer lemons just make me smile. I use regular lemons all the time so Meyer lemons are something special, usually only available in the winter months. Myer lemons are actually thought to be a cross between the traditional lemon and an orange or clementine, giving them a more…
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…
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…
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.…
Thai Summer Roll Salad Some summer days you just need to be a little bit lazy. By lazy, I mean throw dinner together, avoid the stove and give yourself some time to unwind. Maybe being summertime lazy is really being smart. I find discovered summer rolls about 4 years ago. Sure I’d had my share…
Quinoa and Watermelon Salad I am back and ready for all the summer fruit. What says summer more than watermelon?! Watermelon happens to be my favorite food. That’s a pretty bold statement I know. Of all the delicious types of food out there, and I love many of them, watermelon is the one that…
Lemon & Asparagus Pasta with Olive Oil Crumble People have strong feelings about asparagus. Like most kids, asparagus wasn’t my favorite. I was never a picky eater but I don’t remember my parents serving it much at home, and it just wasn’t something we came across often when eating. I have no memory of how…