As March approached I started thinking about what I wanted to make to celebrate St. Patrick’s day. I happen to love holiday-themed recipes, and find that they’re really just a good excuse to try something new and fun. While brainstorming what to make this year I was also seriously craving a spinach and feta scone…
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…
Thanksgiving happens to be my favorite Holiday. While I love Christmas, the decorations, cookies, food, weeks of celebration, there is something about the simplicity of Thanksgiving that really appeals to me. Thanksgiving is just more casual, more relaxed (maybe not so much for the cook!). Not only do I love the food but also the…
When my husband and I were first dating we had a date night at home where we made pizza together. While long distance for a couple of years, it was our tradition to make pizza together whenever were were together. I would typically buy the whole wheat pizza dough from Trader Joe’s and we would…
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…
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 out there cheering week in and week out,…
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…
The fluffiest eggs you’ll ever eat, quick and easy. Perfect with a scone and cup of coffee.
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 My cookbook with all my own recipes is coming along nicely as I look to include more and more tastes, cultures, and experiences while giving them all my own twist. It’s been a bit difficult though, I didn’t realize how different the book layout design was for cookbooks so I’m…