Pasta and Pie
Before I started cooking, I never thought certain pairings could work. Some discoveries I’ve made:
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Throw it Together
When it comes to cooking, I rarely measure ingredients. I’m more of a throw-it-all-together and hope for the best type of cook. I like perusing Pinterest to get ideas for recipes. But actually. Often times, I’ll find a great flavor combination, like adding pesto to a salad, and create my own version of a recipe. […]
Home for the Weekend
Where oh where have I been? That’s what I love about the warmer seasons- there’s so much to do and life seems to pick up and activities take the place of ennui (vocab word of the day). I made a delicious veggie-filled pasta last week for dinner. I got to go home and visit my […]
Foodie Question
In an attempt to conserve food, I decided to cook my somewhat mushy blackberries (those things are too expensive to waste). I added an apple (also a little mushy), cinnamon, a little almond milk…. And then I added pickled cabbage. The famous last words, right? I actually saw a recipe for this combination on Pinterest. […]
More Quinoa!
My two favorite ways to eat quinoa are either paired with cheese or peanut butter/nuts. (The two best ingredients, am I right?) For this dish, I used my cheesy quinoa from the night before and added more cheese (a spicey pepper jack- no such think as too much cheese) frozen spinach, and more red pepper flakes. […]
Homemades
So last night I got cookin’ in the kitchen. After seeing Abby’s post a few days ago about making homemade peanut butter, I decided to give it a try! It was so easy. I had extra peanuts that I wanted to use so I tried to make Lara Balls with raisins instead of dates. I would definitely […]
Moderately being a Couch Pot
Sometimes, I feel like being a couch potato. Whenever I choose to be one, I always feel so lazy after a certain period of time and end up canceling my couch potato plans. I am definitely in a couch potato stage right now (minus the popcorn…for now at least!) I am definitely in favor of taking a […]