Sweet rice. Hot fried chicken. Jambalaya. Squash patties. Potato salad. Those are all foods that my mom makes that are my favorite. The list is much, much longer though. Trash cake, Francine salad, cherry pie, gumbo, chicken fried steak...like I said, it's a pretty long list. I'm sure I get my culinary traits from my mom. We… Continue reading Not Your Mama’s Four-Bean Salad
Category: vegetable
Spinach & Artichoke Twice-Baked Potatoes
Appetizers are probably the greatest food invention of all time. Seriously, hear me out on this one. Appetizers are basically a prelude to the big musical number. They're the opening monologue of a play that sets the tone for the rest of dinner. Appetizers are the introduction to a meal, and first impressions mean everything. If there… Continue reading Spinach & Artichoke Twice-Baked Potatoes
German Potato Salad
Potato salads have always been an enigma for me. I've never fallen in love with just one and stuck with it throughout my life. I share the love for potato salads equally, without hesitation. Across all borders of flavor....tangy, mustardy, sweet, red potato, buffalo, dill...you name it, I'll eat it. My mom's potato salad recipe is a… Continue reading German Potato Salad
Cinnamon-Sugar Glazed Carrots
My fiance and I have vastly different tastes in food. I'll put onions in everything. He hates onions. He loves brown rice. I have to force myself to eat it. I like cooked carrots. He prefers them raw. I've never been able to eat raw carrots. I remember when I was a kid, watching cartoons,… Continue reading Cinnamon-Sugar Glazed Carrots
Spring Vegetable & Quinoa Salad
Up until this point, I refused to cave to the supreme commercialization of the strange ancient grain that is quinoa. I would see it everywhere I went. People proclaimed it a "super food" and tried to promote it as better than pasta. Food blogs, magazines, and menus quickly began to become overrun with quinoa recipes. Whatever, I thought. All of… Continue reading Spring Vegetable & Quinoa Salad
Chicken & Veggie Skillet Dinner
Sometimes, all you want for dinner is something that you can make with one pan and one pan only. There's nothing worse than preparing a recipe and finding out you have to use 10 different pots, pans, bowls, and plates. Where's the fun in that?! You'll spend the rest of your evening doing dishes instead… Continue reading Chicken & Veggie Skillet Dinner
Tuscan Roasted Cauliflower Soup
We've made it to the end of October! Granted, there are a few days left of this glorious month, but still. November and Thanksgiving---and then Christmas!---are right around the corner. Guess what other milestone we're celebrating today? Our first soup recipe of the season! There's a cool nip in the air, and I've got a few pumpkin… Continue reading Tuscan Roasted Cauliflower Soup
