The Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays – cookouts, beach bonfires, fireworks…ah, fun times! One of the things I love about this holiday is how laid-back it is: you don’t have to worry about figuring out gifts to give or fancy outfits to wear, because what’s more important is just spending time with friends and family and hopefully enjoying a great meal. ...
Archives for June 2014
Spicy Peanut Butter Bacon Cheeseburgers
Happy first day of summer! In honor of the official start of summer, I thought I'd share my blog's first ever burger recipe with you all! First, let’s talk about these wonderful spicy peanut butter bacon cheeseburgers, and THEN I’ll tell you about the fiasco that went down the day I made them, okay? Okay. The first time* I heard of a burger with both cheese and peanut butter, I was pretty ...
Hash Brown Breakfast Pizza
Potatoes are one of my favorite foods. In fact, my go-to breakfast order at my favorite local diner is called “The Potato Lover”: just a plate full of hash browns with a smorgasbord of toppings! I know. It’s kind of weird. But hey – if it’s on the menu, then other people must order it too, so that means I’m not the only weird one! Or that’s what I like to tell myself, at any rate. ...
Herbed Pasta with Roasted Zucchini and Potatoes
Happy Friday! I made us some pasta. More specifically, I made us some herbed pasta with roasted zucchini and potatoes! I'm not entirely sure what it is about this pasta, but it strikes me as distinctly summery pasta…it could be the corn and zucchini (the power couple of summer vegetables, if you ask me), it could be the sweetly fragrant basil, or heck, it could just be the fact that it’s simple ...
Coconut Almond Truffles
It's Monday. And Mondays require chocolate, right? Don't worry - I've got you covered! As a child, Almond Joys weren’t even on my radar: my favorite candies were pretty much all peanut-based (Snickers, NutRageous, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, etc.) This probably stems from the fact that my brother is allergic to peanuts. The only time we really had much candy was at Halloween—we got some at ...
Apricot Rhubarb Crumble
Warning: this apricot rhubarb crumble is not for the faint of heart – if you don’t like tart desserts, this is not your cup of tea dish of crumble. If you do, keep reading! And if you’re on the fence, serve it with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream! Actually, even if you’re not on the fence, putting ice cream on top still sounds like a good idea… ...