From the kitchen of a semi-vegetarian with a serious sweet tooth
After doing a quick poll on Facebook the other day about people’s favorite bread (zucchini, banana, or pumpkin) and seeing no clear consensus, I decided to try making a combination of two of the breads in the running. Since it’s still technically August and I try to resist baking with pumpkin until at least mid-September, I went with banana and zucchini. ...
I always feel a little silly when I post recipes for sandwiches because they’re so simple, but then again, who here ever finds him or herself in a major lunchtime rut, eating the same few things day after day? Think of this more as an idea suggestion than a recipe, one that will help you switch up your lunch routine! ...
Do you have recipes in your family that have been passed around and handed down to the point where no one is really sure where they originated? This is one of those recipes. My dad and my grandma (his mother-in-law) both use a variant of this recipe but I’m not sure where they got it. ...
When I posted the recipe for cherry cheesecake mousse a few weeks ago, I mentioned on Facebook that I hoped you had all stocked up on cherries, because there would be a few more cherry recipes headed your way. ...
Every time I go to Red Robin, I face the same dilemma: I very much enjoy their southwestern-themed salad, BUT salads don’t come with bottomless fries. And if I’m being honest, the bottomless fries are a big part of why I go to Red Robin (I’m not alone in this, right?). ...
Hello, hello! It’s been a few weeks since my last post, and a busy few weeks it has been! I've been laser-focused on studying for the last (and arguably most comprehensive) of my five PhD qualifying exams – which, thankfully, I passed! – and could hardly find time to cook anything at all, let alone think about new recipes. ...
A few weeks ago, I shared a recipe for a mayo-free potato salad and was surprised by how many people commented about sharing my reluctance to consume the ubiquitous condiment. ...
With only a couple of days left before the Fourth of July (although the fireworks shows have already begun and Phoebe has taken permanent refuge under the bed), I thought I'd pull together a few of my favorite summery recipes from the archives. ...
Yesterday was a day full of fail. It began when I realized that the Fourth of July is less than a week away and not, as I had somehow convinced myself, a week and a half out. I had bought ingredients to make a patriotic-themed dessert and wanted to be able share it with you, so I put my other plans for the day on hold and started making a mess in the kitchen. ...
Let’s just get this out of the way up front: this cornbread is not what you’d serve alongside ribs, chili, or fried chicken. It could very well be what you’d serve afterward, though, because this strawberry peach upside-down cornbread cake—whew, what a mouthful, huh?—belongs solidly in the dessert category. Or possibly brunch. In my mind, there’s only a fine line between dessert and brunch: if it ...
