This summer has been remarkably busy so far—how is it already mid-July?!—but I’ve been doing my best to make the most of it, especially since it’s the last one I’ll be spending in Michigan (fingers crossed for completing my dissertation this next year!). ...
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Jalapeño Ranch Potato Salad
In my high school biology class, we did a unit on the human digestive system, and for the unit test, we had to describe the digestive process for various types of foods: fats, carbohydrates, etc. I still remember that test: it read, “Sam eats a spoonful of mayonnaise. Describe how he digests it.” My first thought was, He doesn’t. He barfs it back up because that’s DISGUSTING. I mean, really, how ...
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. ...
Cinco de Mayo Breakfast Tacos
In honor of Cinco de Mayo coming up in the near future, I wanted to bring you all another Mexican food recipe! One of the things I miss most about living in California (aside from being close to my family) is the preponderance of good authentic Mexican food. There are, of course, good Mexican places elsewhere, but they’re significantly more difficult to find. Two places in particular on the east ...
Tater Tot Pizza
You might be thinking, “Tater tots? On pizza?! Why would you put tater tots on pizza?” Well, tater tots are tasty and pizza is tasty, so why not put the two together? (I realize this logic does not hold up in many cases. For instance, bacon and chocolate has become a fairly mainstream combination, but I, for one, believe that bacon has no business being anywhere near my chocolate.) ...
National Guacamole Day/Milkless Monday: Southwestern Egg Cups
Happy National Guacamole Day!!! It’s a fairly well-known fact among my friends that if there is an entrée that involves guacamole on a restaurant’s menu, nine times out of ten that is what I’ll order. I <3 avocados, but it was not exactly love at first sight. ...