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?). ...
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Crunchy Curried Chicken Salad
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. ...
Thai Peanut Quinoa Salad
Last week, my boyfriend and I were eating this Thai-inspired peanut quinoa salad for dinner and watching an old episode of Modern Family. In the episode, Jay is trying to convince Manny to try pickles, and Gloria jumps in and suggests that in exchange, Jay should try blood sausage. As someone who doesn’t eat a lot of meat in the first place (and who has always been somewhat of a picky eater), ...
Broccoli Cheddar Potato Bake
After I graduated from college, life got a whole lot busier. While I still loved to cook, I found that I simply didn’t have time to whip up a whole meal every night or even every other night, as I typically did during undergrad. I eventually settled into a routine of cooking one or two big meals (like a tuna noodle casserole or a pound of spicy peanut noodles) over the weekend and then ...
Hawaiian Pizza Gnocchi
My university is on break this week. Most people I know seem to be fleeing Michigan for warmer places, but since I’m staying in town, I’m leaving it up to my food to transport me (mentally) to balmy, faraway destinations. Last week I shared a tropical version of carrot cake with you, so we’re all set on the dessert front (which is, incidentally, how my family often works – make dessert first ...
Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuits
Today, I’m excited to share with you a recipe that has quickly become a favorite in my household: chicken pot pie with biscuits! It may not be the fanciest dish ever, but its unassuming, wholesome combination of ingredients—chicken, carrots, celery, onions, peas, and corn—makes it one of the best recipes to help you unwind and relax at the end of a long and cold winter day. ...
Broccoli Pistachio Pesto
Happy New Year! I hope 2015 is treating everyone well so far. As for me, I have a couple of new things to tell you about! First of all, Put On Your Cake Pants is now on Instagram, so be sure to come visit me over there! I anticipate there will be lots of food and Phoebe pictures. ...
Butter Chicken with Peas and Cauliflower
If a recipe for butter chicken has no butter in it, can it still be called butter chicken? I hope so, because “spiced cream chicken” sounds a little iffy, although that’s closer to the truth in this version of the popular Indian dish. Butter chicken (also known as murgh makhani) is what I imagine Indian comfort food must be like (along with rajma, of course) – it’s creamy, it’s filling, and it’s ...
Walnut & Chicken Salad with Blueberry Vinaigrette
I have a problem. I’m obsessed with pick-your-own-fruit orchards. First, I picked tart cherries in northern Michigan last month, and that was all fine and dandy and I limited myself to about six or seven pounds of cherries. Then, while visiting family in western New York last week, my aunt asked if I wanted to tag along with her to the blueberry fields, and I figured heck, why not? And so I picked ...
Cherry Poppy Seed Chicken Salad
Happy Monday! Today, I'm bringing you another recipe along the same lines as last week's cherry cornmeal buckle, to continue taking advantage of cherry season: cherry poppy seed chicken salad! ...