When we awoke this past Saturday morning, we found the outside world blanketed with a layer of fresh powdery whiteness. With a backdrop of swirling snowflakes, it felt like the perfect day to spend some quality time in the kitchen! Number one on the list of things to make was this colorful cranberry sweet potato quinoa ...
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Italian Tomato Gnocchi Soup
As a kid, I dreaded science fair projects. I liked in-class science experiments just fine, because they always came with carefully articulated directions from start to finish. But coming up with my own idea for an experiment? That was a completely different beast. In seventh grade, I decided to test whether water temperature affected plant growth. ...
Apple Pie French Toast Casserole
Well, it’s that time of year again when my refrigerator is bursting with apples because we’ve made not one, not two, but THREE trips to various apple orchards, and yet without fail each trip ends with the boyfriend insisting on picking “just a few more!” ...
Easy One-Pot Jambalaya
I often watched my parents prepare dinner when I was growing up, and one of the main lessons I learned from them was the importance of being resourceful. Pretty much anyone can pick a recipe and go out to the store to buy the necessary ingredients, but making do with what you have at home requires a pinch of creativity and flexibility. ...
Strawberry Shortcake Bread Pudding
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #DairyFree4All #CollectiveBias Have you ever had the idea in your head that you don’t like a certain food, only to give it another chance years later and realize that you were wrong? Well, for the longest time, bread pudding totally grossed me out. I mean, why would I want to eat ...
Cherry Couscous Tabbouleh
Is it fall yet? This summer has been the hottest summer I’ve experienced in Michigan (although the single hottest day I remember was, naturally, the one on which I moved into my first apartment here), and I am ready for some cooler weather. As a kid, I could tell when it was going to be a scorcher of a day whenever I saw my mom making pasta salad in the morning—that was her strategy to avoid ...
Dairy-Free Tuna Noodle Casserole
After I moved away for college, my parents gradually started eating more vegetarian and vegan meals. I’m on board with vegetarian and vegan dishes up to a certain point (and you can find a number of them on my blog), but I generally draw the line at fake cheese. I still remember a phone conversation with my dad in which he told me that they had made Philly cheesesteaks for dinner…but that ...
S’mores Cupcakes
Happy first day of summer! What better way to celebrate than with a dessert inspired by s’mores, one of the quintessential emblems of summertime leisure? I have to admit: I’ve never been crazy about actual s’mores. Toasted marshmallows make my throat a bit tingly, and not in a good way—more in an “I think I'm coming down with a cold” way. But the combination of graham crackers, chocolate, and ...
Chipotle-Peach Chicken Pasta
Today, I’m bringing you the third installment in this summer’s impromptu chipotle-peach series: chipotle-peach chicken pasta! This recipe was inspired in part by the amazeballs chipotle-peach vinaigrette with which I have been o.b.s.e.s.s.e.d. since my first taste and in part by my frustration with the (lack of) pasta options in restaurants I’ve visited lately. ...
Chipotle-Peach Three-Bean Salad
Meals right before and right after trips are generally far from ideal. Before a trip, I usually end up stuffing myself silly with various fruits and vegetables in an effort to use up all the fresh produce in the house. A dinner salad with two whole bell peppers, an apple, a crown of broccoli, and three tomatoes? Pretty typical. When I return from a trip, however, the situation is often much ...