I don’t know about you, but I, for one, feel like we are barreling toward the holiday season at breakneck speed. Yikes. The holidays mean something slightly different to all of us, and naturally we all focus on different things heading into the craziness that is October through January. For me, you may have surmised that the thing I focus on tends to be food. I LOVE planning out holiday… Continue Reading
Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese
Oh my goodness. Let me tell you something, friends – last night, the boyfriend and I were thinking about what to make for dinner, and what we ended up creating is my new favorite food. Seriously. So. Good. I wanted pasta, he wanted butternut squash (shout-out to him for his fabulous idea.) So we compromised and put the two together, along with some cheesy goodness, some mushrooms, some peppers for spice,… Continue Reading
How to . . . Caramelize a Plantain
If you’re looking for something to add an extra layer of flavor and complexity to any dish (without completely overpowering all the other flavors), then look no further than the humble plantain. I admittedly had no idea what a plantain was, let alone what to do with one, until I was in college. But after making the discovery, plantains quickly became one of my all-time favorite add-in ingredients. The catch,… Continue Reading
Veggie Fried Rice with Hazelnuts and Mint
Fried rice has recently become one of my new favorite foods. Which, for me, is saying something, because until pretty much right now, I’ve never liked fried rice. I’ve always found it kind of greasy and salty and heavy and. . . generally unappealing. BUT, all of that was before this fried rice. This fried rice features the classic add-ins (like mushrooms and scallions and peas), but also has a few ingredients that… Continue Reading
Spicy Noodle Soup with Veggies
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Spicy noodle soup – sure to soon be on equal footing with its more traditional counterpart, chicken noodle soup. I don’t think I’m alone in saying that when I think of autumn, with all its blustery winds and chilly temperatures, I also think about a bowl of piping hot soup. Which makes this recipe just the thing, because yesterday was the first day of fall!… Continue Reading
Pumpkin-Chili Chocolate Chip Cookies
Fall is coming! So what do we need? A celebratory cookie, obviously. What kind of cookie? One that includes both chocolate and pumpkin, clearly. AND, bonus, one that also includes a little extra zing. Spicy zing. (Cool weather calls for something warming, after all.) Before coming up with this recipe, I had used browned butter before (love browned butter, I use it whenever possible), but what I HADN’T ever done… Continue Reading
How to. . . Make Browned Butter
I LOVE browned butter. Browning butter is super easy, and using it (rather than regular butter) adds a rich, nutty flavor to any dish. The idea is to melt the butter and cook it until – you guessed it – it starts to brown. The trick is that while it will take a few minutes for the butter to go from gold to brown, it takes almost no time at… Continue Reading
The Best Beanless Veggie Burgers
Veggie burgers – I feel like the first thing that pops into my mind when I envision a veggie burger is black beans. I happen to be a huge fan of black bean burgers, so this isn’t a problem for me. BUTÂ it’s come to my attention that a) not everyone is a fan of black beans, and b) some people have allergies to black beans, which means they totally miss… Continue Reading
Easy Chana Masala
When I set out to create this dish, my goal was to come up with an authentic version of chana masala that I could make at home. It’s my favorite Indian dish, and I’ve wanted to figure out how to replicate it forever. Did I do that with this dish? No, not exactly. Does that mean you should stop reading right now? No, absolutely not.
Pasta Carbonara with a Fresh Twist
Pasta carbonara is without a doubt one of the most decadent, indulgent dishes in existence. Bacon, eggs and pasta all in one dish? Low-key elegance at its finest. But if I had one complaint about pasta carbonara, it would be that sometimes, it just feels a little… unhealthy. And heavy. And salty. Okay, so more than one complaint. The point is that the recipe I’m about to share with you… Continue Reading