Every Easter, I pull out this recipe. Not only am I a creature of habit, but it’s also a dish that everyone from my vegetarian sister to my manly man father will eat. A thick slice of this quiche is delicious warm or cold and it’s even better re-heated two nights later when you find [...]
The other day my 2-year-old said something that made me a little sad but was totally true. Very innocently, after she gave me a hug, she said, “Mommy, your tummy wiggles.” At first I laughed. And then I felt a slight sting to my ego. It’s not like I have or every really wanted super [...]
I’m lucky to have a very sweet friend named Ree Drummond. Who happens to be a pretty fabulous cook. Who also happens to be amazingly bendy. True Story. She can cook like a mofo. She writes like a badass, too. And her pictures? Don’t even talk to me! There’s proof in the new cookbook she’s [...]
First, a disclaimer: I’d never recommend that you lean over the tub with a cell phone like the woman in the above photo. Second, if you look that rested anytime of the day or night AND you’re in the tub, I want to point out that this is Aiming Low. You know that, right? That said, [...]
There are one of two things upon which every human being on the planet can agree: okra is good or it’s gross. I’ll give you a second to soak up that brilliance. In Pakistan and India, okra is the dish for all the aiming low subcontinent cooks. Of COURSE people “aim low” in Asian countries. [...]
Watch out, I’m getting crunchy granola on you now. Well, only crunchy on the outside; sweetly chewy on the inside. This is getting confusing. I’m talking about granola bars, not my life philosophy. Though if I had an actual life philosophy it wouldn’t have high-fructose corn syrup in it. And it would be honey sweet. [...]
I’ve mentioned before, repeatedly, that I’m not a baker. Which means that any and all baking recipes I post will be so easy, you might as well have your ten year-old do it for you. Such is the case with these delicious cranberry scones. Let’s face it, there are few things better than freshly-baked, warm-from-the [...]
You know those women who bake to relax? The ones who can turn out a perfect pie crust and flawlessly decorated cake? Yeah. I’m not one of them. I do, however, try to befriend them. Which makes it all the more intimidating when they come to my house for drinks and dessert. I feel like [...]
I’m big on trying new recipes. After all, I write a food blog and my readers get really irritated when I post the same recipe over and over again. They are so demanding sometimes. Like, HELLO, don’t you know that I have “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” just sitting on my DVR waiting to [...]
Some people will never dip their Oreo cookies in anything but a large glass of milk. Those people are wrong. And confused. Also, strange and sad and weird. You should really experiment with your Oreo cookies. They just beg for it. Dip ‘em in melted chocolate or caramel ice cream topping sometime. I dare you.
If you’re reading this from the United States, there’s a very good chance that in exactly two weeks, you’re going to be looking at a fridge full of turkey. Most likely, you’ll have a living room full of turkeys too, but I digress. And while turkey sandwiches are amazing and delicious, there are only so [...]
Some of us fall in love with a product, say a specific flavor of coffee creamer, and limit the scope of our love affair to just the inner regions of our ceramic coffee mug. Coffee is for creamer and that used to be good enough for me. Honestly. But then I met the flavor profile [...]
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