So next up in my Thanksgiving recipe series is the perfect salad, because you can't just eat carbs right? Well maybe because that is the beauty of Thanksgiving. But anyways, this salad is full of fall flavors and super easy to throw together.
Read MoreNext up in my Thanksgiving recipe series are my crispy skillet potatoes with garlic and herbs. I am not saying not to serve mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving, but I am saying that these are delicious and a total showstopper. If you can’t imagine not serving mashed potatoes, you can also just make them for dinner and throw a fried egg on top, just saying, because this recipe is a keeper.
Read MoreHappy first day of November. Do you know what that means? Thanksgiving is nearly here! I love, love Thanksgiving, it is by far my most favorite holiday.
Read MoreI thought I would start a little recurring series here all about cocktails. I am a huge fan of a fancy cocktail but when I first started making them (and ordering them for that matter) I was totally intimidated. This little video series hopefully will demystify some of the most classic cocktails.
Read MoreI have got the perfect fall dessert for you! My pear and blackberry crumble. It is filled with fall flavors and really easy to throw together. Plus it tastes like fall all in one bite.
Read MoreI am back with another one-pot pasta recipe, because one-pot anything seems to be my jam these days. This pasta has butternut squash, sage and walnuts - it is perfect for fall. Couple things to note about the recipe.
Read MoreI first discovered this chicken dish from one of my old co-workers a couple years ago. I was amazed chicken could taste so good and so flavorful. Here is my adaptation of the recipe - it is easy and delicious.
Read MoreThere is a jar of this chimichurri sauce in my fridge at all times. It add tons of flavor to steak, chicken, seafood and even bigs bowls of veggies and rice. I know that adding mint into a chimichurri is a little unconventional but if mint is not your thing, just replace it with more parsley. Also my secret ingredient is a little bit of honey -that sweetness balances the acidity and makes it perfect.
Read MoreI am back with another one-pot pasta! This one is filled with brussels sprouts and chicken apple sausage.
Read MoreI met a pet pig named Oliver recently, (that sounds like the start of a joke, right?) Well no joke, I met a real life pet pig - evidence here and here. We hung out for a bit and snuggled and I realized that I need to lay off the pork for a while. Because he pretty much was the cutest thing ever. And that is what I am doing for a little while at least.
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Just call me pie lady. I feel like all I have been making these days are pie. Which is totally fine by me, because I love pie, it might just be the perfect food. But I promise to start sharing recipes for other things beside pie, soon but not today.
Read MoreEveryone needs a birthday cake recipe in their repertoire. One that you can bust out to make a killer birthday cake or any type of cake for that matter. Well here it is, the only yellow cake recipe you will ever need. Promise. The only one you will ever need. With the perfect vanilla taste and tender crumb here is the ultimate yellow cake recipe.
Read MoreMy sister came to visit me last week and we were talking food (what else do I talk about) and she told me about this new appliance that she is obsessed with. The appliance is an electric pressure cooker called Instant Pot. I was totally intrigued by this thing (it has almost 10K positive reviews on Amazon!) so I snapped one up and decided to discover what all the fuss was about. Well long story short, I am sold...
Read MoreI am a total creature of habit, especially when it comes to food. When I find a good thing, I eat it over and over again. Most recent case and point, granola. I am obsessed with granola for breakfast. Topped with fresh summer fruit and yogurt, it is perfection. But do you know what is not perfection? The cost of granola at the grocery store. It is way more money than I am willing to spend, so I developed my own recipe and I can't get enough of it.
Read MoreI have been digging galettes hard these days. They are just so easy - they might just be the perfect summer dessert. They are fast, delicious and rustic, not to mention so much easier than pies and take half the time. Let me breakdown this delicious recipe for a blueberry cardamom galette...
Read MoreWay back in the day, I was a lowly prep cook at a Michelin starred Italian restaurant in SF. It was my first "job" out of culinary school and it was intense. Most of my day was spent doing tasks that were tedious and boring (and frankly kind of awful). But on special occasions the man in charge of the pasta station would let me help make the fresh pasta...
Read MoreI recently discovered roasted peanut flour thanks to a subscription box someone gifted me. I had never heard of it before - have you? Well I am hooked, once you open the bag, the amazing aroma of delicious roasted peanuts is a total game changer. Once I tasted it, I knew it would be perfect in peanut butter brownies...
Read MoreSo we are officially at the height of summer and with that comes all sorts of amazing produce. My all-time favorite summer produce is heirloom tomatoes (well to be honest it is a three way tie between heirloom tomatoes, figs and white nectarines) But the color and taste of in-season heirloom tomatoes cannot be beat. I look forward to them all year...
Read MoreHappy Monday! I thought I would start a new series on here - a quick and easy recipe series. Recipes that are 30 minutes or less with as few ingredients as possible. So lets kick this off with a miso ginger salmon. It is the perfect weeknight meal.
Read MoreI loved, loved, loved cooking school. It honestly was one of the best experiences ever. I still have my textbooks and binder from cooking school that I look back through often for inspiration and recipes. I was looking back through it recently and I realized there were a couple things from my cooking school experience that I will never make/do again.
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