If you follow my posts closely you’ll notice that consecutive recipes include the same ingredients. It’s no secret I’m cooking for one and trying to use up the food in my house. Sometimes this works great and sometimes it’s like a bad episode of Food Network’s Chopped. I think I spent a week using up […]
In the summer my salads are piled high with tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers on a base of fresh romaine or spinach. They are most likely tossed with a light vinaigrette or some fresh berries. Flip the year around to winter and my salads take on a different look with root vegetables, sturdy greens and citrus. I […]
You know when you eat something at a restaurant, and it’s so good you can’t stop thinking about it for days? You consider going back to the restaurant just days later so you can order it again. Maybe you even look at the menu and think, I could make this. When you try to mimic […]
Making homemade peanut brittle always intimidated me. Temperatures and consistencies are crucial in making candy, and I always figured I didn’t have the patience in the kitchen for it. Over the years of making peanut brittle I’m always pleasantly surprised how easy it is. Sure, not every batch turns out perfect and I’ve had a […]
Holy moly, I recommend you make this dish. It may sound so so, but trust me the flavors are perfect together. I made this for a friend and the two of us could not stop raving about it the entire time. The recipe is inspired by Ina Garten with a few Jacked Kitchen tweaks along […]
I seriously make a disaster of my kitchen every time I cook. Today I was at a friend’s house and watched in awe as she baked cookies and seemed to have magic little elves following her around keeping everything clean and organized. As I write this and look into my kitchen, it looks like all […]
I may or may not make this soup as an excuse to load on a gazillion toppings. The fresh cilantro, crunchy tortilla chips, melty cheese….at what point does this not become soup anymore? Maybe next time, I’ll just put a whole taco on top. Or dunk my taco into the soup. I mean, it works […]
Salad always seems to get a bad rep. It’s either categorized as the “boring, healthy kick” food, smashed into a boring Tupperware container to be sadly consumed for lunch in place of a delicious burger and fries. Or, categorized as your attempt of making the healthy choice only to realize that once you consume all of […]