Contrary to popular belief, my baking escapades aren’t always filled with sunshine and rainbows. Usually, when it’s really important, my bacon is burning, I’ve simmered the garlic too long, I can’t find the cocoa powder, and (drumroll please), I’ve dropped my iPhone in melted chocolate. When I say dropped my iPhone in melted chocolate, what […]
In yet another edition of, “You put WHAT in WHERE?”… I bring you Potato Chip and Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies. Let’s call ’em Chippy Chocolate Cookies. How cute is that, right? I loooove cookies, but in truth, I’m actually a sucker for salty, savory treats. I can easily pass up the candy jar, but put […]
Yea, I decided to get fancy for you. So fancy in fact, that I made you something that requires a French accent to say and uses over-priced, organic ingredients from Whole Foods… that fancy. It all started when mi madre asked me to make an appetizer for Thanksgiving. Simple, right? Ha. It began simply enough… […]
So I have these feelings about produce. Realllllly strong feelings. I’ll just put it out there: I’m a produce snob… HUGE produce snob. I simply refuse to eat even a slightly mushy grape, an apple with a single bruise, a teensy bit overripe peach, or a banana with a hint of brown. I’ve always been […]
A few weeks back my roomies and I hosted a house-warming BBQ. For this BBQ, I was determined to enjoy my company and not spend the entire event chained to the stove or oven, surrounded by a mountain of dishes, with 15 different kitchen timers and microwave buzzers going off at the same time. Somehow […]
For a gal that really loves food, I’m just not crazy about breakfast. Waffles… eh. Scrambles eggs… gross. Breakfast burritos… lack luster. French toast… I’ll pass. So, when breakfast is up to me, it’s never your standard pancakes, eggs and bacon. Nope, this girl will choose these amazing corn pancakes every time. They are savory, […]
Sometimes you just need a little slice of breakfast happiness to get your butt out of the door in the morning. Well folks, I’m here to tell you- this is it :) The man in my life loves banana bread and I’m not ashamed to tell you that the first banana bread I made for […]
Let me tell you about a little thing called Soubise sauce. Have you ever heard of it? Well if you hadn’t- you have now, and you’re very welcome. There’s really a sauce hierarchy in my life. In my world tomato-based sauces are the lowest on the totem pole, probably because they’re usually the healthiest option… […]
Today is not that day. What does it say about me that this is my second post in a row where bacon is a key ingredient? That I have great taste? Probably. Whatever, don’t judge. It’s just not my fault that bacon makes everything better. Here’s the thing. These cookies are the best combo of […]
It was so good. Too good. So good I wanted a shovel to get it into my mouth faster. Ew. OK, that was taking it too far… but honestly, I’m a sucker for savory, creamy, cheesy, just-a-little-bit-spicy-with-crunchy-on-top dips. Yea, in my world, that’s totally a thing. This delicious appetizer is just what you need to […]
