Valentine’s Day is Thursday and I haven’t even dragged my decorations out of the attic yet. I’m all for festive holiday decor, but the effort! The effort, ya,ll! I don’t want to get them down and put them back up. You with me? Or are you a crafty Martha Stewart-type who has had origami hearts…
Friday Love List
Welcome to the first installment of a brand new column. Every Friday, we’ll share some of our favorite recent finds. It may be cooking equipment, a new recipe, a favorite podcast, a cookbook or just an interesting article. The idea for this addition came from Milly’s Kitchen, and if you sign up for her newsletter…
Weekly Meal Plan // February 3-8
SUNDAY We’re definitely having Super Bowl food for dinner, check out my menu for ideas. If you make something from the menu, please post a photo and tag me so I can see your creations. MONDAY We need a light dinner after yesterday’s Super Bowl eats. Lentil soup with caramelized leek and fennel, carrot, celery…
Super Bowl Menu
Super Bowl Menu I’m in it for the food and commercials, people. Living my best stereotype! I need a Super Bowl menu that’s full of chips, dips and way too much sodium. First things first, no Super Bowl would be worth watching without buffalo wings. Second on the list is, of course, nachos. If you…
Artichoke Jalapeño Dip
Artichoke Jalapeño Dip This artichoke jalapeño dip falls in the category of “healthyish.” Full of artichoke hearts and pickled jalapeños, it’s creamy enough to feel indulgent. Use water-packed artichoke hearts, not the ones marinated in olive oil. Fresh lemon juice and good quality Parmesan and mayonnaise make a difference. I use Hellman’s or Best Foods,…
Weekly Meal Plan // January 28-February 1
Is it really Sunday night? I would love to share every detail of my cooking retreat this weekend, but it will have to wait for another time. I’ll share a few photos and recipes from the weekend as soon as I can. All I can say is it was a beautiful, cool and crisp weekend…
Weekly Meal Plan // January 20-25
MONDAY Meatless Monday just got tastier with these lightening fast Sichuan noodles with chilies and scallions. These noodles are tossed with Napa cabbage and grated carrots, and full of flavor from red chili flakes, sesame, soy and rice vinegar. TUESDAY Taco Tuesday is slow cooker carnitas with pickled red onions, cilantro and jalapeño green goddess…
Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup
Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup Whole30, dairy-free and delicious! This is a super fast soup that’s perfect for a weeknight dinner. It was part of the Week 1 meal plan I did for the Memorial Hermann Resolution Challenge. There are still two weeks remaining with meals plans, workouts, shopping lists and grocery delivery if you…
Weekly Meal Plan // Week of January 13
After traveling over Christmas and New Year’s, it finally feels like we’re back in the groove somewhat. Last week was spent clearing paperwork from my desk, doing backend updates on my website and uploading new videos to my YouTube channel. And please subscribe to my channel, if you do you’ll receive a notice when new…
Top 10 Smart in the Kitchen Recipes
Looking Back at 2018 It’s so interesting to look at what you’ve been searching on my site. You all love simple, straight-forward recipes. I’m linking the most popular recipes from 2018 for you below. Have you made them all? Work your way through them and let me know what you think! I wish you all…