It’s 4:30 in the morning while I write this post, having ninja’d swiftly out of bed to take care of my sick baby (Bailey the poodle, but my baby none the less). My immediate thought was, I have 2 hours until work, what can I make her to soothe her stomach? So, I have some plain rice cooking downstairs in the rice cooker. It’s amazing how all my thoughts re-direct right back to food. Why is that? When anyone I […]
Campfires, smores, friends, wine, dogs, outdoor dinners, these are a few of my favorite things (I was singing that part in my head). This past weekend my friends and I (10 of us total) took a camping trip to Brazos Bend State Park with our dogs, and it was one of the greatest weekends ever. Yes, ever. Camping, or glamping, I’m not sure which one I would call it considering we slept on air mattresses in 8 person tents, but it was […]
I’m on a quest to make my healthy eating more convenient, and what does that more than preparing a crustless quiche on Sunday to eat throughout the week! Nothing, the answer is nothing! I never ate quiches growing up, actually, I think one of the first times I ever had one was when I was in France at cooking school, and it was so creamy, I have been trying to make one just as good ever since. (I used to eat […]
Why is it that I always forget about my crockpot? It’s almost impossible to screw up a recipe, it usually takes under 10 minutes to prep, and you can go on about your day and come home to the most beautiful smell of rich simmering juices, and fall off your fork tender meats. It really is a huge lift off your shoulders when you want to have a nice home-cooked meal at the end of the day, but don’t have […]
If you read my blog at all, you know eggplant enchants me. I can’t explain it. I really wish I could but I just can’t. I try just about as hard as I can to include it somehow in all of my recipes (even my chili last week, which I have to say may have been a little excessive, but a girls gotta experiment). I’m not even sure what made me spontaneously decide to try out the Big Green Egg on […]
There is something about the month of October that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside – hot cider, cozy clothes, fall spice candles, cool weather, ugg boots and leggings, the colors, endless hours of baking, squash and pumpkin in literally every recipe you come across, the grin on my dogs face when the realize they are going to get to walk longer than 5 minutes because it isn’t scorching hot out…. basically all of my favorite things are […]
One of the things I have made a huge effort to do cooking this year, is less meat more fish. I don’t know why, I think it just makes me feel better, less full. One of my absolute favorite pieces of fish is dover sole – it practically melts in your mouth – it’s so sweet, light, buttery, flaky, and very mild in flavor, I just love it. Usually the fillets come pretty dang small, so you need like 2 or 3 per […]
