It’s grilling season! I love cooking out when the weather is nice…well I love preparing food and having Tim grill it. 😉 We grilled out the other day and I was trying to decide what to cook with our burgers. Sometimes I feel like I get in a side dish rut. As much as I […]
I know it’s spring, but it’s not too hot for one more soup recipe! This was a really simple soup to make, and very delicious! Even my 1 year old loved it! It is full of veggies, has a lot of protein from the chickpeas, and has tons of flavor. I will be adding this to […]
I’m ashamed of myself. April is National Grilled Cheese month, surely cause for celebration for anyone who calls herself a cheese lover like me, and yet here it is April 27th and I’ve posted exactly zero recipes about grilled cheese. The first year I was blogging, I found out about National Grilled Cheese month too late, at the […]
Here’s a confession to start this blog post. I feel bad even calling this a recipe. It’s really, I mean extremely, simple. But it is something I want to share with you because I didn’t even know this was possible until I was having to be dairy-free because I was nursing Wes, who had a milk […]
Lately, I’ve been looking for easy meals that I can make quickly or ahead of time so I can spend as much time as possible with my family. Can you blame me? Look how cute my little man is! Lucky me, he “helps” me in the kitchen by taking dishes out of the dishwasher (which eventually end […]
I’m really excited about my blog right now. First of all, it’s Spring, which means more light, which means better pictures! I work full time, so most of the time when I cook throughout the winter, it’s dark and the pictures look terrible. Also, there are (hopefully) some (positive – don’t worry) changes in store for The Cocina […]
Risotto is one of those things that I love but I don’t make very often. It’s not difficult at all, but it is time consuming. When you make risotto, it’s like a dependent child. You have to constantly be there to give it love and attention, because if you look away for too long it […]
Oh happy day! It’s National Peanut Butter Lovers Day! Well I love peanut butter every day, but I’m not going to say no to a day devoted to the love of my favorite ooey gooey tasty treat. So smear it, spread it, dip it, mix it, or just grab your spoons and celebrate with me! […]
Farro is new on the scene in my life. I’d heard about it for a while, but I never got around to trying it until I found a package of prepared farro at the local Tar-zhay store. Here’s a crash course on Farro. An ancient grain, farro is an excellent source of complex carbohydrates and has twice […]
Now that I’m a mom, I am always looking for recipes that are super quick and easy. I still love to cook, and I still like to try recipes that are more involved, but I just have no desire to spend a lot of time in the kitchen when I could be playing with Wes. […]
