This winter I have been obsessed with chili. So much so, in fact, that I requested it as my birthday meal from Tim. There are about as many ways to make chili as there are people out there who eat chili. I don’t think I’ve ever made it the same way twice. This year, I’ve […]
If you’ve done any research on foods that boost lactation, you’ve probably read that oatmeal is often recommended. For this reason, I have oatmeal every day for breakfast! I have a few things I add to it to make it extra “milky,” and I have quite the little system for preparing the oatmeal ahead of […]
If I watch TV, the majority of the time, it’s a food show. I pick up a lot of food knowledge, techniques, and other tidbits. It’s not as often as you’d think that I see a recipe I feel compelled to make. However, when I saw Guy Fieri make this Raspberry Jalapeño Pork Loin on the Rachael […]
I love avocados and I love hummus, so when I came across a pin on Pinterest for Avocado Hummus, I was excited! (Food nerd alert: Yes, I get excited about recipes I see online. And the other day, I found myself in the grocery store exclaiming aloud, “Finally! Tomato paste in a tube!” So yeah, […]
My love for beets is only recently discovered. There are a lot of foods that I never knew I liked until I was a grown adult in my mid-twenties. Beets are one of those foods that I had previously turned my nose up to, oblivious to how delicious they really are. I guess had really […]
What can I say about butternut squash? It’s delicious, good for you, inexpensive, and incredibly difficult to cut. I did not discover how much I liked butternut squash until about 4 or 5 years ago. I had no idea what I was missing! Now, every fall I look forward to loading up on them at […]
The pumpkin craze strikes again, this time in the form of lactation bars. I make lactation granola bars regularly and switch up the flavors with ingredients like various dried fruits, coconut flakes (toasted or untoasted), bananas, etc. I thought it would be yummy to try a variation with pumpkin to switch things up a little. […]
For every type of produce I love, there comes a season where it seems we have that produce in abundance and I wonder, “What am I going to do with all of these zucchini/squash/tomatoes/peppers?” We recently came upon a pretty large quantity of apples, so I made apple crisp. Compared to cobblers, I love crisps […]
It’s that time of year where the weather is getting cooler and everyone becomes obsessed with all things pumpkin. I’m not judging. I’m not immune to the siren song of the pumpkin. However, I’m not one to pigeon-hole the pumpkin to strictly the fall season. I’m an equal opportunity pumpkinist and use it at crazy times like February or July! […]
I sure hope the first rule of Chopped Club is not “Don’t talk about Chopped Club” because if it is, I’m about to be in serious trouble! What is Chopped Club? It’s a very exclusive, very elite society of top chefs who must utilize mystery ingredients in their food preparations. By exclusive and elite, I […]
