Hello again! It’s been a while. I’ve been spending time this spring and summer doing some back-end work on the blog, a little freelance work, relaxing, working on small projects around the house, etc. I’m back with a post I’ve been meaning to share for a long time now. I want to talk about three things: a fantastic vegetarian cookbook, cookbook clubs, and a skillet cookie. [Read more…]
I’m back! After the craziness of our recent move (we bought a house … ah!) and a family vacation, it feels good to finally have my computer set up at my desk in the new house and to be working on this blog again. I have been wanting to tell you guys about this recipe for SO LONG. It’s from the new book, Love Real Food, by Kathryne Taylor of the blog Cookie and Kate. I did some recipe testing for the book and I’ve been stoked about its release ever since. The recipes I tested for Kate became instant hits in our household and now that I have the complete book in my hands, I know it’s going to become a staple in my kitchen. [Read more…]
This recipe is like Meatless Monday and Taco Tuesday rolled into one. I’ve got all your needs covered right here. And if you’re looking for a holiday gift for a friend who likes cooking (especially if they’re vegetarian), or if you’re looking to treat yo self, this recipe comes from one of my new favorite cookbooks, the Love and Lemons Cookbook. Ah! I’m so excited to tell you guys about this one. [Read more…]
For a while there I was eyeing up the “spiralizer” gadget on the internet. I considered putting it in my Amazon cart many times, but ultimately decided that it was just one of those things with one purpose and it would take up too much space in our small kitchen. But then around the turn of the new year (big surprise), Robert and I decided we wanted to start limiting how often we make pasta, hoping to incorporate some lighter meals into our weeknights more often. It can be really tempting to make a hearty pasta dish one night because it will last us through half the week, but that also means we end up eating pasta for 3 nights in a row. It’s tasty and efficient (cooking one meal for 3 days), but when that one meal is pasta, it can also leave you feeling heavy and bloated throughout the week. So with our newfound desire to start cooking lighter meals, Robert expressed an interest in getting a spiralizer (which I took as a major green light) and we bought one as a bit of an impulse purchase during our frenzy of “new year, new us.” [Read more…]
In the name of full transparency, I need to be honest with you guys for a minute. When I was starting this blog, one of my hopes and goals for it was to eventually receive “review copies” of cookbooks (aka FREE) to talk about on here. Cookbooks are one of my favorite things in the whole world (have you seen my collection?), so the idea of someone sending me a copy of a cookbook I wanted in the first place to have me read it, cook from it, and eventually talk about it on here is a dream come true. [Read more…]