From the monthly archives:
Once I saw that Jillian was upping the ante by making her own pita bread, I knew it was time to give it a whirl myself. I too followed the Gourmet recipe to a tee, and they turned out amazing! Homemade pita bread is one thing that is sure to impress guests – and needless [...]
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Since I have been living without sugar for a while now, I thought it would be a fun challenge to see what a crumble tastes like with my good friend, honey, instead. Turns out, delish as ever. This is a super simple dessert that uses ingredients you probably have laying around your kitchen. By the way, [...]
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My love affair with strawberries started at a very early age. When I was just learning to talk, “stroppies” was one of my first words. And I sure ate a lot of “stroppies”. Luckily, I grew up in San Diego, where they have a long growing season thanks to copious amounts of sunshine. As kids [...]
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If you have a sweet tooth, a family recipe that is dying to be shared, or just want to support a good cause, this event is for you! This Saturday kicks off the first annual National Food Bloggers Bake Sale in support of Share our Strength, a national organization dedicated to ending childhood hunger. There [...]
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I was inspired by Jillian’s carrot post on Wednesday, as she mentioned the veggie’s versatility and it’s frequent inclusion in morning muffins, so I dusted off my muffin tin and got baking. I’ve made several version of these breakfast muffins, depending on what is my pantry. Adding both carrots and apples give them just enough sweetness [...]
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A few weeks ago, I opened my fridge to find carrots, avocados and lettuce staring me in the face. With no clue how to transform this hodgepodge of ingredients into dinner, so I literally Googled “carrot and avocado salad” and stumbled upon this weird recipe from Jaime Oliver. Since I didn’t have all of his [...]
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A few years ago, I took a cooking class from First Class Cooking and learned to make fresh spring rolls. I was hooked. They are super simple to construct, make for a quick and healthy dinner, and can be easily tweaked depending upon what’s in your fridge. The only tricky part is finding the rice [...]
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