Most of the time I go grocery shopping by myself, but every so often my husband comes with me. He is always a good sport, but I have my suspicions that he capital-H Hates it. I’m pretty sure it all started [as these things do] a couple of years ago when I found a jar … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Meatless Monday: Stacked Veggie Enchilada Bake
I like meat plenty and I have no intentions of becoming a vegetarian anytime soon. That said, I do generally like vegetarian meals and can often go a couple of days without eating any meat and not even realize it. The thing about vegetarian meals, though, is that some of them are truly VEGETARIAN — … Continue reading
Super Bowl Snack Time: Jalapeno Popper Taquitos
I know I’m not alone in food blogger land when I say that I’m not the hugest fan of the Super Bowl. There are lots of good things about the Super Bowl — the food, obviously, but also the commercials and the fact that it marks the point at which winter is halfway over — … Continue reading
Bessie P’s Cinnamon Rolls
You’ve probably seen articles over the last few years talking about how the average age of first-time mothers has been steadily rising — by something like four years (from having your first kid at 21 to having it at 25) over the last couple decades. I think there are lots of reasons to celebrate this … Continue reading
Sweet Potato Crusted Fish with Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette
[If you’re seeing this for the second time, I apologize for the little blogging hiccup!] Soooo. With the NFL season rapidly drawing to a close, I have to ask. Fantasy football — yay or nay? I am generally pro-fantasy football. I don’t have much direct experience with it — never been in a league, never … Continue reading
Baked Buffalo Chicken Pasta (and keeping up with New Years resolutions…)
By this point in 2013, we’ve all forgotten about our New Years resolutions, right? Your fingernails are freshly bitten, you’ve had a cookie in the past 24 hours, and and your spare bedroom/hall closet/kitchen cabinets are just as disorganized as ever. It’s OK — we’re all friends here. I won’t judge you for not making … Continue reading
Meatless Monday: Roasted Red Pepper Feta Quinoa Burgers
Happy inauguration (and MLK!) day! If you didn’t realize it was inauguration day, I don’t blame you — it goes quasi unnoticed in lots of parts of the country. But when you live in DC, it’s pretty hard to miss, because there are — oh I don’t know — a billion extra people on the … Continue reading
Baked Pasta with Sausage, Tomatoes and Cheese
According to Wikipedia (which I accept as an absolute authority in all aspects of life, so don’t go putting anything weird on there), there are almost 200 different kinds/shapes of pasta. The list includes things like couscous and gnocchi, but a lot of the varieties on there are just different shapes of the same thing … Continue reading
Spicy Avocado Chicken Enchiladas
One thing I’ve realized more and more as I learn my way around the kitchen is that I don’t always have a lot of confidence in my tastes and opinions. When something sounds objectively good, I will work very, very hard to make myself like it, but it almost never works out. Examples of this … Continue reading
Chocolate-Cinnamon Babka
When my husband and I were planning our wedding, I got disproportionately stressed out about the whole bridal registry thing. I tried very hard to register only for things that I thought we’d actually use — we asked for plain dinner plates instead of china, I skipped registering for a blender even though my current … Continue reading