Thank you for your comments in yesterday's post! It really cheered me up when I read them this morning after another rough night of little sleep. Lately, my eats have looked like this...
As in all good carrot cake, fresh, flavorful veggies balance the sweet. The only difference between this and the classic recipe is the time you get back in your day.
I have pretty much always made our own salad dressing. It's such a habit now I forget that many buy their dressings. Growing up my mother would often make her own, but she would also buy it frequently, so I
A twist on classic macaroni salad - I toss the pasta with a creamy sauce made from sauteed green onions, then add lots of black pepper, arugula, diced apple, and lemon juice to the bowl.
The best pot of chili I've made in years. A vegetarian chili recipe Inspired by a bunch of those little bags of remnant grains and pulses that collect in my cupboards - bulgur, farro, and lentils, join chile peppers, crushed tomatoes, some chickpeas, and a secret ingredient.
Seafood rice is a South American dish similar to Spanish paella, that is made with rice, shrimp, clams, squid, bay scallops, onions, garlic, bell pepper, cilantro and spices.
A fun and delicious alternative to deep-fried doughnuts. This cinnamon-sugar dusted baked doughnut recipe turns milk, flour, nutmeg, sugar, eggs, butter, and yeast into perfectly dunkable, delicious doughnuts.
This is a rich, decadent, but basic chocolate cake recipe. It is chocolate-packed, moist, and not-too-complicated. Baked and served in one pan slathered with a layer of fresh chocolate whipped cream frosting.
Milkshakes are occasionally a favorite treat for our weekly date nights. (Ice cream is an essential food group, right? At least the *real stuff* is.) :)