Winter Survival with Homemade Ramen
Winters in Boston can be downright brutal, but on the bright side, all that time stuck indoors creates time for cooking! When I was living in New York, a bowl […]
Winters in Boston can be downright brutal, but on the bright side, all that time stuck indoors creates time for cooking! When I was living in New York, a bowl […]
A few weeks ago I hosted a dinner party for a few friends – this was the first course: a simple, velvety butternut squash and celeriac soup. I recently […]
When I’m too busy or lazy to cook anything, I make this meal – it’s healthy, fast, versatile, and pretty much as easy as boiling a pot of water. I dressed […]
So this was the recipe that I decided to tackle during the cooking class last week – a bit labor intensive, but the results are rewarding! This makes a great […]
One of my favorite wedding presents so far has been our spiffy new food processor – I can’t believe how I’ve lasted without one all these years! In college I […]
Cheers to making it through the week. Even though we had the Columbus Day holiday on Monday, this week hit me like a ton of bricks. No marathon tomorrow, thank […]
I am never going to eat soup out of a can ever again. Tonight’s dinner was lovingly prepared by my fiance – I can’t take credit for any of the […]
Even though it was in the 80s today, it felt like a perfect fall day. My original Saturday plans fell through and I found myself on a spontaneous apple picking […]
We eat with our eyes first, so I love making dishes that are naturally colorful and fresh. This salad is refreshingly simple to make and can be adapted to use […]
There’s just something about autumn that makes me want to cook – could be the touch of briskness in the air that nudges me to stay inside and make something […]
It always makes me happy when I discover a recipe that is easy to make, healthy, and tasty all at the same time. This one definitely fits the bill. I’ve […]
$10 – Costco rolls $35 – Costco lobster salad = 4 full size lobster rolls (with claw meat!) at $11 each The bf (now just f – for fiancé!) […]
A deliciously moist and rich chocolate cake – perfect way to use up the leftover buttermilk from our Thanksgiving buttermilk honey corn muffins. Ingredients 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, […]
A long long while back, I was inspired by my coworker S. to make hamantaschen – I had no idea what I was getting into! The result was delicious, but […]
A week or two ago, I had a little dinner party and invited my friends S and T over to my apartment for a homecooked meal. It was wonderful to […]
This was a quick, filling and easy dinner on Saturday – perfect for winding down after a long and busy day that included brunch (see update post soon), meeting Thomas […]
For Valentine’s Day dinner, I decided to make my sweetie some good and hearty Spaghetti and Meatballs. We stayed in because nothing could be more impersonal than trying to shout […]
I’ve been slacking a bit on updating my blog because my desktop computer recently broke, so all I have left now is my little laptop where it is a little […]
This is a spin-off from a Christmas cookie family recipe that my friend H shared with me – instead of cottage cheese, I used ricotta in these little thumbprint cookies […]
These truffles are incredibly easy to make and also fun to eat! Just grind up a package of Oreos in a blender/food processor, add a block of softened cream cheese. […]