Polenta trout cake with tangy green pepper sauce
There are two sides when it comes to leftovers. You either cower away from the casserole your mom made three days ago as if green gas is billowing out of it, or…
Southwestern shrimp salad
When I was growing up, my mom would make this bean salad called Texas caviar. It had all the usual suspects of Tex-Mex cuisine—corn, bell pepper, onion, tomato, etc. We would…
Bruschetta
If you’ve read my post My adventures with Neapolitan pizza pie, you know I’m a huge fan of Italian cuisine. I love the rustic, simplicity of it, as well as…
Shakshouka
S H A K S H O U K A. My new, absolute favorite breakfast dish. I tried it for the first time last weekend at an awesome French restaurant…
Mixed berry peach breakfast toast
I go through a lot of “breakfast go-to” phases. Most of the time it’s savory, but every once in a while I get a major sweet tooth in la mañana. Lately,…
Chili lime shrimp and veggie kebabs
The air is getting warmer, the sun is shining brighter, and the shorts are getting shorter—this can only mean one thing—summer is right around the corner! When I think about…
Panzanella salad
It’s finally time to gear up for the greatest Holiday of all time—Thanksgiving! Number one on my thankful list? FOOD. I have been planning my Thanksgiving menu for probably a good 2 months, now…
My adventures with Neapolitan pizza pie
*Forewarning: this entry is long. If you’re just looking for the dough recipe, skip to the end. But you’re missing out on lots of laughs and fun. Bye. Lately I have…
Zucchini cake Florentine with coconut oil hollandaise
There are two types of people when it comes to using up leftovers. The people that suck and let them sit in the fridge for 3 months til they turn…
Zucchini cakes with lemon mint aioli
First of all, my apologies for being MIA for the last month or so. In my defense, Carissa (my BFF who I’ve mentioned in multiple entries) moved back to Boston…