Category: EAT/DRINK
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Cookbook Gift Guide
I love a good cookbook. It’s becoming kind of a problem. Fortunately, you can reap the benefits of my obsession with this cookbook gift guide. Last year, I shared a few favorites from my shelves, but for 2015, I decided to round up newer versions that are on my own wishlist. Below, you’ll see I’ve got…
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Banana Bread Studded with Pears & Chocolate
When I was a little girl, I would avoid eating the bananas my mom kept in the house. I’d let them get brown and freckled in anticipation of what would naturally happen next. She would make banana bread. Unfortunately, at some point, she caught on. One look at this loaf and I think even a…
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Thanksgiving Part III: Chorizo Spiked Cream Corn
Sometimes the best food is not as pretty as I’d like it to be. This chorizo spiked cream corn is a great example of that. Can I say it has a great personality? Because, it does. Smoky chorizo adds a light spice to seriously decadent corn (cream cheese and butter). This is exactly the sort…
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French Toast
When I was a little girl, I was sick a lot. My allergies and asthma kept me away from school more often than I liked. The upside to these bouts of illness was that anytime I started to feel better my mom made french toast. To this day, it is my favorite food. Up until a…
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Thanksgiving Part II: Manchego Mashed Potatoes
Do you ever go out to eat and think, “I would like to order all the sides.”? I do. But, when I’m being particularly honest, I will tell you it’s not all the sides I want. It’s all the potatoes. So, in the second installment of my Thanksgiving series, I give you manchego mashed potatoes, because…
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Thanksgiving Part I: Spanish Turkey Breast
This was one of the lost recipes, so, much to Keegan’s delight, we had a full turkey breast on Thursday night. It was nuts, but also really delicious and kind of easy. (Do not tell anyone I said that last part, okay?) As it turns out, turkey breasts offer a lot less drama than the…
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Thanksgiving Series
Last year, I hosted Thanksgiving at my house. My mom had recently been released from the hospital, so I wanted to make something that was celebratory, but appropriate for my small family. I decided to do traditional favorites with a Spanish twist, because as much as I love the classics, recreating relatives’ perfect dishes comes…
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Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins
This may be one of my favorite recipes yet. These chocolate pumpkin muffins are tender, and their flavor is complex. When they are fresh out of the oven, each bite is punctuated with pockets of melted chocolate. Also, they can be made relatively quickly. Which makes me wonder, what are you waiting for and when should…
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Fast Food: Vegged Out Sloppy Joes & Potatoes
When Keegan is away, I like to make all the vegetables he doesn’t like. Do you do that too? I’m always sad to see him go, but manage to console myself with mushrooms* and tomatoes. Some of his least favorite foods are ones that both Ellie and I like a lot. In particular, they are red…
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Spiced Roast Chicken
When the weather gets cooler, I love to roast a whole chicken on the weekends. I know, I’m very wild. Although it takes awhile to cook, most of that time is inactive, which means I can pop in and out of the kitchen pretty easily. Also, the leftovers are delicious. Over the years, I’ve mostly made…