Okay, so no idea if they even make tilapia in India…but I have SO many spices from an Indian market that I’ve been cooking with them a lot lately. Tilapia is a very mild fish, so it is a great protein to use with spice rubs. In this particular rub you have garam masala, which...
These taste exactly like they smell – a glorious aroma of Mediterranean rustic-ness. In the oven, the smell of the melty juicy tomato mixed with all those Mediterranean flavors really blossom and get all toasty. You have garlic and onion and olives and capers and lavender and thyme and rosemary and basil. You seriously will...
I’ll admit it – as much as I’ve always loved raw carrots, growing up I couldn’t stand cooked ones! When my mom would serve them, I’d shove them aside and complain loudly. The consistency was so gross to me. Well, I’ve grown up a little bit and enjoy all types of carrot dishes now! Carrots...
Egg White Madness. Yessss. Summer is coming up, so that means eating healthy and dieting is in full gear at my house. This is one of the recipes that I cook up pretty frequently to fill my belly while also helping me to slim down. Sometimes you just want to eat something filling, ya know?...
Yesterday was my friend’s birthday, so I wanted to make her something (I’m all about food gifts). After thinking about it for a little bit, I decided to make my favorite rice krispie treats for her. But these are no ordinary rice krispies…these have Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups mixed inside and a peanut butter chocolate...
I don’t consider spring to have sprung until great produce starts trickling into the stores. Last weekend the most amazing tomatoes and cucumbers were at the market…so now I can officially call it outdoor eating weather! To honor this joyous occasion, I made a light and flavor packed salad to eat al fresco with my...
So the past few years I’ve really been getting into gardening. I mean…we used to have a garden when I was a wee tot, but then the hobby died off. In 2010 I re-launched our garden …but this time, I wanted to build something that would reflect the wood of our deck and seem like...
My dad totally came up with the title to this recipe, isn’t it awesome? Fig Pig Jam. Rhyming is cool, kids! Bacon jam was all the rage (do people even still use that phrase?) a few years ago, but is still pretty popular at foodie parties. Even though I always thought it was a cool...
Happy Easter everyone! I’m Ukrainian…and even if you don’t know anything about that amazing country, you probably can instantly recognize Ukrainian Easter eggs! They’re called pysanky, and each Easter my mom takes one of our baskets of pysanky and puts it in our entryway for everyone to see. They’re colorful, bright, and kind of look...
Cooking has always been cathartic for me. When I’m stressed, sad, bummed, or frustrated, cooking is my outlet to relieve that tension. It’s nice to tune out the world and focus on creating something…and nothing in the kitchen allows me to zone more than preparing appetizers. Why appetizers? Well because although they’re easy to make,...
Even though I’m not a huge fan for that all important first-meal-of-the-day, somehow I don’t mind breakfast for dinner. It’s a fun way to get over a weeknight dinner lull and gives you a burst of energy to start your night off right! Since my folks love pancakes and eggs, I thought I’d treat them...
My dog passed away today. She was with us for almost 19 years and hung out near me every time I cooked. Best helper ever <3 . I’ll be taking a few days off from the blog….talk to you all soon…keep cooking!
