Chicken and Chickpea Salad
This amazing salad is a mix of two types of greens, tender chickpeas, sweet tomatoes, and crunchy croutons, drizzled with Dijon and topped with grilled chicken. It’s healthy, delicious, and pretty easy to make. You can serve this as a lunch of a light dinner. I garnish with some fried potato peel...
Classic Soft Pretzel
Hello hello! It’s me. Stephen. Long time no see, I know I know. I’m not going to lie, it was a busy summer and I feel like I’ve barely cooked in ages. Hopefully now that autumn is fast approaching, I’ll be able to spend more time in the kitchen! So… My mom...
White Bean and Artichoke Tarts
No, this isn’t an April Fools joke, I am actually posting a recipe today. Who knew I had it in me haha. I know I constantly claim that I’ll become a better blogger and post this or that, but hey, I’m human and do the best I can with the limited free...
Blackberry Clafouti
Clafouti patooti footi. It’s time for a French dessert recipe, everyone! The Northeast has experienced frigid temperatures and record snow falls this year. It’s driving me up the wall. On the news I heard there is even something called “snow rage”. Snow rage? Like….really? I’m a bit skeptical that it’s an actual thing,...
Ranch Party Mix
Hi. Remember me? Stephen. The blogger who hasn’t blogged recently? Yeah, me. Now you remember. Sorry I disappeared for a while. Blame the craziness of everyday life, depressing cold weather, juggling multiple jobs, and laziness for keeping me away. But I’m back now and have some fun recipes to share with you…if...
Au Gratin White Beans & Kale
We’re in the thick of winter and all I can think about is comfort food. I need a filling meal morning, noon, and night….as well as forty billion snacks a day. Yet no matter what I eat, I’m still hungry from the minute I wake up to the time I close...
Quinoa with Roasted Brussels Sprouts
So I dunno if you guys have picked up on this by now, but I eat fairly healthy 82% of the time and go kinda nuts the other 18% (baking is just too much fun!). Even though that’s a great split, I want to make a conscious effort to eat more healthily...
Mulled Juice
Happy 2014, everyone! I hope you all had a great time ringing in the new year. Me? I danced all night after going to dinner with my folks. Aaaaand I contracted what I can only assume is a fatal strand of swine flu since I’ve been in a sneezy, zombie-like state ever...
Creamsicle Splash Cocktail
This year my mom wanted to make a signature drink for Christmas Eve. After searching for a bit, she used a recipe from Sandra Lee on the Food Network and well….lets just say that the drink wasn’t successful. It tasted like cough syrup with a splash of mouth wash. Nothing against Sandra...
Snowball Truffles (White Chocolate Coconut Truffles)
Merry (belated) Christmas everybody! This year, my family had more than 20 guests over on Christmas Eve to celebrate the holiday. With all those different personalities, it definitely borderlined on madness. Lets just say that we were LOUD. There were tears, cheers, and, in all honesty, probably some secretive jeers. Welcome to...
Garlic & Thyme Roasted Onions
If you need an easy to make side dish for holiday entertaining, listen up because this recipe is for you. I’ve probably mentioned this before, but in case I haven’t, let me just say that my family loves onions. Judging from the quantity, as well as variety of onions in our house,...
Blueberry & White Chocolate Cookies
Two cookie recipes in a week? It seriously must be Christmastime. It’s a time of year closely associated with friends and family, laughter and good cheer, cozy fires and warm sweaters. We all love it…but it’s all a facade hiding a dark truth. Yes, I’m about to reveal the true meaning of...
