Almost no visit home is complete without my Dad firing up his pizza oven, and this last visit was no exception! Upon popular request from my cousin, Diana, who is a proud new owner of …
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Recipe: Trader Joe’s Hatch Chile Pepper Power Salad
You know those times when you need to start easing your way into a health kick? When you’ve been eating (maybe too) well and need to start cutting back, but don’t want to go cold-turkey …
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Making a Fresh Fig Tart with Cornmeal Rosemary Crust from Epicurious
I’m back on the blog! You may have noticed I’ve been on a little hiatus over the past week or so, during which I was traveling back East to be with my family and making …
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The Best Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe, and All About Xanthan Gum
It’s Friday, which means you made it to another weekend here in quarantine times! And you know what, I think that’s something to celebrate with the best chocolate ice cream recipe. Full disclosure, this recipe …
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How to Make Brazi Bites at Home!
Fun fact about me: I love Brazi Bites. I buy them in bulk when they are available at Costco, usually multiple times when they are in stock. I’m sad when they are gone, I rejoice …
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Homemade Baba Ganoush from Serious Eats
Recipe and pairing suggestions linked below, along with pictures from my baba ganoush making adventure! Summer’s bounty is still rolling in nicely out here, and I couldn’t resist picking up some of these beautiful Purple …
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Work from Home Lunch: Marinated Cannellini Bean and Tomato Salad
Welcome to this week’s installment of Work from Home Lunch, where I talk about my work from home meals that have been getting me through the at-home work day. This week I’ve been really digging …
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Recipe: Summer BLT Brunch
We made the most epic brunch spread over the weekend, build your own BLTs! We had plenty of garden-fresh tomatoes, thick-cut bacon, and fresh rosemary focaccia from one of our favorite bakeries. Mayo for spreading …
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Making Lemon Olive Oil Cake from New York Times Cooking
It’s Day Who Even Knows Anymore here in Corona Times, which means I’ve spent more time in my house then ever and believe it or not, am still coming up with fun food projects to …
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Making Lidia Bastianich’s Home-Made Pasta Recipe
Ever since our giant San Marzano tomato plants started setting fruit that finally started to ripen last week (after much anticipation), I have been planning on making a fresh tomato sauce with home-made pasta to …
