This stir fry might be the tastiest of all the stir fries. And full disclosure: that is in huge part because t

Shakshuka is a North African dish that is made up of eggs cooked in a spiced tomato sauce. Eat it for breakfas

I've been really into cooking with bone in, skin on chicken thighs and drumsticks lately. They're really inexp

These cinnamon rolls were SO GOOD. They were literally painfully delicious. I made them in the late afternoon,

My wonderfully talented and beautiful mother made this soup for me a couple of years ago. It was love at first

(Scroll down to the bottom of the post if you're here for the May desktop calendar!)  This was a hard dish to

So now that I've shared with you my favorite way to roast a chicken and then how I make chicken stock with eve

A few days ago I shared my favorite recipe for roasted chicken. I love roasting whole chickens, in part becaus

I love roasted chicken. There are few things better than salty, crispy skin and a well-cooked bird. It took me

I had so much trouble naming this dish. It was originally supposed to simply be a pie, but then I couldn't fin

This delicious, simple chicken and pineapple curry is adapted from Tastes of Africa,a new favorite cookbook o

If you can believe it, I'd never had the Easter favorite, hot cross buns, before this. What a way to introduce

I know that I am not the first person to say this, and I'm certainly not the going to be the last: I love, lov

One of the happiest, simplest discoveries we've made about Cape Town is that mango is abundant here. The high-

The perfect, crispy baked french fry has always alluded me. So often, french fries come out of the oven limp a

Every Sunday, I'm going to be posting about Fiance and I's experiences in Cape Town, South Africa, from advent

I love meatballs. They're easy to make, super versatile, and they keep well. This dinner was born because we h

Fiance and I have a thing for buffalo flavored anything. We both love anything spicy, and the obsession starte

I think I'm going to cook my way through South Africa's House and Leisure food issue. This was the second (of

It's pumpkin season. I know that it's somewhat overblown and certainly overdone, but there's a reason why. Pum

I've got a confession to make. This may or may not have been the first batch of cornbread I've ever made that

 Lately, I've had an obsession with coconut milk. If it's up to me, every recipe can somehow incorporate coco

 This smoothie is crazy amounts of delicious. Like dreaming about it at night delicious. Like "Why go out for

Boyfriend currently has an obsession with anything "buffalo", in other words containing buffalo sauce and bleu

This week, I absolutely needed to make something using my mini-cupcake pan and Halloween-themed. It only seeme

It has been bizarrely warm in Oregon for October. Usually it's around 63 degrees and the beloved rain is start

A couple of weeks ago, Boyfriend's parents gave me a load of fresh vegetables from their garden because they a

I have a minor dependency on Diet Coke. Okay, not so minor... I drink far, far too much Diet Coke. I'm really

I really dig tacos. They're easy and versatile, and perfect when you need to please lots of people with differ

I have a thing for cake mix. Not because I especially love the cakes it produces- they're fine. I see a box of

Cinnamon rolls are well-loved, but rarely made around here. They are an exciting, special breakfast treat that

The other day, I came upon this brilliant boxed mac and cheese makeover. I was so inspired because I have a se

Cinco de Mayo is on Saturday! Mexican food might just be one of my favorite indulgences, so this celebration i