After making no-knead bread for over six years since first blogging about it here, I've really refined the pro

In effort to use up some of the things stored in my freezer and pantry, I took a quick survey of what I had av

I made these croutons to go on top of this delicious soup that I made (recipe to come) but I can't keep my lit

And now for the much anticipated Naan recipe! If you're unfamiliar with naan, it is basically just an Indian s

Things are a little tight this month so I made a resolution to use up all (or a lot) of the food that I have i

I know it may seem like I'm a super woman who does everything herself (read: sarcastic) but I get busy and str

Wow. Just, WOW. I'm usually not a fan of eating chicken off the bone because of all of the connective tissue a

To balance all of the spicy Mexican food I made this week (Fire Roasted Salsa & Caldo Xochitl), I needed s

What would life be like without salsa? I don't know and I don't care to imagine it that way. I'm a salsa lover

Long ago, while going through one of those "watch what you eat" phases, I tried an unfamiliar dish at a local

If you've made a batch of Collard Greens and you just can't get enough, here's just one more way you can eat t

I love getting my hair done. It's great to just chill for a couple of hours and cut up with the salon folks. O

Today I learned to love the ham hock. They used to scare me. Well, scare me and fascinate me all at the same t

It is time, once again, for me to give in to my cravings... I've been craving something cakey, something flake

Why serve plain white rice with your meal when you can sneak in some veggies and a ton of flavor? I was origin

Hindsight is 20/20. One of the main ingredients in this mouth-watering teriyaki pulled pork is the teriyaki sa

Peach season is finally here! If you follow Budget Bytes on facebook then you know that I've been looking for

I have this disorder, it's called "Can't Sleep In Past 7 AM." It's not such a bad disorder because it actually

I would have called these Spicy Sweet Potato Fries except two things: they're not fried and they're not crispy

I'm an English Muffin fanatic. They're complete breakfast heaven to me, especially when turned into a breakfas

I'm a little embarrassed to admit that the first time I ever heard of Pasta Puttanesca was in the movie Lemony

After making a refrigerator full of pizzas last week, I almost forgot to post this one. It's funny how your ta

One of my goals this summer was to make tomato soup from scratch... and by scratch I mean whole tomatoes, not

This time of year it's hard not to take advantage of all of the fresh produce available at such low prices. On

After much contemplating, I decided to make pizza as the first Budget Bytes meal in my new home. I know it sou

Okay, this is the last segment in my "I'm too busy to really cook because I'm trying to pack up my life and mo

So, I'm about to pack up all of my things and move to a new apartment in a new city. I thought I'd just cook u

I've wanted to make these yummy little wontons since the success of my Pork & Ginger Potstickers. I saw a

I'm calling this one Vegetable NOT Fried Rice because it's like fried rice but not (in case that wasn't obvio

Why haven't I made these before? I have seriously been missing out on some extra enjoyable morning coffee time

It's time for a dessert again because I'm cravin' some sweets! This recipe is one of those quick classics that

I had been looking for a reason to make creamed spinach again and this week's Greek Chicken Stew gave me the o

I guess I have a little bit more of this Mediterranean-ness left in me, so bear with me! This stew is decidedl

This one is for all of you out there who enjoy crazy egg sandwich concoctions like me (or maybe you don't know

One of my favorite things to order when I go to Mediterranean restaurants is Stuffed Grape Leaves or Dolmas. I

I have a whole menu of Mediterranean food planned for this week so I decided to start with the Tzatziki, since