It's been far too long since I've had fresh green beans. Like, maybe since last summer and that, my friends,

When in doubt, pasta + Parmesan + vegetable = a really good meal. For this version of that quick dinner class

If you've been a follower of this blog for a while, you may already know that I'm obsessed with roasted vegeta

I discovered Mujaddara probably about ten years ago at this little Lebanese lunch spot in Baton Rouge, called

I've been craving Broccoli Cheddar Casserole for quite some time, and I finally got around to making it for lu

The other day when I was roaming around the internet, I stumbled upon this recipe for Garlic Texas Toast, fro

I'm a sucker for crunchy homemade granola, but I always wish there was a way to make it without loading in th

I made some awesome Black Bean Chili the other day and what goes great with chili? Chocolate! In the spirit o

I'm so over the cold and dreary weather. How about you? With the arrival of this latest arctic blast, I felt m

I haven't baked any bread in a long time, mostly because I don't eat bread very often lately. I do love to b

Happy Mardi Gras!! It was an icy cold and grey morning here in New Orleans, so instead of going out and enjoy

Y'all know I'm obsessed with pizza right? Well I've actually really been into flatbreads lately. They're a lit

Do you ever get tired of plain old red sauce? ...Yeah, no, I don't either. But if for some reason you did wa

I've been craving nachos ever since the Super Bowl. Seeing every single blog and food website feature nachos 

I've had a couple cans of green chiles in my pantry that need to be used up, so I decided to toss them into my

Zuppa Toscana... it's one of those recipes that EVERY food blogger has made. I see it on Pinterest at least

Do you ever have that moment in the grocery store when you're like, "I wonder if I should get some dessert..."

I was craving some pork chops hard yesterday, so I decided to give in. I've been pretty good with my vegetable

This recipe for Curried Lentils is a spin off of the ever popular Quick Curried Chickpeas. It always amazes me

Can you believe it? It's already 2015! After a holiday season full of decadent goodies and drinking probably a

I love frittatas because they're simple, filling, and have a bazillion different ingredient possibilities. The

I've been making so many "one pot" recipes lately that I feel like it's been ages since I've made a good ol' s

Soooo, are you sick of turkey and stuffing yet? I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday, but I also h

Last week my sister was like, "Hey, are you coming here next week for Thanksgiving or what?" and I was all lik

It used to really irk me when recipes called for "pre-cooked chicken." I was like, "What the huh, who has pre-

So many of you asked about the pretzels pictured in my How To Start a Food Blog post, that I decided to do a s

Whoa. Just, WHOA. I've never smelled anything as lovely and drool inducing as the scent in my house the day I

Ever since I discovered how delicious pasta is when cooked in broth instead of water, I've been experimenting

I was sitting at the laundromat this morning (my washer and dryer are on back order for a whole month) and sta

I made some delicious chicken and rice for this week's meal, but I definitely needed something green to balanc

Ooooh wow, my house smells like a spice market! While working on a freelance project this week, I came across

Pumpkin season! YAYAYAY! (October is my favorite month.) Now that the SNAP Challenge is over and I'm all settl

For the entire month of September, I’ll be participating in the SNAP Challenge and attempting to eat on $4.5

Remember that head of purple cabbage from week one of the SNAP Challenge? Well, to my surprise, it still hadn'

This is one of my favorite "kitchen sink" recipes. It's a no brainer pasta and sauce dish with a little Italia

If you don't know already, I'm a hummus fanatic. I eat it on and in everything. I make several different flavo