Simple. Good ingredients. Comforting. These are the elements of some of my favorite cuisines and foods. Just a few of the best things mixed together and made with love. This pappa al pomodoro soup from Jamie Oliver reminds me of that. Bonus points if you’re using leftover ingredients to make your dish, too. Just like […]
Dinner
Saag Feta
One of my favorite dishes to get at an Indian restaurant in saag paneer, or anything with paneer, really. If you’ve never had paneer, it’s a silky cheese cut into cubes usually. It’s almost like if tofu combined with cheese. I love how they sometimes say “Indian cottage cheese” to describe paneer on the menu, […]
Summer Squash Pasta
I’ve got so many things to say about this recipe, I’m not even sure where to start. Jamie Oliver’s 5-ingredient recipes are amazing! (Check out his show on Hulu.) Summer squash and zucchini are here and so delicious! I’m growing squash in the garden this year, and we’ve already harvested like 4! So much excitement […]
How to cook and use a whole chicken
It took me quite awhile to get up the courage to cook a whole chicken. I think it was two years ago that I finally decided I could do it and embraced the challenge. And guess what?! It wasn’t hard to deal with at all. I’m someone who generally is weirded out by touching and […]
Vegetarian Tacos
One of our favorite go-to vegetarian, tasty, easy and healthy meals are tacos. Who can say not to a taco?! And you know we always have tortillas, shredded cheese, salsa, sour cream and some sort of veggie filling on hand! Although I think a simple black bean taco is great, we’ve recently found a few […]