It’s been a few years since I first made these Cilantro-Garlic-Lime Seafood Packets (or “The BOMB” Packets, as we like to call ’em around here), and they are still one of my favorites. Hence the fact that we call them “the bomb”. But more on that in a second. The Cilantro-Garlic-Lime Seafood Packets are loaded…
Zucchini, Feta, and Spinach Fritters with Garlic Tzatziki
You know how I said that the garlicky tzatziki from those Loaded Greek Chicken Pitzas was addictive? Well, I made these fritters just so I could slather them in that sauce. The Zucchini, Feta, and Spinach Fritters turned out amazingly, by the way. The taste almost reminded me of Spanakopita, but with the added mild flavor of grated zucchini,…
Loaded Greek Chicken “Pitzas”
Sometimes my cooking “failures” work out even better in the end. When I say “sometimes”, I mean almost never, but this recipe was one exception to the typical disaster that is my kitchen on a bad cooking day.  (Yes, we all have them!)  I wanted to make a regular pizza with Greek toppings, but my dough was…
Garlic Lemon Chicken Stir Fry
I just came back from my lunch break, and according to my car it is 75 degrees out right now. I can believe it, because I actually felt the need to turn the air conditioning on. Then I remembered that my air conditioning is still broken because I always convince myself not to spend the…
Crispy-Outside Creamy-Inside Garlic Herb Potatoes
I know that the name of this side dish is on the brink of ridiculousness, but I could not, for the life of me, think of a way to describe them that gave them justice. They’re so flavorful from the chicken stock, herbs, and garlic, and they have that texture combination that makes you swoon–…
Roasted Garlic and White Bean Soup with Crispy Prosciutto
It’s supposed to start getting warmer soon right? Â I really hope so, because I for one have had enough of long days of shoveling and nights when no matter how many blankets I pile on my bed, I’m still freezing cold. Â One thing I’m not sick of, though, is getting cozy with a bowl of…
Baba Ghanoush (Roasted Eggplant Dip)
A few weeks ago, in the Spinach and Ricotta Stuffed Chicken Piccata post, I mentioned that James and I went on a trip to DC  because he won an online poker tournament.  What I didn’t have a chance to mention mention is that while we were down there, we had dinner at a Mediterranean restaurant called…
Spinach and Ricotta Stuffed “Chicken Piccata”
I’m not ashamed to say that I’m typically a homebody on weekends. Â Some of my favorite activities include laying around in pajamas, marathon watching Netflix, and playing online poker from the comfort of my laptop (bonus points if I play while laying in bed/watching TV). Â I’m, like, incredibly good at powering through multiple seasons of…
Thyme Brown Butter Mashed Sweet Potatoes
I’m hardly the only person in the country who has a serious smorgasbord sprawled around the dining room table every Thanksgiving. My family always has the traditional staples– turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce– and a few oddballs– Grandma Sandy’s steamed pork dumplings, whatever last-minute concoction I come up with, et cetera. However, there has…
Blue Cheese Garlic Beer Bread
Now that the cold weather has finally kicked in, most people are dreaming about baking up cookies, apple creations, and pumpkin masterpieces. You can definitely lump me in with that bunch– my kitchen has been smelling like brown sugar and cinnamon for the past several weeks now, and there’s no sign of it stopping any…
Easy Parmesan Garlic Knot Hearts
Naysayers believe that you shouldn’t make Italian food for a romantic dinner, but I will most definitely risk some serious garlic breath on Valentine’s Day for a batch of these heart-shaped garlic knots. Along with spaghetti, meatballs, and homemade marinara sauce, these easy-to-make garlic knot hearts are the finishing touch for a perfect plate. I…
Marinara Sauce
My boyfriend, James, loves to talk about his mother’s cooking. I mean, he talks about it non-stop. While he definitely appreciates my meals, when I go to make ANY recipe for the first time, he tells me that his mom makes it the best, she uses X brand of this, she always uses this method, …
