This is the best homemade tomato soup I've ever had, and it really couldn't be easier. Made with fresh tomatoes, garlic, onions, and herbs, this simple recipe will change the way you think about tomato soup forever. ROASTED TOMATO SOUP (FOR THE SOUL) As someone who really isn't the biggest fan of tomatoes to...
Oven Roasted Red Potatoes
These easy-to-make Oven Roasted Red Potatoes are tossed with garlic, herbs, and parmesan cheese, and then baked until beautifully golden and crisp. Serve them as-is. or finish with butter and extra fresh parsley for a truly decadent and drooled-over side dish. I'm not going to tell you that these are the perfect potatoes. Because in...
Sweet Potato Chorizo Chili with Poblano-Avocado Crema
Sweet Potato Chorizo Chili with Poblano-Avocado Crema. If you've never added potatoes to chili before, prepare to be wowed by the heartiness of this intensely flavor-packed chili. There's a reason I've been making this recipe for years! Every fall, my house goes absolutely soup-crazy. The second the slightest chill can be detected in the air,...
Caramelized Onion and Garlic Bread
Caramelized Onion and Garlic Bread. Who ever thought that garlic bread could get even better? A sweet garlic-onion-herb butter is smeared over spongy ciabatta, hit with plenty of parmesan, and baked until beautifully browned. At the risk of ruining my well-established reputation as the pinnacle of all things cool (haaaah), I've started doing food trivia...
Roasted Eggplant and Feta Fritters with Tahini Sauce
I won't sugarcoat it: 2016 has thoroughly and relentlessly kicked my ass. In fact, if social media is to be believed, it has kicked all of our collective asses. But all of that blubberin' that I love to do aside, we've had a phenomenal year in food, don't you think? I don't know about you, but I'm pretty...
Creamy Lemon Butter Shrimp Pasta with Spinach and Caramelized Garlic
I've been seeing drunk food all over facebook lately-- the stuff you make when you've had a lot to drink and suddenly you are Gordon Ramsey, nay, Alain Ducasse, nay, not even a Picasso of food could rival your superhuman creative flair in the kitchen. It's revolutionary. It's avante-garde. It... usually features heavy use of the microwave.
Balsamic-Red Wine Roasted Chicken Thighs and Vegetables
Chicken thighs and I have had a rocky relationship throughout the years. My mom always avoided them in favor of the leaner breast meat, and because she shied away from them, I thought that there was something inherently unappetizing about thighs. I avoided them at all costs, up until my twenties when I realized that so many recipes...
Mexican Stuffed Peppers (Chorizo-Stuffed Poblanos)
Do you want to know the absolute worst part of being a food blogger? I hope you said yes; I'm going to assume you said yes. The WORST part of food blogging is that you almost never have the time to make a recipe more than once or twice. Think about it-- you spend all...
Crispy Sea Salt and Vinegar Roasted Potatoes
Ever since making the Crispy-Outside Creamy-Inside Garlic Herb Potatoes, I have been totally and utterly obsessed with making the perfect potato side dishes. Â When done properly, potatoes can actually be the stars of your meal, and they fly off the plate like nothing you've ever seen before. Â Especially if that plate happens to be placed...
Warm Balsamic Steak and Vegetable Medley
Let me be upfront with you: I had no idea what to call this dish, so if the name of the recipe sounds ridiculous, I'm sorry. At first I was thinking of calling it a "salad" because it technically is one, but I thought that could give people a different impression than what you actually...
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...
Roasted Honey Balsamic Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Pomegranate Seeds
Seeing as it's getting to be "that time of the year", I feel like I should let you know about one thing I'm particularly thankful for: the fact that I never was served brussels sprouts as a kid. Â I don't know what it is about parents, but they seem to go through a phase once...
Mexican Stuffed Peppers (Chorizo-Stuffed Poblanos)
I remade these Mexican Stuffed Peppers so that they're better than ever.  Check out the new post, recipe, and photos HERE. This past weekend, James and I went to an awesome little barbecue place in his town and pigged out (see what I did there?).  It was fantastic, and I've definitely been inspired for some future...
Grilled Pesto Chicken Sandwiches
Considering that I was obsessed with roasted red peppers for the first few years of learning to cook, I can hardly believe that I have included just one lonely recipe that uses them as an ingredient since starting this blog. In fact, obsessed might be an understatement here-- it was extremely rare that I ever made...
Chile Relleno
I'll cut to the chase: This is good. I mean, it's really good, the type of really good that makes it difficult for me to not leap out of my seat, speed off to the grocery store, and stock up on ingredients to make another batch. It's the type of Chile Relleno you find in...
