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Banana Bread Sandwiches with Chocolate Goat Cheese Spread and Strawberries

May 25, 2011

Have you entered my Saucy Mama giveaway yet? Entries are being accepted until Friday, February 27 at 12 AM Central time. To enter, visit the post here. For this month’s installment of 5 Star Makeover hosted by Natasha, the 5 Star Foodie & Lazaro of Lazaro Cooks! we were given a more broad assignment than [...]

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Sweet Corn Lasagna with Spinach and Ham

May 1, 2011

After the terrible month of rain I alluded to in my last post, we finally got sun this weekend!  And no, it wasn’t the fleeting kind that comes in drips and drabs so brief you can blink and miss it, but the prolonged, delightful kind that fills an entire afternoon.  And as much as I [...]

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Simplified Chai French Toast with Rosemary Home Fries

April 22, 2011

I love getting together to share food with fellow food bloggers.  There’s a kind of shared understanding that immediately puts me at ease, which as a girl who’s found herself always feeling a bit shy, anxious and overwhelmed in social situations, is something I appreciate dearly.  And yet, on the flip side of the coin, [...]

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Vietnamese-Inspired Pork Noodle Soup

March 22, 2011

Of things to know about me – I’m not good at being sick. My life is usually so busy that sick days don’t really fit into my schedule and even if they do, I’m the type that has a hard time resting for long. Sure I might sleep in or maybe even take an afternoon [...]

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Meatless Monday: Mushroom Burgers to Bring On Summer

March 14, 2011

I’ve had it with winter in Chicago! I know I promised, no resolved, that I was going to embrace it with optimism.  I know I even went so far to create an action plan of things I could do to not just tolerate, but love it.  And I swear I tried, I really did.  I’ve [...]

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Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato and Goat Cheese Pesto

March 3, 2011

Thanks for the kind words on my last post.  I always struggle with how candid and honest to be on the blog.  In many ways, the candid posts are the ones where I feel I’m most able be myself, but I also recognize that for many people reading a food blog is more about a happy escape or [...]

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Pizza with Egg, Bacon, and Goat Cheese

February 23, 2011

Those who know me know I’m always up for a good challenge so when the fabulous Natasha of 5 Star Foodie asked if I would like to participate in the new 2011 5 Star Makeover hosted by her and Lazaro of Lazaro Cooks! it took me only a moment to say yes.  This month’s challenge [...]

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Cauliflower, Potato, and Cheese Soup

February 11, 2011

As when making any resolution or goal it’s not uncommon, after a little while to find yourself bumping up against obstacles. You know, one moment it’s smooth sailing and the next you hit the kind of road block that makes you want to give up or revert to your old ways. It usually comes just [...]

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Penne with Acorn Squash and Ham Hock

January 26, 2011

So far my winter resolutions have been going well. I attended a fantastic photography bootcamp.  I also bought an adorable pattern to make a homemade case for my iPad that I plan to put to good use when I have a free weekend.  And now that my oven has been restored to its original glory, [...]

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