During the winter months when I was growing up, my mom would start to make her delicious braises and stews for the four of us for dinner. One of my all time favorite recipes is her Cincinnati chili. She would start reducing the meaty sauce before we got home from school, so by the time we opened the door we would be washed in the amazing smell of spices emanating from the kitchen. …
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Chicken Zoodles + Creamy Sundried Tomato Sauce
Zoodles. What a weird word. It’s really fun to say but unless you’re hip to the Pinterest universe, it can sound like complete gibberish. Apparently it’s a mix of the words zucchini and noodles, though why they didn’t go with noochini is beyond me. I think I’m going to start calling it noochini from now on.. we’ll see how long that lasts.
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BLTA Spring Rolls
Sandwiches are pretty much my jam and one of my very favorites is the BLT. The freshness of the lettuce and tomato combined with the crispy saltiness of the bacon really just screams picnic in the park or day at the beach to me. When you toss in a few slices of avocado, you’ve pretty much reached ultimate sandwich Mecca in my book….
Pantry Meal of the Week: Curried Eggplant + Pan-Fried Snapper
When I received a last minute call from my Dad last night seeing if he and his other half could join us for dinner, I knew the meal I was planning on making wouldn’t quite satiate five people without some major tweaks. As dinner was already set to be what I like to call a Pantry Meal of the Week (aka Amanda doesn’t feel like grocery shopping) what I had planned for dinner was already quite the compilation of miscellaneous food. I decided to serve everything on top of a heaping portion of brown rice to stretch out my ingredients and make sure that everyone was full and satisfied when they were done stuffing their faces….
Grilled Corn + Cherry Tomato Salad
Let me just say that I LOVE this salad. It’s fresh, easy to make, and tastes absolutely phenomenal. I even got my boyfriend who isn’t the biggest corn lover to get a second helping. I call that a complete success….
Grilled Peach + Burrata Caprese
I challenge you to find something edible in this world that is better than cheese. Besides maybe bread, cheese is probably my favorite food on the planet. I love all kinds of it. Hard, soft, stinky, tangy, creamy, you name it. If I could eat it for every meal, trust me. I would. Of the soft cheeses, a good burrata is hard to beat. …
Fresh Mango + Tomato Salsa
My favorite thing about this salsa is how versatile it is. It can be used to top some crunchy tortilla chips, add a little zing to your tacos, slathered on a breakfast burrito, or even eaten by itself with a spoon. I’ve been known to do this for “taste testing purposes”….