In January of 2017, I was so burned out from 2016 that I was not even able to think about resolutions for the year. Instead, I had some loose ideas that I kept in the back of my mind throughout the year, and after re-reading that blog post, I was surprised to see that I
2017 #52NewEats & #12NewTreats Favorites
So let me just start by saying that HOLY COW I can’t believe I completed this project. Admittedly, some of my posts were late, but I still got them in. Listen, life is busy, ok! Also, I will not be able to sustain 52 New Eats in 2018. First, it was a lot of work.
Bourbon Pecans
Two years ago, a dear friend of ours, Lyle, came to visit at Christmas time and brought a beautiful jar of bourbon pecans, and I scoffed, because I hate pecans. Or… so I thought… Cuz then I ate one of these and I couldn’t stop eating them, and I insisted on getting the recipe from
La Bomba Nachos
A friend of mine shared this recipe video on my Facebook feed a few weeks ago, and I knew immediately I had to make these nachos. La Bomba Nachos, fools! So I did change some things. First, I nixed the mozzarella cheese. People. Mozzarella cheese has no place in Mexican cooking. Stop mixing cuisines, mkay?
A Very Minimalist Christmas
If there’s one thing that I can look back on 2017 and be super jazzed about, it’s having been inspired by minimalism. As some of my favorite ladies, The Practical Minimalists, say, minimalism isn’t just about clean lines and teak furniture and a single chair in a living room. It’s about living more intentionally, spending
Steakhouse Mushrooms
My husband and I got married in a small seminary just outside of West Philadelphia, and had our reception at Morton’s Steakhouse downtown. We reserved their private boardroom for the event, which was small at less than 45 people, and we treated everyone to an amazing steak dinner. It was a lovely, memorable evening, and
Broccoli Potato Chowder
A couple weeks ago my girl Jodie over at //Two Lucky Spoons// posted a recipe on Instagram of her Ham Broccoli and Potato Chowder and my mouth instantly started watering. Only problem is, I kinda hate ham (fight me), but I’m also leaning towards vegetarian lately. So I asked her, could I make it without
Paleo Coconut Oil Fudge
So I am always down to try Paleo recipes because they are grain-free and sugar-free, which I realize sounds icky, but can sometimes be really good! I also love the flavor of coconut oil so when I saw this recipe for //coconut oil fudge//, I was all about it. This recipe literally could NOT have
Chicken Saltimbocca
Ahhh chicken saltimbocca. Not the prettiest dish to photograph, but a delicious dish to devour. I am not even really sure where this recipe came from, it’s one of those that have been in my family forever. I probably found it on the interwebz back in the days I first started cooking and it has
Roasted Potatoes
If there’s one vegetable I could eat for the rest of my life, it would be the potato. (Shut up, they are too vegetables.) I love potatoes. I could literally eat them with every meal. So when I was flipping through a recent edition of Bon Appetit, and saw this new method for roasting potatoes,