Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel DTs
Last weekend I escaped to Canada Lake with my Fordham friends. We stayed in my friend Mary Grace’s lake house and spent the weekend swimming, reminiscing, and pretending like we were still in college....
View ArticleA Healthy Alternative: Quinoa
Baby spinach is my enemy right now. I usually love the leafy green, but after packing it everyday for lunch, it has become the opposite of appetizing. I’m sure that I will crave it again soon enough,...
View ArticlePizza with mushrooms, pizza with corn?
Pizza was on the menu last week for date night with Rob. After we came up with the plan, pizza was everywhere. It wouldn’t leave me alone! It came up in conversation, in daydreams, and as specials on...
View ArticleTruffled mushroom quesadilla
A little bit of truffle salt goes a long way. The black truffle salt from Dean and Deluca is amazing. If you ever wander into the store, you must try it. My sister Maria surprised me with a jar, and...
View ArticlePumpkin ravioli
Two Fridays ago, with no transition at all, fall began in New York City. By the next Monday, the autumn smell was undeniable. Hooray! Fall is my favorite time of the year (besides Christmas of...
View ArticleIna’s Italian Wedding Soup
If you know me at all, you know I love Ina. And by way of transitive property, I love this soup. Math. A couple weeks ago, I went home to California. Yes. It was 80 degrees, sunny, and fantabulous....
View ArticleBoardwalk Cake
Last year I made carrot cake the same night of the series premiere for Boardwalk Empire. My friend Andrew called it “Boardwalk cake.” The name stuck, and now we have a nice (though weird) tradition. I...
View ArticleTagliatelle with Saffron Chicken
Little sis ready to cook Tagliatelle with Saffron Chicken. YES, saffron and yes, yum. I knew that I had to try this recipe when I was browsing through my dad’s cookbooks and saw kitchen splatters on...
View ArticlePopovers
I became obsessed with popovers before I even tried them. I was a weirdo advocate based solely upon words; reading about them made me drool. Fluffy, airy, and hollow? How can something so light and...
View ArticleBuffalo Chicken Mac ‘n Cheese
I’m back! This time with no big promises or apologies, simply this ohmygoodness mac n’ cheese. I don’t know many people who don’t recognize the beauty of macaroni and cheese. I’m twenty-something,...
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