Welcome to my recipe box! You will find a little bit of everything here, with a strong emphasis on the use of seasonal ingredients. Looking for a particular recipe or trying to determine what to make with a specific ingredient? The search icon is a great place to start. You may also click on the keywords noted below each recipe to find dishes within the same category, such as breakfast, lunch, dinner, sides, etc. Have a question or suggestion? Feel free to reach out via the contact tab. I would love to hear from you and I hope you enjoy my creations. Bon Appétit!
I discovered my love for cooking during a long search for a stress outlet. I’d come home from work, completely spent and emotionally drained. I would find myself zoning out in the front of the television, trying to put the challenges of the day (or week, or month…) behind me and to simply ‘check-out.’ Flipping through the channels, I kept …
One week from tomorrow, my baby sister will be boarding a plane bound for Edinburgh, Scotland. She will attend veterinary school there for the next four years. She will be ok, right? I feel as if this next step in her life shouldn’t be so hard for me. I mean, this is the same sister who excelled as a student …
It seems that lately, I can’t get enough spicy food. Given this persistent, unrelenting heat-wave, I suppose I shouldn’t be too surprised. As contradictory as it may seem, spicy food is actually a wonderful vehicle for beating the heat. Have you ever found yourself breaking into a light ‘glow’ when you eat something deliciously hot? It’s your body’s response to …
The perfect bite. You know the feeling. When all points on the flavor-spectrum combine, making your tastebuds sing. There are few things better! Our time in San Sebastian was punctuated by a multitude of these experiences, all given to us in the form of a pintxos – the Basque version of a tapa. Each pintxos bar offered up one-to-two bite …
Of all the food we tasted in Spain, I was most excited to try my hand at pan de tomate. And not just because it calls for only five ingredients found in almost every kitchen and is nearly fool-proof. It is one of those bites you take that instantly calms you. The simplicity needs no translation – we all know …
My Mom recently turned 60. For those of you who know her, this is shocking. My Mom has forever been a source of positive energy, spontaneity and authentic happiness. A giver of the most generous kind, she offers unconditional-love in abundance. She is who you talk to when you are sad, happy, confused, stressed-out. She will always have time for …
This post almost makes me feel guilty. Almost. If it didn’t taste so wonderfully, impossibly good then it would feel like a cop-out. Far too easy to be worth-while for you all, my darling foodie-friends. However as hard as I try, I continue to fail – I cannot make this any more complex. Alas, it is what it is… simple …
I dedicate this post to the late Graeter’s Ice Cream Shop on Romney Road in Lexington, Kentucky. May it rest in peace. For anyone who grew up in Lexington in the 90’s and who frequented the Romney Road-Ecton Park corridor, Graeter’s undoubtedly left an impression on their childhood. We went there nearly every weekend. Before little league games. After little …
It’s a perfect little bite. Poppable roll-ups topped with lightly toasted sesame freckles. I could eat 100 of these tuna nibbles. Seared on the top and left refreshingly raw on the bottom, this is a perfect way to work a fancy piece of fresh, sushi-grade tuna into your next gathering, without handing out money as guests walk in the door. …
It’s a rare and beautiful thing when you are able to see someone’s life passion taking shape, living and breathing. Rare enough is actually knowing what your purpose is in this world. It had been quite some time since I had encountered an individual with this inherent self-knowledge, however when I met Maggie Keith, it didn’t take long for me …
