So, I finally caved and bought a cast-iron skillet. I had convinced myself that the hard-anodized aluminum grill pan we splurged on two years ago had all the same capabilities and I didn't need to add yet another piece to my ever-growing collection of cooking tools. However, I am quickly learning the wonders of a [...]
You know how there are some words you can never seem to spell correctly? Although I have no trouble spelling words like fiduciary or onomatopoeia, the word responsible gets me every time. Most recently, shawarma earned a spot on the list of words I can't seem to spell. I've somehow convinced myself that the first "a" just doesn't exist. [...]
Do you ever try something and instantly get hooked? Like have-to-have-it-every-night-for-a-week hooked? That's how I felt when I tried Hillstone restaurant's kale and rotisserie chicken salad for the first time last week. There is something about the crunchy kale and cabbage tossed in the roasted peanut vinaigrette that makes the salad so magical. The Hillstone [...]
I've decided I need to stop baking until quarantine ends - or at least try not to bake three times a week. We've reached a point where our fridge is 50 percent vegetables, 50 percent baked goods. Coupled with the fact that I have a dozen macarons and half a birthday cake in my fridge [...]
Ever since I was two years old I have LOVED blue cheese like no other. As a kid, I would order bowls of it for dinner (so weird but true) and I even received a blue cheese and honey sampler box for my birthday one year (BEST. GIFT. EVER.)! Even though I don't eat much [...]
