I love breakfast food. When I have time, I enjoy whipping up a veggie omelette or egg sandwich. But my favorite is breakfast breads! They’re pretty versatile and you can quickly snap one into a Tupperware for the road if you’re in a hurry for your morning meal before work or school. This recipe for Cinnamon Raisin […]
I’m super proud of myself! Tonight, after two weeks living in our new house in Los Angeles, I finally broke down and was intentional about setting up a GREAT blog post. I’ll admit: I’ve gotten really lazy the last year, taking pictures of my inventions and such with my smart phone (Windows Nokia Lumia 920; […]
Did you know that baking is chemistry? So — because baking is chemistry, it’s very important that you always, always follow the recipe. I’m really talking to myself here because I’d rather read a recipe over once and throw it out the window. But every time that happens, my cookies never turn out how […]
Today I bring to you the most delicious and EASY Fettuccini you’ll ever eat. Watch this video to learn how! I didn’t use smoked fish, just extra vegetables (red peppers, broccoli, green beans and peas) and diced chicken. But it was amazing. Also, Jamie used reduced fat milk for the Alfredo sauce which makes it […]
Neiman Marcus. Some of my favorite chocolate chip cookies. Apparently the recipe used to be secret and cost a bit of money to buy. But there’s really no secret about it. The only difference between regular chocolate chip cookies and these is espresso powder. Since they are a crowd favorite, my brother graciously asked me […]
So I know I’ve been slow on updating lately — I promise I have good excuses! One of them is that I’m currently writing a “How to Bake” series that will hopefully be released in the next week or two. This is one of the harder posts I’ve written because I’ve been researching my heart […]
Being a poor college student can be hard, especially when you want to go out to eat. Here are 10 tips to save money when you go out so that you can enjoy that time with family and friends: P.S. This applies to American restaurants 1. Choose a restaurant that doesn’t require a tip. And if it […]
Until this summer, I had no idea what tomato pie was. A volunteer at Crabtree brought it to lunch recently, which was my first time to taste it. Let me tell you – it was amazing! Creamy, tomatoey, cheesy…it was essentially lasagna sans noodles in a crust! My recipe below is different than what my friend […]
For graduation in May my parents gifted me a super nice food processor. Like one that I would never buy for myself. It’s pretty large and has lots of attachments for many different chopping adventures. I was very overwhelmed to open it at first but little by little I’m discovering ways to use it. For […]
What do you think of when you hear the word pizza? I bet a lot of you think of it as party food or junk food. Well…let’s sit back a minute and think about this: If the ingredients of a pizza are bread dough, tomato sauce, cheese, vegetables, and meats–all of which are in many […]