I am SO excited that it’s fall: the cool weather, warm-colored leaves, sitting by the toasty fire, and LOTS AND LOTS of pumpkin! I cannot even begin to describe my love for the big, orange squash, buuuut I can show you: Pumpkin and Black Bean Quesadillas Quick Pumpkin Butter Curried Pumpkin Lentil Soup Pumpkin Shortbread

One of my absolute favorite foods in the world is roasted chicken. Growing up it was on the dinner table at least twice a week, and yet, it was hard to get sick of the crispy skin and juicy meat. When I saw this recipe for chicken with a pan sauce in my October Cooking

Man, these past few of weeks have been insanely busy (which would explain the lack of posts). I just had my 22nd birthday about a week ago, and my two very best friends flew all the way up to Seattle from Florida to celebrate it with me! On top of having my birthday, I’ve been

Some evenings the day has just been so long that making dinner is the absolute last thing on Earth that I want to do. This chili is absolutely perfect for those nights :D. I love this recipe because, honestly, it is barely a recipe. It is just about the easiest thing I could imagine- open

It had been quite some time since I last baked up a batch of cookies, and I find myself itching for that scoop and bake gratification. Is it so weird that the process

First of all, I apologize for the lack of posts the past couple of weeks. It’s not that I haven’t been baking cooking (in fact I have been doing so more than usual), it’s just that I can never seem to get around to taking photos. It seems a silly excuse, but Mikey recently got

A few days ago I entered an Iron Chef-style contest on an internet forum. The theme was "breakfast," and considering that is incredibly broad, I initially had absolutely no idea what I would choose to make. I thought about roasted asparagus with a poached egg and truffled breadcrumbs; I considered bacon pancakes or a breakfast pizza, but then I...

I am an absolute granola nut. I freakin’ love the stuff, and I am all about a complex, jam-packed mix. I like it loaded with all sorts of goodies: nuts, seeds, fruit, grains, etc., but this incredibly simple and uncomplicated granola blew me away. I have zero idea how a granola with only 6 ingredients