So, this is the salad recipe that I was referring to in my previous post :). When I was asked to make a salad for the dinner party the other evening at Mikey’s parents’ home, I just couldn’t bring myself to bring an average lettuce-and-veggie-packed salad. I like to do things a little differently

Let me start off by saying that this is possibly the best thing I have ever made. A couple nights ago, we were invited to a grill-out at Mikey’s parents’ home, and Amy (his mom) asked if I could possibly bring a salad and dessert. You’ll see the salad later, but this is the dessert

One of the very first things I did when I got back to the beautiful Pacific Northwest was head to Pike’s Place Market and pick up some amazing Copper River Salmon fillets. Seattle has some amazing seafood, and I had been told that Copper River salmon is the best of the best. The season for

This is the last of the recipes that I have to share with you from my time spent with my family in Florida, and though the pictures are the worst, I think it may just be the tastiest. It’s a super comforting dish that really just sticks to your bones. Though the recipe itself is fairly

While I was home in Florida, my little brother, Thomas, had his thirteenth birthday. He’s officially a teenager! That absolutely blows my mind; I seriously feel like it was just yesterday that I was thirteen, but that was nine years ago! Anyways, I wanted to bake him a cake for this special day, and even

I apologize for the lack of posts recently, but I went to Florida for a few weeks to visit my family and friends :). Even though I didn’t blog while I was away, I still was busy in the kitchen! I have a few great recipes (including this one) to share with you from my

When Mikey’s mom, Amy, asked me if I wanted to make some sort of baked goods for a baby shower for one of her friends, I jumped at the opportunity. I LOVE baking (which is clearly apparent), but I love it even more when people can actually enjoy what I’ve made instead of it just

Note: I am reposting this recipe from October 14, 2009 because I just recently made these again (and took better pictures) and they are PERFECT for summer. Plus, they are absolutely divine :P! (Also, can we just look at how lame and completely UN-loquacious my posts used to be! Hah.) I have been craving lemon