Spanish Varillas, or "Rods"- Tapas Night Part 2 of 3

Spanish Varillas, or "Rods"

As soon as I saw this recipe over on Kayotic Kitchen, I knew that it would make an awesome addition to my Tapas Date Night menu! These little Spanish “rods” (as they are so lovingly called- “varillas”), are not only incredibly tasty, but truly unique! Have you ever seen anything like them? I know I

Manchego Crackers with Marcona Almonds – Tapas Night Part 1 of 3

Manchego Crackers with Marcona Almonds

Lately I have been craving all sorts of Spanish food, and to satiate these desires, I decided to have a Tapas Date Night for Mikey and myself! This is just the first recipe of the three in total I will be posting in the coming days, but it just might be the best! I originally

Chocolate Peanut Butter Marble Cake

Chocolate Peanut Butter Marble Cake

It’s been awhile! I have been wanting to bake for weeks, but I couldn’t find anytime with school. Though I didn’t have any special occasion, I decided I really wanted to bake a cake (must be all that pent up baking desire, hah). I found this awesome recipe for a chocolate peanut butter cake, and

Chicken Hand Pies

Chicken Hand Pies

I made these adorable hand pies while I was home last week. I wanted my mom to have something homemade to bring on the plane with her (she flew to Chicago to celebrate her birthday!). They turned out WONDERFUL if I do say so myself *smug face*. But I mean really, how can you go

Italian Salad

Italian Salad

  This is the salad that I served up the other evening with the Mussels and Fennel with Saffron Cream Sauce. I know I promised to have it up just a day after the mussels, but it’s been a seriously hectic week starting my new quarter of school, plus trying to show my little sister

Mussels and Fennel with Saffron Cream Sauce

Mussels and Fennel with Saffron Cream Broth

Spring Break has officially started for me (we’ve been here since Thursday but technically our Spring Break week just started Monday), and Mikey and I are enjoying it with my family down on the west coast of Florida. Naturally, we are spending the majority of our time lazing around at the beach and pool soaking

St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake

St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake

Some days you just want to eat something that is absolutely terrible for you, and savor every bite. This is a cake for those types of occasions and my-oh-my is it worth every buttery calorie! When I saw this cake over at Smitten Kitchen, I knew it was completely necessary to make, despite the fact

Milk Chocolate, Coconut, and Banana Chip Mini Muffins

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I whipped these miniature muffins up the night before I took off to Florida so that I would have some goodies to bring my family. I was in the mood for something tropical and saw a can of coconut milk in the pantry, perfect! I didn’t have a particular recipe in mind, so I just