In my quest to be healthy despite my love of all food, I have decided to start including calorie counts of my recipes. I saw this recipe over at Closet Cooking a couple of weeks ago and could not wait to try it out. I adore savory/sweet combinations and I new this one would be

This year, Mikey got a panini press for Christmas and, to be honest, I think I was more excited about his gift than he was, ha ha. A few weeks ago, we tried it out for the first time and it was a overwhelmingly successful venture! I made Mikey a panini with grilled chicken, sharp

I saw this scrumptious-looking cake over at Joy the Baker quite a while ago, yet somehow the recipe slipped through the cracks and I never got around to making it. After battling acute bronchitis and an acute sinus infection for the past week and not being able to really cook or bake, I was certainly ready to jump back into...

Sorry for the lack of posts, but Mikey has been quite sick with a sinus infection all week and I finally caught it too yesterday. I thought I might be able to elude the bug this time since Mikey has started showing signs of improvement but alas, I woke up yesterday morning with a sore

I just bought a beautiful bag of Meyer lemons and simply couldn’t wait to use them. I searched around for recipes for a while and found a ton, but in the end I decided to stick with trusty Ina and her Lemon Cakes recipe. I switched it up a bit and added some frozen blueberries

I can see already that this is going to be a busy quarter for me in terms of school and I probably won’t get as many posts up as I would like to, but I sure will try! It’s been pretty dreary and cold here in Seattle with all this rain lately, and all I

My junior year at the University of Washington is officially underway as of yesterday, and I am both excited and nervous for the quarter. In an effort to bring my lunches/snacks instead of purchasing them on campus, I have been making some easy-to-pack foods/meals. I love hummus, and I think it makes a wonderful appetizer,

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Finally, the rush of the holidays is nearly over and I can get back to posting! Now, I have to admit, this recipe is quite old- from July 2009, but it is so amazing that I just have to share it with you. Normally I wouldn’t use things like boxes of piecrust