Zucchini Muffins
I can't believe I've never baked with zucchini. We love zucchini and I use it a lot in savory recipes like Crispy Baked Zucchini Fries, Zucchini Corn Pizza, Cheesy Zucchini Rice, zucchini fritters, on...
View ArticlePizza Friday: Pierogi Pizza
This is one of the easiest pizzas I make and easily one of the tastiest. That's saying a lot because you all know how much we love homemade pizza around here. I first saw this pizza over at Dinner: A...
View ArticleGreek Meatballs
I am such a sucker for Greek flavors. I've been thinking about Greek meatballs forever and finally decided to make them when my friend, Patty, brought me some amazing feta from New York City. She has...
View ArticleChicken Milanese
My friend, Dana, recently posted a photo of Chicken Milanese from her anniversary dinner and I had to make it ASAP. Crispy chicken. Bright arugula salad. I could almost taste it. I followed the same...
View ArticleBiscuits and Gravy Make Ahead Breakfast Casserole
We love biscuits and gravy around here. If we see it on a restaurant menu, we order it. Since we live in the Northeast that doesn't happen often, so I usually just make it at home using this excellent...
View ArticleSouthern-Style Smothered Chicken
I don't know what it is about this recipe for Southern-Style Smothered Chicken. There's nothing earth-shattering about the ingredients or the cooking method but it is one of the coziest, tastiest meals...
View ArticleRestaurant Knockoff: Pooh's Puffed French Toast
We miss Disney World so much that I've taken to making one of our favorite breakfast items from the buffet at Crystal Palace, Pooh's Puffed French Toast, so we can pretend we're there. It's a lot...
View ArticlePear Custard Pie
A few years ago someone gifted us Harry & David pears and we've been hooked ever since. Now we just buy them for ourselves and gorge on the sweet perfection. The problem is that they all seem to...
View ArticleZucchini Fritters
I'm always struggling to use up zucchini in the summer and I don't even grow it in my garden. In 2020, in addition to discovering delectable zucchini muffins, I made a lot of these zucchini fritters....
View ArticleShrimp with Roasted Potatoes and Kale
My friend Chelsea made this dish (which is a Blue Apron recipe) during the early days of the pandemic. It looked so good I figured I'd try recreating it myself.  I'm always looking for new ways to make...
View ArticleChicken Parm Meatballs
I can't believe I made these Chicken Parm Meatballs months ago and never blogged them. They are utterly amazing and super easy. Back when the pandemic began, I took a few cookbooks out of the library...
View ArticlePizza Friday: The Works
This pizza is one of our favorites. I'm not sure I've ever seen it actually called "The Works" on a pizzeria menu, but it always reminds me of a pizza I used to love at Pizza Hut, back when I'd get the...
View ArticleNo-Knead Dutch Oven Bread
If you didn't bake bread sometime in the last 10 months were you even living through a global pandemic? Back in March and April, yeast and flour were in short supply because everyone was suddenly...
View Article{Restaurant Knockoff} Homemade Big Macs
Any time we pass a McDonald's Steve gets wistful about their burgers and fries. He knows if we actually stopped for food he'd be disappointed, but the nostalgia is strong. At the beginning of the...
View ArticlePizza Friday: Veggies with Goat Cheese
Another delicious pizza I made a long time ago and haven't found a chance to blog. This is a great pizza to make with summer veggies, but it's good any time of year. The freshness of the basil goes so...
View ArticleSausage and Hasbrown Breakfast Quiche
I think by now you know how much I love make-ahead breakfasts. I'm not a morning person (understatement of the century) so it's nice to just reheat a delicious, hearty breakfast when I'm half asleep....
View ArticleGrapefruit Cake
Early in the pandemic I went on a baking spree because we needed all the comforting things. I also instituted 3pm dessert as a way for us to get out of our respective funks, gather in the kitchen and...
View ArticlePizza Friday: Apple, Bacon, Caramelized Onions, Blue Cheese
I have a huge backlog of pizzas from Pizza Fridays that I need to blog, including this one with sliced apple, bacon, caramelized onions and blue cheese. I know it sounds weird, but we love fruit on...
View ArticleBreakfast Hot Pockets
I made apple turnovers over the Christmas holiday and used only one sheet of a box of puff pastry. I wanted to do something fun with the other one so I did a quick search and found this recipe for...
View ArticleSaag Feta
I've been listening to old episode of the Bon Appetit podcast lately and let me tell you, listening to people talk about food trends and going out to eat and the boring normality of life pre-pandemic...
View ArticleGreek Chicken Bowls
I really should make more bowls. I know they're all the rage - or they were, I'm not exactly up on current food trends. All I know is they're incredibly satisfying and every time I make one we love it....
View ArticleFried Chicken Sandwich with Apple, Cheddar, and Cinnamon-Infused Maple Syrup
It makes me so happy when I can recreate a restaurant dish at home. Take these sandwiches. A local restaurant had them as a special this fall and we loved them. I think we had them four or five times,...
View ArticleDill Potato Salad with Hard Boiled Eggs
I love my go-to potato salad recipe but sometimes I like to switch things up. I saw a photo of this version on The Food Pornographer's Instagram and knew I had to make it. She didn't have a recipe so I...
View ArticleChicken, Shrimp, and Mixed Veggie Stir Fry
I made this amazing stir fry last night and had to document it for posterity (and easy sharing among friends). I don't make a lot of stir fries because Steve finds them to be one dimensional. This was...
View ArticleCheeseburger Meatball Bowls
I've been mildly obsessed with bowls lately, so when I saw this recipe for Cheeseburger Meatballs I decided to turn them into a bowl. Cheeseburger Meatball BowlsAdapted from How Sweet Eats1 pound...
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