The calendar says fall, but the temperature here still says summer. And that came in handy because it allowed me to road trip to the beach for the first and only time this year. My bf and I decided to take a quick overnight trip to Rehoboth Beach, Maryland since I’ve never been. We hung out on the beach, walked along the boardwalk and ate lots of food (this lady can’t say no to a ...
Spinach and Feta Empanadas
I was cleaning out my freezer the other day, and came across empanada wrappers that I had bought with the intention of making spinach and feta empanadas. I was overly ambitious that day, and put them aside for another occasion. I totally forgot about them until now. So now I’m ready to make the spinach and feta empanadas, but I don’t have any spinach or feta. Once again, it’s Whole Foods to ...
Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches with Slaw
Mondays are very busy in my house. My son has back to back appointments where we don’t get home until after 7pm, and are starving! I don’t want a microwave a meal, and don’t always batch cook the night before, so we need something quick and easy. This particular Monday I made barbecue chicken sandwiches with slaw. I wish I could take credit for this idea, but once again I was inspired by an ...
Linguine with Italian Sausage
Now that fall is here (even though it doesn’t seem like it), I’ve started craving my go to fall comfort foods like chili and pasta. My son usually likes his Bolognese pureed, but I talked him into a lighter, fresher tomato sauce, and made linguine with Italian sausage. For his purposes, I called it a deconstructed pasta sauce. We typically eat spaghetti, but for this dish I wanted a thicker ...
Next Level Grilled Cheese
I’m literally calling this next level grilled cheese, because there’s no other way to describe probably the best grilled cheese I’ve ever eaten. I’m a huge grilled cheese fan, and love to play around with different breads, cheeses, meats, and veggies. There’s something about melted cheese that makes me smile. When I saw Ruth Reichl’s grilled cheese on Food 52, I knew I was looking at something ...
Chocolate Chip Cookie Layer Cake
Let’s file this chocolate chip cookie layer cake under “things I’ve always wanted to try”. I like the idea of making layer cakes out of unconventional recipes. So far I’ve made a pancake layer cake, and a peanut butter rice krispy treat cake which were really fun to make. Now I wanted to try it with chocolate chip cookies. I was a little worried about over baking the cookies, and having hard ...
