This tuna melt has been eye-opening in so many ways. Did you ever think you’d hear someone say that about a tuna melt? Let me explain. Up until college, I’d never had a tuna melt. Just never had one. I’d had plenty of tuna salad …
You may have noticed by now that I love interesting salads. There’s a bit of a running joke in my family that I always casually offer to bring a salad to a gathering, or “try to make us all healthy”, as my mama puts it. …
My poor husband. I don’t say this lightly, because I truly enjoy reminding him what a lucky man he is… most of the time. But when it comes to this, I admit it’s not easy being my significant other. See… he’s not allowed to “not …
Happy New Year! I hope that 2013 was a fabulous year for you, and that 2014 will be even better. Once again, I am entering the new year unencumbered by resolutions, which has become my own kind of tradition, I suppose. Sure, there are projects …
I don’t know about where you live, but around Chicago it’s been a pretty freakishly hot summer. I’ve been effectively using the baby as an excuse not to leave the air-conditioning pretty much since June, and I’m sorry to say that my poor garden has …
There’s no denying it now. Summer is coming to a close. My morning drive to work is slowed down by school buses, I have more ripe tomatoes than I know what to do with, and most of the time, I can turn off the a/c …
So I know that roasted chicken probably isn’t the first thing that comes to your mind when you’re thinking of an easy summer dinner. But right around mid-summer, when I’m getting (only slightly) weary of grilled meats and salads and appetizer dinners, I started wanting …
What is it about bright green foods that drives me absolutely crazy? They are just so beautiful and, typically, the taste measures up. So many good things turn a gorgeous, vibrant shade of green when cooked… peas, broccoli, fresh herbs… and apparently, fava beans. Confessional …
Ok, we have to talk. It’s about… the cake. It’s not the cake, it’s me. I just can’t do it anymore. See, it’s bathing suit season, or rather, it would be bathing suit season if Monday Cake Days hadn’t wreaked such havoc on my …
Halfway through typing up this recipe, I became aware of its resemblance to a certain something else that I’d made recently. There’s pasta involved, along with asparagus. And some parmesan cheese. So I was actually thinking about not sharing it with you all; I don’t want …