Roasted Sweet Potato Pasta Bake
Necessity is the mother of invention, as they say. Faced with several cups of sweet potato puree from a gigantoid (that’s the technical term) 3.5-pound potato found at the farmers market, Stacey had to...
View Article5 Easy Recipes for Your Oct. 16 World Food Day Sunday Dinner
What kinds of dinner table conversations do you have? On Sunday, October 16th, join Oxfam America for World Food Day and join the ongoing discussion about where our food comes from and related topics....
View ArticleBanana Chocolate Chip Muffins
If you’re anything like us, bananas can take three paths in your house: 1) they get enjoyed when perfectly ripe, either alone or sliced in cereal; 2) they’re tossed in the garbage because they have...
View ArticleKitchen Sink Acorn Squash
Why does acorn squash seem so intimidating? The bulbous gourd is actually quite easy to prepare. A recent recipe from Mario Batali in Everyday Food Magazine inspired us to pick up an acorn squash at...
View ArticleSmitten Kitchen Chocolate Cake & Our Totally Unscientific Sifting Experiment
“Do I really need to sift the dry ingredients in this recipe?” How many times have we asked this question? And how many times have we said, “Forget it! I ain’t sifting!” We wonder if this “forget...
View ArticleThe Other White Meat – Give Pork a Chance
Yep. It’s true. We got tired of cooking boneless chicken breasts and decided to give pork chops a try. They’re relatively inexpensive – especially when they’re on sale at the grocery store – and cook...
View ArticleFavorite Trader Joe’s Picks!
Ah, Trader Joe’s. What a refreshing change of pace from the big-name grocery chains. While it bugs us to hear people refer to it as a health food store, we enjoy their more unique variety of items,...
View ArticleWe Eat Healthy (80 Percent of the Time). And We’re “Lovin’ It.”
Stop us if you’ve heard this one. Two foodies walk into a McDonald’s. (Actually, we did Drive-Thru, but that’s not what’s important.) How, you ask, do two proud “locavores” – in this instance, Stacey...
View ArticleAll the Kimpton Restaurant News That’s Fit to “Poste”
By: Stacey Viera “The food at your wedding doesn’t have to be great. Guests won’t remember what they ate.” That’s what one well-meaning person told me as I was picking a venue for my 2005 wedding. My...
View ArticleCadbury Creme Egg Experiment – Round 2 – The Milkshake Semi-Failure
After the initial failure of the Cadbury Crème Egg Cookies, you’d think we’d give up on repurposing these springtime treats. But no! It just made us more dogged about creating a great crème egg...
View ArticleRocky Road Frozen Pie
We “had you at ‘hello,’” didn’t we? Thought so. Kids and adults alike go ga-ga for this pie, and it’s the perfect end to an outdoor barbecue. Stacey’s family has had this recipe for years, ever since...
View ArticleArepas with Gracious Gourmet Rosemary Pear Spread
By: Stacey Viera You know when you’re craving something fried and crunchy? Thinking back to a trip to Colombia a couple of years ago, I got a craving a few weeks ago for crispy arepas. Arepas are...
View ArticleRocky Road Frozen Pie
We “had you at ‘hello,’” didn’t we? Thought so. Kids and adults alike go ga-ga for this pie, and it’s the perfect end to an outdoor barbecue. Stacey’s family has had this recipe for years, ever since...
View ArticleArepas with Gracious Gourmet Rosemary Pear Spread
By: Stacey Viera You know when you’re craving something fried and crunchy? Thinking back to a trip to Colombia a couple of years ago, I got a craving a few weeks ago for crispy arepas. Arepas are...
View ArticleRoasted Sweet Potato Pasta Bake
Necessity is the mother of invention, as they say. Faced with several cups of sweet potato puree from a gigantoid (that’s the technical term) 3.5-pound potato found at the farmers market, Stacey had to...
View Article5 Easy Recipes for Your Oct. 16 World Food Day Sunday Dinner
What kinds of dinner table conversations do you have? On Sunday, October 16th, join Oxfam America for World Food Day and join the ongoing discussion about where our food comes from and related topics....
View ArticleBanana Chocolate Chip Muffins
If you’re anything like us, bananas can take three paths in your house: 1) they get enjoyed when perfectly ripe, either alone or sliced in cereal; 2) they’re tossed in the garbage because they have...
View ArticleKitchen Sink Acorn Squash
Why does acorn squash seem so intimidating? The bulbous gourd is actually quite easy to prepare. A recent recipe from Mario Batali in Everyday Food Magazine inspired us to pick up an acorn squash at...
View ArticleSmitten Kitchen Chocolate Cake & Our Totally Unscientific Sifting Experiment
“Do I really need to sift the dry ingredients in this recipe?” How many times have we asked this question? And how many times have we said, “Forget it! I ain’t sifting!” We wonder if this “forget...
View ArticleThe Other White Meat – Give Pork a Chance
Yep. It’s true. We got tired of cooking boneless chicken breasts and decided to give pork chops a try. They’re relatively inexpensive – especially when they’re on sale at the grocery store – and cook...
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