homemade & local eats
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What day do eggs hate the most? FRY-day! Terrible dad jokes aside, I’m a huge fan of having eggs for breakfast – I eat them pretty much every morning! But when I’m craving something a little “fancier,” I’ll make a frittata – super easy to make using eggs and veggies of your choice. I’m a …
I like big babkas and I cannot lie! These layers on layers have me drooling and my kitchen smells amazing after baking up some chocolate babka! I feel like this was a common quarantine recipe, and a lot of people were using ingredients like chocolate, raspberry, and walnut for their babka. This is actually the …
As Leslie Knope said, “We need to remember what’s important in life: friends, waffles, work.” When I’m craving some classic breakfast food, waffles are my go-to! always so delicious, slightly crispy on the outside while soft and fluffy on the inside. I prefer my waffles smaller and thinner (think Waffle House style), but you can …
I’ve got a busy week this week, which means it’s time for an easy recipe with few ingredients that I can make multiple meals out of. Thanks to the Navy I didn’t have the ability to live outside of a dorm (aka Navy prison) in college, so I didn’t ever learn to cook in my …
Eat Your Veggies! Ever have those days where your body just craves veggies? I had a reputation for hating vegetables as a kid, but I’m so glad I’ve come back around! This Grilled Corn, Avocado, and Tomato salad is so light and refreshing, especially as we close out summer. I used some sweet corn and …
The weather is turning and it’s officially almost fall, which means it’s time to break out my favorite Brussels sprouts! I honestly eat these Brussels year-round, but they’re especially perfect during the autumn months, especially as a thanksgiving or friendsgiving recipe. I definitely hated eating these growing up (they were probably my least favorite vegetable), …
Mango is the superior tropical fruit, and I never miss an opportunity to get mango sticky rice as the perfect dessert to a Thai meal! I was a little skeptical when I first tried it (eating rice in a dessert was definitely new for me) but now I’m hooked! It’s also easy to make at …
My favorite food to get in NYC? Hand-pulled noodles at Xi’an Famous Foods! These noodles are perfectly chewy and can get mind-numbingly spicy, if that’s your thing! I haven’t been able to go back to the city in the quarantine era, so I thought I might give my own go at these Biang Biang noodles …
Anyone else agree that Parasite winning Best Picture was the last good thing to happen in 2020? It seems like it all went downhill from there! I’m a huge movie buff and love all Bong Joon-ho films, so I was glad to see how well-received Parasite was on a global scale. And one of the …