homemade & local eats
Holy crepe!!! Those who know me know that I have a huge affinity for crepes – there was a great little shop just outside of my school’s gates in undergrad that I may or may not have exhausted multiple punch card membership rewards at. They’re really easy to make at home for breakfast or dessert …
Eat Yo Greens This copycat Panera spicy Thai salad was a special request, and while I’ve always been partial to their seasonal strawberry poppyseed salad, I’m glad I tried this one out! It’s got some great nutritional value with edamame, cashews, and a peanut chili vinaigrette to give it its signature Thai flavor. Such a …
He sells seashells by the sea shore! Decided to try out everyone’s favorite seashell-shaped cake, the madeleine! These are surprisingly really easy to bake with a madeleine pan and simple genoise cake batter. What I love about them is that they’re a small, perfectly-sized dessert that’ll satiate your sweet tooth without making you feel guilty …
Peanut butter is one of my guilty pleasures – I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve had a good number of PB&J sandwiches even as an adult (seriously… such a good midnight snack). Sometimes the pre-packaged stuff can be full of added sugars and preservatives though, and making your own homemade peanut butter is an awesome way to keep …
We are fully into autumn and that means adding seasonal ingredients like pumpkin and butternut squash! This butternut squash soup is SO creamy and tasty and a great way to add more veggies into your meals. It’s also really easy to make, especially if you have a good blender (my personal favorite is the Vitamix)! …
Did you really experience quarantine if you didn’t make banana bread? I’m a little late to the train, because it seems like everyone and their mothers made banana bread during the pandemic! It’s so easy to make and a proven crowd-pleaser, and with really few, simple ingredients. Just make sure you use bananas that are …
It’s spooky season! And you know what that means – pumpkin everything. Pumpkin is such an easy ingredient to incorporate into baking recipes, and I’m guilty for loving how many amazing pumpkin drinks and desserts come out during this time of year (not ashamed to admit that the PSL is absolutely delicious). What better way …
Got the meat sweats Who doesn’t love a perfectly cooked steak? Cooking a good piece of meat (especially something like steak) can be daunting for a lot of people, because it’s so easy to overcook it and make it tough and chewy. My go-to in the kitchen is a sous vide machine! Sous vide is …
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 …
