My brain is full-on picnic mode. From here on out. Blankets and flowers and grass and snackies. You in? You don’t have to make this Italian Chicken French Bread (I almost typed Bench Fred.) for a picnic, but I feel like it’s giving off major outside vibes. Yet it still has melty cheese on top. […]
Friday Flotsam
FRRRRRRRRRRRRRReedoomeeloopeepooreerooneenoo. My toothbrush sounds like Lin-Manuel Miranda in Hamilton. You’re like, “okay I’m getting coffee for this one.” It does! It does, though. It’s an electric toothbrush (is that the word? electric? feels weird.) and sometimes when I’m moving from tooth to tooth it will vibrate in such a way that creates this buzzing sound […]
Arugula Salad with Roasted Fennel and Seared Salmon
HAYEALTH! This is the conundrum with food blogging. Let me tell you. I’m going to tell you. Hold on, let me refill my coffee. And froth my milk. You know this has to be done a certain way. One sec. Okay! This is the conundrum with food blogging in this world. So often I get […]
Braised Beans with Tomatoes and Pepperoni over Crusty Bread
Beans! Braised beans. On toast. We’re so British right now. But like, look at that crisped up pepperoni. We’re going places, you guys. First of all, you should know that this was surprisingly a total hit at my house for my kids on my street in my town in this state. Complete shock to me. […]
Friday Flotsam
FRRRRRRRRRRRRRimuh! I mean day. Can you hear radio broadcasts in teeth fillings? You know, like when one “feels a storm brewin’” in their knee joints or their shoulder pins. Is it the same? I’m reading All The Light We Cannot See (first of all, I can already tell it’s going to be one of the […]
Cilantro Turkey Meatballs with Rice and Lime
WARNING: this dinner contains cilantro. A lot of cilantro. AKA: the taste of dish soap to a bunch of you weirdos. (jk i love you) Proceed if you dare. Or just sub parsley because that’s super easy and this is amazingly tasty. With the cilantro, that is. Never mind. You know how much I heart […]
Monthly Mixtape: When Can We Go To A Concert Again?
I am embarrassingly late with this month’s mixtape, but – better late than never! Right? Hello? . . . anyone? The even more embarrassing thing is that I started this playlist back in early-to-mid March. We had a nice sunny warm day and were sitting out back on the patio, reminiscing about going to shows, […]
Friday Flotsam
FRRRRRRRRRRoodyoodyoody! I’ve come to know something about myself lately. And I can’t decide if it’s attitude or age or the general handout of life drama. You tell me. These days, anytime someone says to me, “You know so and so, right?” My immediate response is, “Yes, why, is he dead?” Everyone is immediately dead before […]
Skillet Gnocchi with Roasted Broccoli and Ricotta
Okay thiiiiiiiiis. Is there a squeal emoji? I don’t think I’ve ever seen a squeal emoji. I can’t imagine how one would create a squeal emoji, but if there is one, we’re inserting about 47 right here and now. BECAUSE: outside of the sheet pan we use to roast the broccoli, it’s one pan! Wait, […]
Angel Hair Pasta with Marinated Tomatoes and Seared Scallops
Also known as: OMG. This is going to be one of those dinners that quickly finds its place in heavy rotation on your table and in your face, and do you wanna know why? Well I’mon’ tell you. Three reasons: Marinated tomatoes. That’s the first one. You know my year-round obsession with quartering cherry or […]