winter

I feel like this week is like the movie Groundhog Day for my blog. Because last week I posted recipes involving sweet potatoes and candy canes. And this week?…

I don’t want to admit to you how many times I’ve written and then rewritten this post. What can you say about a potato tian? It’s crispy! It’s delicious!…

There is nothing simpler than a homemade ramen soup! This Japanese specialty is made with a thousand and one Asian flavors. A true emblem of Japanese cuisine, ramen soup is…

On Friday, the weather was beautiful and the sun was shining and I felt excited and hopeful that spring was almost here. I even tweeted this: I know it's…

January is a funny month. We’re all motivated to lose weight and get healthy and eat light foods. But the weather is gray and cold and makes us want…

As I mentioned yesterday, this was the first Thanksgiving that I cooked myself. And it was my first time making cranberry sauce. And we have lots of cranberry sauce…

The nice thing about moving from the frigid Midwest to the South is that you can gloat to all your family and friends back home about the weather when…

Last year I came upon a recipe for a baked pumpkin stuffed with bread, bacon, and cheese on Pinterest. I immediately made a mental note because I knew that, with…

I’ve never been much of a stuffing person. I don’t dislike it and I’ll eat it if it’s there, but I’ve never attempted to make it myself. I mean,…

Photos by Emily Caruso I always find myself spending the first few weeks of January using up stray ingredients from the holidays. Half a bag of polenta, candy canes,…