There's a winning combination of spicy sweetness that i've experienced a few times recently with pizza. Each time some iteration of cheese, meat, honey, and heat made the experience difficult to quite nail down and yet good enough to want to never stop eating. I thought I'd try something similar with a slightly different cast of characters, substituting in roasted olives as a briny, bitter agent that pairs so well with ricotta cheese, spicy chili oil, honey, and lemon. These little toasts have such a cool balance of flavors going on—I can't get enough...
Read MoreToday's iteration of the In the market for series focuses on capsule pieces to transition us from the end of summer (tears) through fall...
Read MoreCouscous and rotisserie chicken are two very underrepresented things on this blog...
Read MoreContrary to popular belief, this is not an oxymoron...
Read MoreA Q&A session with two veterans of both.
Read MoreI’m such a sucker for gift wrap. I always have been. Even really young, staring at the gifts under the Christmas tree, it’s fair to say I was almost equally smitten with Santa’s gift wrap and ribbon choices as I was the clothes, stickers, and crafts he had hidden within...
Read MorePork chops are one of those things I could have pregnancy cravings for without even being pregnant... (normal?)...
Read MoreA recent cosmetics purchase I made has been just begging to be featured on the blog. And it’s Glossier's Generation G...
Read MoreI wish that salsa didn’t feel like it had a “season” up here in New York, but I’m inclined to think it does. It lends itself better to warm weather, al fresco dining, and outdoor get togethers. That’s why this summer I’ve been capitalizing by making this old standby and this sweet and spicy variety...
Read MoreFor as long as I can remember, dinner at my grandparents' house has meant grilled shrimp and cocktails beforehand...
Read MoreI love a relaxed, comfortable summer look that still feels polished. This one is a little spin on the no-fail formula of nude heels, imperfect jeans, and a white top...
Read MoreA long time ago, I was out to dinner with some of my friends, and I posed a question that I had read about in a blog earlier that week and found quite thought provoking.
Read MoreIt's on my Summer Bucket List to picnic outside a bunch, and so far, I've been doing pretty well! This was an especially fun one because we took Jon's old convertible to Canandaigua Lake and set up camp at one of the park's grills and picnic tables. One of the best tacos we've ever had was what ensued...
Read MoreIf you can't take the heat, get out the kitchen and make this cool sesame noodle salad. But actually you'll need to be in the kitchen but it won't be hot. How's that for a #neat intro into this recipe?...
Read MoreIt's allllllmost peach season! And as I learned from a helpful guy working at Wegmans, it's already South Carolina peach season...
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