just our day to day life
I’ve been craving risotto and it seemed like the perfect time of the year to make pumpkin risotto. Arborio rice, or risotto rice, is naturally gluten-free and cooks up like pasta (think orzo, but creamy), so it’s a perfect ingredient to use. Initially, I wanted …
It’s clementine season, which makes me very happy! I love those little nuggets of juicy orange-ness. I love that they are so simple to peel and seedless and juicy… This recipe is pretty crazy because you don’t even have to peel the clementines. You make …
My foodie pen pal for October, Anna, doesn’t have a blog yet, so I offered to have her post her review of the Foodie Pen Pal box that I send her. She took me up of the offer and sent along this review and photos. …
I have a new favorite gluten-free sugar cookie mix that I picked up at Marshall’s a month or so ago! When I bought the Pure Pantry Sugar Cookie Mix, I didn’t really have a plan (or much hope) for them, but I decided to make …
I can’t say for sure where I saw this recipe first because I’ve seen it on a ton of blogs since then. Balls are all the rage these days. This is the recipe that I had jotted down a long time ago, but I really …
I made these fun fall cupcakes for a bachelorette weekend in Hocking Hills. I had asked the bride-to-be if there was anything specific that she wanted me to make for her and she said that her all-time favorite thing that I made was nutella cupcakes …
During zucchini season I often buy zucchini without any plan for it. Days go by and I realize that I still don’t have a plan and I don’t want it to go bad. Once when this happened this summer I decided to use it for …
One of the best ways to save money in the kitchen is to make sure you eat your leftovers. My husband and I are usually good about eating leftovers, but sometimes we got bored or I want to turn them into something else. The day …
I opened some granola for a snack one day that I didn’t end up loving. I don’t remember what kind it was (Bakery on Main, maybe?), which makes it pretty likely that I’ll buy it again. I’m not scared though because I turned it into …
I made this when our friends came over for dinner and served it with Quinoa Burgers and Zucchini and Prosciutto Skewers. We love sushi, so I knew this would be a hit. The original recipe calls for short grain brown rice, but since we were …