My old boss is transferring to the other side of the country, and today was her last day before she moves. I moved on to a new position a few months ago, but we still work in the same building. It’s hard to explain my old job to people who don’t work where we work,…
Chicken & Apple Curry Soup
Our grocery store sometimes has this curry soup with chicken and apples in the hot food section, but not often enough. For some reason it seems they rarely have it, though. Naturally, this meant I had to try to replicate it. Note on the size of the apples – I cut them too big. You…
The Saga of the Seared Scallops with Dragon Fruit Salsa (Disaster)
Dragon fruit looks cool, but it’s super boring. Think of it as kiwi’s boring cousin. I wanted to see if I could figure out how to liven it up. I like a good challenge, so why not? I saw a recipe on Food Network for seared scallops with dragon fruit salsa. The first red flag…
Turkey Cranberry Flatbread
The timing of this post isn’t the best since Thanksgiving was a few months ago, but I’m trying to get all of the recipes I had on Facebook onto here. There are only so many sandwiches you can eat from Thanksgiving leftovers before getting tired of them. My inspiration was this Tastefully Simple recipe for…
Nana’s Carrot Cake
I can’t take credit for this gorgeous carrot cake that occasionally appears on my header image. My spouse (at the time) made that using a family recipe. This recipe is on the thinnest piece of paper ever. It was clearly typed on a typewriter, but I have no idea how the paper didn’t disintegrate when…
Fruitcake Cookies
We used to make fruitcake cookies every Christmas when I was little. My mom has come to visit the last several years for Christmas, and we’ve made them again every time. They’re just so good! If you hate fruitcake, don’t assume you’ll hate these. They really don’t taste like an actual fruitcake. The main similarity with…
Buffalo Chicken Crescent Spirals
I needed to make dinner one night, and I’d forgotten to take anything out. Oops. Strangely, I had buffalo chicken dip left over from a party. (This was strange because my buffalo chicken dip usually gets scarfed down and I end up wishing I’d made more.) Anyway, back to the dinner thing. I always keep…
Cucumber Salad
This is a super simple cucumber salad. It’s quick to make, and a good opportunity to practice knife skills. This post may contain links, which means I receive compensation when a purchase is made using the link (more information).
Red Wine Onion Soup
Whenever I eat a dish I love at a restaurant, I love the challenge of trying to make it home. There’s a local restaurant near us that has this amazing red wine onion soup. This soup is so good that someone I know who used to be a french onion soup hater orders it every time…