My dear friend Eric is in Hawaii right now and his photos are making me miss my island time! On a whim this morning, I decided to bake up another batch of my Coconut Muffins since I had coconut milk that needed to be used up and, well, one thing led to another, and I…
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Passport Mexico
If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you know how much I love Central Market. It’s basically Disneyland for foodies. So when Central Market invited me to preview Passport Mexico, I was ecstatic! This is Central Market’s seventh annual Passport event, which lasts two weeks (April 20 – May 3, 2015) and celebrates a different culture every year….
Tropical Strawberry Banana Smoothie
My mother is a saint for how many times she washed her blender for me growing up. I’m sure this is an exaggeration, but I feel like I easily had 3-4 smoothies a week during my childhood. It’s a great way to get kids to eat fruit and such a healthy practice that I still try to…
Three Course Bacon Dinner
This meal marked the end of an era. My good friend Megan is moving away this weekend. I spent the better part of two years cooking dinner for her weekly, experimenting with all sorts of dishes. She is one of the most delightful people to cook for because she’s game to try anything. (Plus, she insists…
Passport Greece
My love of Greek food is sincere and longstanding. In fact, I threw my first ever dinner party at the age of sixteen and the theme was Greece. My friends at the time wolfed down the food (which my mom had spent hours – days, even – preparing with me) and wanted to know what…
Grilled Cheese Panzanella with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
It’s snowing again in Dallas-Fort Worth and I worked up an appetite carrying my spoiled Cavalier King Charles Spaniel on our wintry walk. I was planning on making panzanella for lunch but I was also craving grilled cheese and tomato soup. That’s when inspiration struck! Grilled Cheese Panzanella with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes Serves 1. Two…
Cherrywood Smoked Bacon Potatoes
It’s cold outside and when you’re half German, half Irish, that means one thing: potatoes to warm the soul. My love affair with potatoes is getting serious. I honestly think I could eat potatoes morning, noon, and night. I have tons of favorite ways to prepare potatoes depending on my mood, but this one takes…