Happy Labor Day, AKA the (un)official last day of summer! *whimper* Before pumpkins + apples + spice take over the internet, I am pushing out summer food for as long as I can. Because summer food is laid back food. It’s easy throw-together stuff that is simple, delicious, and meant to be shared with tons…
Summer Recipe Flashback
Okay, we officially have one week of summer left… (*sob*) I cannot believe it. Like how did three months magically fly by? But as I reflect back on this summer (my first summer that I was officially employed!), I realized that we ate SO well. Because of we have one one week left, I decided to pull…
Thai Cabbage Salad
Sometimes as I gaze into my huge (sometimes cluttered) fridge looking for something to eat, I ask myself questions to jump-start my brain to help me figure out what I am going to make to feed my constantly rumbling tummy (anyone else suffer from Stomachus Rumblingous Constantous? Okay, good!). My internal dialogue usually goes like…
Quick Marinated Tomato-Cucumber Salad
I love a good easy summertime side. Because sometimes you just don’t want to deal with mayo/sour cream, long cooking times, or having the oven or stove on for long periods of time in the middle of August. That’s why I am a big fan of marinated salads. They are vinegar-based, which means low food-borne…
S’mores and Flashcards
Happy Tuesday, kiddos! This weekend was epic because it combined some of my favorite things in a short 48-hour time frame. Who doesn’t love when that happens? The most important/fun thing that happened this weekend was that I got to see cousins from both sides of the family.
Baked Crab Cakes
Being an East coast girl, I am no stranger to crab. I saw their shells on the beach when I was little, tried world-famous crab cakes in Maryland in my middle school years, and even have a felt crab hat that I wore for Halloween one year. So all in all, I can say that…