Happy Wednesday, kiddos! We are almost done with the first week of January 2016… CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? (me either!) As we were cleaning out our fridge (because who doesn’t love reorganizing their house on January 2nd?), I found a forlorn bag of Brussels sprouts in the bottom of our crisper drawer. Never one to…
Acorn Squash Fritters
Hey there! How are you? Did you have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends? Good! My Thanksgiving was a wonderful combination of family and food. But now that the holiday is over, it’s time for the fun to start! Why do I like the weekend after Thanksgiving almost as much (maybe even more)…
Hunger Action Month: Bean and Pasta Soup
Happy Wednesday, everyone! I hope you are having a great week. We are now halfway through Hunger Action Month (!), which means that I want to share my absolute favorite recipe that I developed for my local food pantry – Bean and Pasta Soup. This soup was my lunchtime staple during my study abroad in…
Hunger Action Month Recipe: Vegetable Soup with Pasta
Happy Tuesday, everyone! How was your Labor Day Weekend? Did you enjoy the last bit of summertime and sunshine? Good, I’m so glad you did! Today, one week into Hunger Action Month, I would like to share my first food pantry-friendly recipe with all of you! This recipe was developed when the director of my local…
MOW Eggplant Parmesan
Happy Saturday, everyone! We are now five days into Hunger Action Month and it has really made me think about all the different ways we can reach out and fight hunger in our communities. Food pantries are one way that communities can support our neighbors in need, but it’s another food outreach program that has…
When E Comes Home (Pepper and Onion Sauté)
Happy Monday, everyone! How was your weekend? Did you do anything fun/exciting? E came home this weekend, which meant that it was two days full of fun times and good eats!
Caprese Pizza
One of my fondest food memories as a child is homemade-pizza-for-dinner night. My dad would whip up homemade pizza dough, slather it with sauce and cheese, and bake it until the house smelled like a pizzeria. In my opinion, homemade pizza is a million times better than pizza from a pizzeria… you can control what…
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…
Grilled Eggplant
Hey, everyone! How are you? Are you loving summer as much as I am right now? This summer has been glorious food-wise and I have been taking HUGE advantage of the town’s farmer’s market each weekend. It not only serves as a good study break (T-minus 3 weeks until the big RD exam!), but also a…
Pesto Pasta Salad with Spinach
Another summer day, another summer pasta salad… with pesto. Yes, I know that this is another variation on pasta tossed with pesto on this website, but trust me – this is totally different! Promise. What I like about this pasta salad is that it has wilted spinach in it. Pesto and spinach are a great…