These muffins are my new favorite homemade muffin. Hard to believe, considering they don't contain chocolate chips. The bananas make them super moist and as delicious as banana bread, but the coconut adds some extra sweetness and a crunch to the top that makes them extra special. You'll feel less guilty than if you were...
Thai Peanut Chicken Stir-Fry
Hubby loves spicy noodles. I love chicken, and anything/everything involving peanut butter. This recipe was a match made in heaven. Just like us. (Swoon) This recipe for Thai Peanut Chicken Stir-Fry is quick and easy, and bursting with flavor. Feel free to adapt the amount of chili sauce to your own preferences. If you make...
Roadhouse Yeast Rolls
We all know which rolls I'm talking about. From the restaurant that we pretend we're going to for other reasons, but secretly we just want to eat as many rolls as the water will bring? Yeah, those ones. You might think that these rolls might be complicated or fussy to make, but really they're not...
On Moving to Italy and Why "Visa" is a 4-letter Word
"It's the opportunity of a lifetime." "When will you ever get to do something like that again?" " How exciting!" " Do you speak Italian?" "What about your job?" All of these are true and valid thoughts. In fact, for the first few weeks and months after we found out we were moving to Italy...
Grilled Steak with Creamy Mushroom Gorgonzola Sauce
There are a few simple truths around our house when it comes to food. We love food. We love trying all sorts of new foods, even. However, deep down, we are both meat-and-potatoes people to our very core. We are steak people...medium-rare steak people. When we find ourselves in a quandry over what we would...
Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins
If breakfast really is the most important meal of the day, it's a good thing we've got baked goods to start our mornings off right. I'll take a homemade pastry over bacon and eggs any day. These muffins are so easy to make, and they're really nice and moist, thanks to the buttermilk. I'm such...
Shrimp Pad Thai
This recipe has been a long time coming. My Hubby has been begging and pleading with me to make him a homemade version of one of his favorite dishes. Given the fact that I am quite a wimp when it comes to my tolerance level to spiciness, this endeavor was actually a bit nerve-wracking for...
Friday Favorites and A Baking Illustrated Cookbook Giveaway!
Happy Weekend! ~First thing first. You MUST watch this video. It's short and pretty, and it'll put you in a happy-go-lucky, I'm-going-to-have-the-best-weekend, I-need-to-bake-something-right-now sort of mood. Aside from its glorious beauty, I feel like the music needs to be the sound on my alarm. Waking up to that tune would be a great way to...
Homemade Crackers
This post was updated to include new step-by-step photos on 2-25-2020. Homemade Crackers may sound complicated, but trust me, they're really not. Making these crackers at home is easy and well worth the effort. The perfectly flaky texture and the rich buttery flavor make these homemade crackers way better than store bought! Crackers don't need...
Loaded Baked Potato Soup
I never order soup at restaurants. Never ever. Why? There are always far more interesting options to choose, and I have never particularly cared for restaurant soup, and don't get me started on canned soup. That being said, I definitely enjoy soup. I love homemade soup. I love MAKING homemade soup. There's just something heartwarming...