I have mastered the midnight snack, y’all. Around one in the morning, I snuck my way back to the kitchen for a snack, having no idea what I was going to make. What I really wanted, was buttery toast. But we were almost out of my favorite artisan bread, and what was left was on…
Homemade Gnocchi
Okay, so you may have noticed that I’ve been cooking a lot with potatoes — which are, actually, my least favorite food of all time ever. There, I said it. A weight off my chest. BUT I had a five pound bag of russet potatoes that was starting to sprout, and I’m all about minimal…
Parmesan Truffle Fries
These fries are the perfect side to any burger or sandwich. My favorite thing to pair them with is a brie burger with fig spread and arugula, but I mean it when I say they pair with anything. They require very minimal work, but they still feel like a fancy little treat, making them the…
Tomato-Poached Cod with Fried Shallots & Chili Oil
Let me start by saying, this is not my recipe — I stumbled across it while browsing Alison Roman’s recipes on the NYT Cooking YouTube channel and thought it sounded delicious, which it was. The actual recipe is behind a pay wall, and since I’m too frugal for that sh*t I just used the video…
Ham & Potato Hash
One of my favorite ways to cook is using leftovers to create something new. Thanks to the holidays, we had a lot of ham leftovers — and I mean a LOT. We had ham for every meal for a week and we were getting sick of it. In order to make it more interesting, I…
It began, and it begins…
While I will proudly admit to being a foodie my entire life, my love affair with cuisine really began when I moved into my first apartment four years ago and subsequently got my first kitchen. While I dabbled in cooking prior, I certainly wasn’t creating meals to share with friends or appetizer’s for a dinner…