Fall is finally here! Leaves are changing colors, flannel shirts are making an appearance and pumpkin spice everything is hitting the store shelves. For this delicious desert I decided to combine my favorite season, fall, and my boyfriend’s favorite desert, cheesecake. For this mouthwatering and probably highly fattening (but don’t worry oversized sweaters are in) desert you will need: … Continue reading Creamy Pumpkin Cheesecake
It’s officially summer! Temperatures are between 90 and 100 and cooking is miserable. Tonight I mixed up a salad that took no heat and saved myself some sweat. Ingredients: Salad greens Chicken (I used precook carving board lunch meat) Artichokes Dried tomatoes Goat or feta cheese Dressing Salad topping mix (optional) I mixed all my … Continue reading Dinner at Ninety Degrees (Mediterranean Inspired Salad)
I adore Asian food. Chinese, Japanese, Thai…I love it! I also love Trader Joes, so naturally when I found their Satay Peanut Sauce I had to give it a try. For this yummy and easy Asian inspired dish (serves 2) you will need Ingredients: Rice Peanut sauce Chicken breast Veggies for Stirfry Broccoli … Continue reading Thai Peanut Sauce Stirfry
As much as I love to cook, I am a college student with a busy schedule. One of my favorite quick meals lately has been chopped salads. I pick mine up at Safeway and am obsessed with the Mediterranean one. It comes with seasoned crisps, dressing and cheese. The bag is big enough to give … Continue reading Mediterranean Chopped Salad
Hello again foodies! It’s been forever and a day since I’ve posted but life has been hectic and I’ll admit it, every once and again I get thrown off my cooking habits and eat really plain, boring meals or go out to eat. Whenever that happens I shake it off and head to the grocery … Continue reading Scrambled Saturday
I apologize for the lack of posts. Finals was upon me and so was the dreaded flu. It had me down for the count for about a week so my days were filled with chicken soup and tea. Alas, I am feeling much better and it’s finally spring break! This week in the grocery store … Continue reading Simple Sunday Morning
I am an artichoke fiend! Always have been always will be. So naturally a quick at home artichoke dip is right up my alley. My sister gave me her recipe several years ago and I have adapted it to my own. I don’t really use measurements anymore because I’ve done it so much but here’s … Continue reading Easy Artichoke Dip
I’ve had my crock pot for several months now and only cooked in it a few times. So this weekend I decided to break it out and try this recipe I found for a Slow Cooker Chicken Burrito Bowl! I modified the recipe just a tad so mine turned out a little different but I’m sure … Continue reading Crockpot Chicken Burrito Bowl
As someone who isn’t a big breakfast eater, finding a breakfast food I enjoy is quite a rarity. Behold, my holy grail breakfast food. Ingredients: Bread Avocado or premade guacamole Egg Salt and pepper (optional) Lemon juice (optional) Plain Greek yogurt (optional) Feta (optional) Toast your bread in a toaster or toaster oven to desired … Continue reading Avocado Toast Over Easy
As a college student, brunch doesn’t just happen on weekends. Between school, work and much needed sleep we find ourselves eating at whenever we have a moment. I’ve personally never been a breakfast person or a morning person in general. My class schedule this winter has had me eating my first meal of the day … Continue reading Mid Day Scramble
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