Alright people, listen to this craziness. So my mom is starting a business called Perfect Pregnancy ( I could take ten pages to describe what it is, but the gist is that it's a Christian based business that is all about helping and encouraging women throughout their pregnancy) and they are filming their Kickstarter video in Charlotte, NC this weekend. A huge part of Perfect Pregnancy is a book ...
Archives for April 2015
One Pot Vegan Lentil Chili
Chili? In April? I know...it's not exactly your typical spring dish, but like I mentioned with my Chicken and Rice Soup a few weeks ago, I'm an all year round soup/stew/chili eater. If that's not you, bookmark this delicious recipe and save it for October! Well I was suppooooosed to write this post yesterday, but Seth and I traveled to Savannah, GA this weekend to photograph our friends' ...
Brown Sugar Peppered Bacon
Bacon! I love bacon. I think everyone loves bacon. It's delicious and crispy and salty and perfect. But thiiiis bacon takes regular bacon and slaps it in the face. The combination of salty and sweet is one of those classic things that everyone loves - it's the perfect pairing of flavor. It's why the world is obsessed with salted caramel right now - salty and sweet, people! Salty. And. ...
Easy Veggie Lo Mein
Lo Mein is probably my favorite dish to get when I go out to a Chinese restaurant. Sometimes I branch out and get something different, but whenever I do I am secretly missing my traditional Lo Mein order every time :). I'm not sure why I waited for so long to create my own Lo Mein recipe at home, but I am so happy we decided to give it a try. It was a huge hit! The tender veggies, bold, ...
Salmon Banh Mi
There is this restaurant here in Georgia called Atlanta Bread Company - it's super similar to Panera but way better (at least I think so). Well there is this sandwich they make, a Salmon Banh Mi, that I am absolutely obsessed with! I get it every single time Seth and I go there and can't stop thinking the whole time about how crazy delicious it is. It has this perfect balance of flavors - crisp ...
Weekly Cleaning Checklist (with free downloadable)
I have never been someone who is great at keeping my whole house clean. I really wish I was one of those UBER naturally clean people whose homes are always immaculate...that would be awesome. But, nope! Not me. Seth is the same way. The downstairs stays clean-ish...like surface clean. This place hasn't been dusted in I don't even know how long. And the upstairs is almost always pretty ...
Fudgy Gluten-Free Brownies
You're gunna love me when you try these. I mean these are good...like seriously, seriously, WEIRDLY good. Weirdly good considering they are made up mostly of black beans and coconut oil. I know what you are thinking... Because I was thinking the same thing. There is NO way that these brownies taste nearly as good as actual brownies, let alone taste good at all. I even said to Seth before I ...
The Best Chicken and Rice Soup
This really is the best Chicken and Rice Soup Ever! At least out of all the ones I've ever tried. What makes it so over-the-top-amazing? Two things in particular. 1. Rather than buying chicken stock, we just cook a whole chicken in water and that becomes the broth. We need cooked chicken anyway for the soup, why waste the flavorful water that the chicken simmers in?? So it has a super, SUPER ...
Frozen Strawberry Lemonade
Lemonade is one of those things that automatically brings the word "refreshing" to my mind. It's the perfect drink for spring and summer, and is made even more perfect (if that's possible) by adding in a box of pureed strawberries. Strawberries, in my opinion, are one of the best things about spring. They are in season right now so they are perfectly juicy and sweet - a perfect contrast to the ...
Peanut Lime Shrimp
I'm not sure if you ever have these weeks, but the last three days have been so busy and exhausting that Seth and I just haven't had the time or energy to clean our apartment. So it got messy. Really messy. Especially the kitchen. And when I come home to a messy kitchen, it makes me just want to completely stay away from it and not cook (because that means I have to clean it first). And then ...