Tag Archives: food

Simple Soup Bread.

One of my most consistent annoyances when trolling the internet is the misuse/overuse of the word “simple.” People, not everything is simple, and simple is not inherently always better. Usually, simple means “expensive” and “well-curated.” Whereas simple should mean eating pizza … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | 23 Comments

Friday Questions: Tastes like Summer.

I’m back with another round of “let me annoy you with my questions because it’s Friday!” What tastes like summer to you? Maybe it is just because we are on the world’s longest Whole30, so it feels like we can’t … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | 12 Comments

Roasted Chicken & Collard Greens

Can we just have a moment of total culinary transparency? Last week I cooked the worst dinner I have made in marriage, perhaps in my entire life. It was a ghastly chicken mole mess that tasted like sickly spiced yet … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 23 Comments

Whole30 Shepherd’s Pie

James: So… I really can’t eat anything tasty, can I? Hannah: No – you can eat so many things! Just no sugar, dairy, alcohol, grains, legumes, or processed foods. James: So… can I have granola bars? Hannah: No. James: How … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 43 Comments

Chicken Tortilla Soup

“Obviously the most important step in eating soup is carrying the bowl into an unexpected part of the house to take a picture.” -James, when I dragged our guests into the hallway to take pictures with better lighting. All for … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | 17 Comments

Autumn Kale Salad with Honey Vinaigrette

I know, I know, two kale recipes in a couple weeks. I’m the worst. Before you get any grand ideas about my culinary superiority, know that Sunday night I dined on Totino’s frozen pizza while enjoying a Redbox double header of Veronica … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 11 Comments

Kale Chicken

Despite the fact that I spent yesterday afternoon cooking by the pool and gently imploring summer to stay FOREVER, fall is coming. Maybe. Slowly. But coming. And with it we will revel in pumpkin flavored everything, butternut squash, cool days, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 21 Comments

Bread and Wine, Chicken and Potatoes.

You have most likely been thinking (ok, not really, because you probably don’t spend tons of time reflecting on what I have or haven’t posted), that these Paris posts have been sorely lacking in one of my very most favorite … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 26 Comments

On Saturday we discovered bottomless brunch.

I had lofty plans about both this weekend.  I am on Spring Break this week, which meant last weekend marked a blissful studying and grading break. James has been traveling fairly frequently and went out of town again today, so … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 16 Comments

Breakfast Sandwiches

On our honeymoon we ate a lot of bagel sandwiches. There was no shortage of elegant dining options in Banff, no deficit of fine grocers, nothing lacking in the kitchen of our resort apartment.  There was no reason at all … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 27 Comments