I like to get creative in the kitchen, but a lot of the time, especially when I was in school, or plodding through the doldrums of living in LA, I would just throw some broccoli or Brussel sprouts on a sheet pan with some chickpeas and call it a day. Roasting them up with olive…
Pistachio Pesto Focaccia Pizza (The Bianca)
I’ve said it before, and I’ll probably keep saying it for the next five years, but there is truly not much that I miss about LA. But that just means the things I do miss are more memorable! One of those things is pizza from Quarter Sheets Pizza Club. I discovered it only a few weeks…
Caramelized Onion Pasta
This is likely not going to be surprising to anyone, but I am not a huge fan of poetry. However, as a kid and teenager, I was really not a fan of poetry. I thought it was over serious and trying waaaay too hard. I was a poetry hater. Usually poetry is only mentioned in…
Tofu Almond Butter Cucumber Sandwiches
It’s amazing how long things can last on my to-do list. I recently went back and edited footage from me and my siblings’ 2022 trip to Coachella. I’m only just now posting these Tofu Almond Butter Sandwiches, which has been sitting in my drafts since 2018!! I don’t want to talk about how many things…
Rustic Tomato Tarte
I recently made my first pie crusts when I was baking these Memorial Day pies, and because I was nervous about how they would turn out, I prepared an extra just in case there was a mishap in the rolling or baking process. Luckily, there was no mishap! So I was able to use the…
Indian-Inspired Fried Rice
This meal came about when I had a ton of Indian leftovers in my fridge. My family was in town, and when my parents order they always get Biryani. Which is delicious, but it means that the white rice that comes with the meals doesn’t get eaten. Because Biryani is better! But then it meant…
Homemade Korma Stew and Homemade Naan
Korma is my favorite Indian curry, and Indian is my favorite “takeout” meal. There’s a place nearby me that’s always the first place I think of when UberEats offers me a deal, and I have ordered a fair amount recently (because they keep giving me deals!!). But as I was eating one night, I decided…
Homemade Cheese Curds
For the first two weeks of September, I got to go to Minneapolis to house and cat sit for Molly, and it was a dream. I got to A) live in a house with AC, B) experience early fall/late summer in the Midwest, C) explore the city and get a taste of MN living… and…