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pizza dough

We eat pizza pretty often, especially when we have afternoon activities because it’s super easy to prep. All you have to do is throw the ingredients together in the mornings, let the dough rise during the day, throw in the fridge overnight and then quickly 

my week in food: LBI beach edition

my week in food: LBI beach edition

We spent the week on Long Beach Island in NJ with D's family and it was heavenly. We had picture perfect weather the whole week. I didn't grab a picture of all our meals, as we cooked all but one night, but I did make 

culinary school flashback: phase 1 day 1

I’m back with another culinary school flashback post. If you missed the first one about my decision to go, you can read it here. This next post talks about my first day of school. I may or may not have added a photo of me 

pea and bacon quiche

pea and bacon quiche

Quiche!! We love it! I could eat quiche pretty much any time of day and for any occasion. The combination of a flaky crust, with a creamy custard and fillers … YUMMMM. I also think it looks super fancy, and makes a perfect dish for 

whole produce cost less than precut produce

whole produce cost less than precut produce

When I was younger, I'd often buy precut fruits and vegetables. The portions are smaller, and therefore made more sense, at the time, to purchase instead of a whole fruit or vegetable. However, this BuzzFeed Food Video drives home just how much more it costs!! 

my week in food

my week in food

Everyone in my family groans when I start pulling out my camera to take pictures of my food before diving in 😂. My hubby may or may not even roll his eyes, which in his defense I get … he’s hungry and just wants to eat. 

strawberry oatmeal

strawberry oatmeal

Unlike many families, we don’t usually eat cereal for breakfast. Don’t get me wrong, I love cereal! We grew up eating it at home, but I have always found that it doesn’t keep me full for very long. So when we added a kid into 

culinary school flashback: the decision

culinary school flashback: the decision

I had been struggling to figure out how to best share all my old blog posts, from when I was in culinary school. My sister mentioned doing a throwback series, making it’s less overwhelming, and way more fun to relive. Not sure why I didn’t 

guest blog @ l’academie de cuisine

guest blog @ l’academie de cuisine

I never thought I would go to culinary school!!! I write about it in my first original culinary school blog posted (coming later this week), but I always thought it would just be a dream. Thanks to a lot of soul searching and an incredible 

another day, another loaf

another day, another loaf

I swear I eat more than just bread 😝. But it’s been so hot and humid here in Maryland, that sandwiches or even a slice of bread with butter is all I’ve been craving. So last night I started another loaf and it was ready