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 

funfetti birthday cake

funfetti birthday cake

My daughter turned four last week and she requested a vanilla cake with sprinkles. "Sure," I thought, "how hard can that be," right? I made a delicious vanilla cake batter, dumped in a ton of sprinkles and popped it on the oven … … boy 

experimenting with bread

experimenting with bread

I enjoy experimenting with different flavors in our breads. Tonight I’m throwing in some hazelnuts, raisins and a few tablespoons of my sourdough starter into my normal bread recipe and plan on proofing and baking it in my cast iron pan…     … I 

sourdough 

sourdough 

I’ve been taking bread for a few years now.  Thanks to a friend, who gave me half of his sourdough starter, I’ve been working on refining my recipe. The smell of fresh baked bread is simple one of my favorite smells 😍🍞!!