Last updated on March 30th, 2014 I don’t usually cook with so many potatoes – honest. In 2011, I could probably use my fingers to count the meals I made that included potatoes. I think I’d gotten in a funk with potatoes, a little sick of their sometimes dry texture. For some reason, I never…
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Kale, ruby red grapefruit, and pine nut salad
Last updated on July 1st, 2012 In addition to my citrus kick, I’ve been on a mission to figure out a way to cook kale. Truth be told, it’s always scared me; I once baked kale chips and they were a little bitter. I never ate kale growing up, and I’m not sure I’ve ever…
Seared scallops with blood orange gastrique and fried shallots
Last updated on January 24th, 2014 I declared this national citrus awareness day. Okay, so I don’t have that power, but when planning today’s meals, I couldn’t help but be drawn to the bins of citrus at the produce market: grapefruit, blood oranges, navel oranges, lemon, etc. Whatever I decided to cook, I would be…
Spiced orange buttermilk biscuits with “Playhouse” honey
Last updated on July 1st, 2012 I have a vendetta against breakfast pastries. They are merely pretending to be dessert, but not going all the way. With a breakfast pastry, you get all the calories and fat of a truly scrumptious sweet, but not the flavor, texture, and sugar of a decadent dessert cake. I…
Fresh pasta with brussels sprouts and pancetta
Last updated on June 23rd, 2014 I’ve been craving fresh pasta for the past few days, but also wanted to make a new dish beyond my current repertoire, which requires some amount of forethought. Lucas and I spent a majority of this past weekend working on designing the (yet to be shared) blog layout, and as…
Butternut squash soup with bacon, sage, and parmesan crisps
Last updated on June 6th, 2014 Tonight’s meal began with two jumbo artichokes I impulse bought for 98 cents yesterday (you can’t pass that up); I had to find something that complemented this find. And as someone with a ridiculous sweet tooth, it’s no surprise that I love butternut squash. I’m a big fan of Trader…
Lucas’s skillet-fried white cheddar turkey burger
Last updated on July 1st, 2012 Let me start by saying that Lucas and I faced an obstacle in food blogging today: it is not easy to make a burger look appealing in photographs. I’ll continue by telling you that this turkey burger recipe (courtesy of Lucas) is the juiciest, most flavorful turkey burger I’ve…
Ponzu skirt steak
Last updated on July 1st, 2012 Every time I move to a new city, there’s a restaurant I leave behind that I just can’t seem to replace. No future restaurant will ever compare. The one that got away when I migrated from LA to Philadelphia in 2007 served selections of meat, seafood, and vegetables with…
Crispy homemade pizza with mixed-herb pistachio pesto
Last updated on May 14th, 2018 I used to choose Trader Joe’s dough when making homemade pizza and was perfectly satisfied. That is, until I discovered how easy it is to whip up in the KitchenAid. I prefer my pizza with ultra thin crust – so thin that it crunches a bit with each bite, and…
Soba noodles with crispy tofu
Last updated on March 30th, 2014 As I’m sure can already be deduced from my ravioli post, I love pasta. I have to consciously and creatively reduce it from our meal plans or we’d eat it seven nights a week. With about half the calories of regular egg noodles, soba noodles are a healthier alternative. This…
Frost kissed artichoke
Last updated on July 1st, 2012 Once, while out at a nice restaurant, Lucas and I observed a patron at the table next to us using a fork and knife to cut and eat her artichoke; I imagine that after unsuccessfully chewing on the artichoke’s tough leaves she thought, “how disgusting.” Meanwhile, Lucas and I…
Steamed mussels in lager
Last updated on July 1st, 2012 I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I seriously don’t know where people who don’t have a seafood market down the street get fresh fish. We treat ourselves to mussels or clams at least twice a month, but I wouldn’t know where to buy them if Monterey…
BBQ pulled pork sandwiches with blood orange slaw
Last updated on July 1st, 2012 I’ve been couponing for the past year and a half (thanks to Margot:), and will eventually share some of my tips and finds. My most recent big bargain is the crockpot I got for free from CVS on black friday (yes, free!). My mom uses her crockpot all the…
Crispy oven-baked buffalo wings
Last updated on January 30th, 2014 One fact you need to know about me is that I will rarely cook a recipe for which I don’t have a picture. How am I supposed to make it when I don’t even know what I’m striving for?! I’m a visual learner (and cook), and Jane Hornby’s What…
Crunchy lemon green beans
Last updated on July 1st, 2012 My namesake, “Big Sarah” (although I’m the taller one now), is an excellent home chef. She knows 100x more about food than I do, and has taught me much of what I know. When went off to college, Sarah sent me with a recipe book in which she compiled…
Roasted cauliflower steaks and hand cut cauliflower ravioli
Last updated on January 23rd, 2019 I’ve been receiving Bon Appétit for almost two years now, and always enjoy flipping through the pictures of mouth-watering food. I need a better system for flagging recipes I’d like to try though because whenever it comes to meal planning night, I always forget about the stack of shiny…
Snixy Frittata
Last updated on January 23rd, 2019 I’m not big on breakfast. In fact, whenever I’m out for brunch, I order off the lunch menu. Lucas, on the other hand, loves breakfast – it’s the only way I can get him out of bed before noon on the weekend. It’s a bit surprising, then, that I…
Homemade sausage sandwiches and baked sweet potato “fries”
Last updated on April 10th, 2019 My KitchenAid mixer is one of the most used tools in my kitchen. We recently bought ourselves the food grinder and sausage stuffer attachments, and had been stewing over the different types of sausages we could make. The first time we attempted sausage with our KitchenAid, it was a…
Shrimp tacos with spicy cabbage slaw
Last updated on August 2nd, 2019 Christmas 2011 was the year of kitchen gifts. We have the world’s smallest kitchen (seriously, it’s smaller than our bathroom – we have one cabinet), but everyone knows that contributing to my kitchen accessories is always the best bet. And our kitchen is bursting at its seams already. Even Lucas…
Spicy green beans
Last updated on January 23rd, 2019 Recipe Rewind February 4, 2014: We’re making our way through old recipes to revive their pictures and steps, starting with Dad’s spicy green beans. This is a super simple recipe using Lawry’s seasoned pepper, my dad’s spice mix of choice. With a spicy kick and a bit of a crunch, they’re…
