Carrot Cake Granola {Leftovers Club}
If you’ve been wondering why I never shared the recipe for the delicious carrot cake granola I served as the...
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Syria: Ma’amoul
Ma’amoul are semolina shortbread cookies popular across the Middle East. They are filled with either dates or nuts – commonly...
An Unbelievable 10 Years in Washington D.C.
It’s damn near impossible for me to believe that today marks my 10 year anniversary in Washington D.C. On the...
This is What’s Up Doc: Vegan Carrot Soup with Toasted Chickpeas and Tahini Crema
I am definitely a sucker for soup with fancy condiments. In fact, writing this post just reminded me that it’s...
Honeymoon Part 1: Ubud Edition
I’ve been having a hard time getting back into the swing of my blog. It could be the jet lag…we’ve been totally wiped out! Poor Courtney actually got an intestinal...
Balinese Living
Today we must give up our private villa for a $20/night home stay (albeit my attempt to extend our stay here, apparently someone else wants it…. whoulda thunk it?) That’s...
Greetings from Ubud!
We safely arrived in paradise at about 2 AM. The flight was atrocious but our villa made up for it in a matter of seconds (during which we walked around...
A Brief Explanation of my Absence
I would imagine that a career blogger’s challenge must be to balance blogging and doing the things worth blogging about. I personally, have found myself so busy doing things that...
Charlie’s Pizza: Sure Left an Impression
I am making slow but steady process in my mission to try all 50 of Food Network’s top U.S. pizza joints. Actually, it’s been several weeks now since Carrie and her family took me...
Travel Diary from my tour of the Mount Rushmore State
I’ve decided that my new dream job would to be a travel writer. After all, traveling, writing and trying new restaurants are three of my favorite past times… wouldn’t it...
Going Off Book: Honey-Fig Goat Cheese Cheesecake
I remember when I first started this blog, talking about how one of my goals was to be able to create my own recipes, particularly for baking. Well, I’m not...
Mission Impossible: Find the Country’s BEST Pizza
I will be the first to admit that I’m a pizza snob. Whoever started the saying “Sex is like pizza. Even if it’s done bad, it’s still good” clearly has...
The Do It Yourself Aspirations of a Self-Proclaimed Pack Rat
Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve been quite the collector. I collected stamps, pogs, snow globes, stickers, zwibbledibbles, beanie babies, salt shakers, rocks, coins… the list goes on....
Brewing & Baking
Pizza and beer go together well. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist (or a seasoned foodie) to tell you that. But you know what’s better than eating a slice while...
Spain Part III: Aventuras en la Cocina
You didn’t actually think you’d get through my Spain installments without a foodie post, did you? Of course you didn’t, you know me better than that. Plus, it would be...