Here are ALL the recipes that can be found on my blog, prepared into this list for your viewing pleasure!
Recipes
Brown Butter Snickerdoodles
Next in line for my series of Christmas cookie posts is the ever adored snickerdoodle. For the longest time I had no idea what a snickerdoodle was, and when I learned they were cookies rolled in cinnamon sugar I was a bit confused. Where were the peanuts and nougat and caramel? This ain’t no Snickers! ...Chocolate Chip Cookies
I have had my blog running long enough now that it’s finally time to do this. Yessiree – it is time for the good ol’ classic chocolate chip cookie recipe. The characteristics of the ideal CCC vary from person to person, so there is no real way to determine the best recipe in the cookiverse. ...Roasted Root Vegetables
Many people are susceptible to impulse purchasing – myself included. If I walk past a sassy pair of high heels I will make a mental note of their appeal and move on. If I’m in the electronics department and I see an immersion blender that I’ve been needing since mine broke, I will pass by ...Whipped Feta with Herb Oil
While I generally prefer cows’ milk cheese to those made with goats’ or sheep’s milk, feta has always been one of my favorite cheeses. Whole Foods even makes a really nice (and lower priced) cows’ milk feta that I love. One of the things that’s so great about feta is that its pungent flavor means ...Pumpkin Pecan Ice Cream
Inspiration struck me as I was pondering the sort of dessert I’d wanted to bring to my parents’ place for Thanksgiving. Given the simplicity of the recipe I was thinking I would make my semifreddo. Then I thought it might be fun to do a twist on a pumpkin pie and change the vanilla ice ...Savory Vegan Gravy
Gravy is one of my favorite types of sauces; I smother just about everything on my plate with the stuff when I can get away with it. Even my favorite breakfast is fresh buttermilk biscuits under a blanket of piping hot cream gravy. That’s why it’s so confusing that I so rarely cook my own gravy ...Dad’s Cornbread Dressing
Sometimes I find it hard to believe that I didn’t like dressing as a kid. I’m not sure why it took me so long to evolve into a rational human being with properly functioning taste buds, but fortunately I wasn’t crazy forever and now I’m an honest to goodness dressing fiend. Like most families, our ...Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies
It’s been a little over a week since I made a new post, because I had some fun things going on. We went to Blizzcon again this year, making it our 5th trip to Anaheim for the big event. What set this year apart from the others was the fact that a total of 10 ...Autumn Minestrone
Few dishes are more comforting than a piping hot bowl of soup during the chilly months. I love making soups and stews; not only are they almost completely foolproof, they are also easily customizable. Whatever leftover veggies are in the fridge can be tossed into a pot and transformed into a hearty meal – it’s ...Hot Chai Apple Cider
Have you ever been struck by inspiration? A moment of genius that left you wanting to gloat to everyone in your path? It could be the simplest of ideas, but you still can’t help but think to yourself, “MY GOD I AM BRILLIANT!” That’s pretty much how I felt whenever I made this drink. The ...Rosemary Cheddar Crackers
I’ve realized that I rather love the challenge of making foods to fit a certain theme, such as my breaking bad cupcakes and Halloween eyeball cookies. I decided that I wanted to do it again, but with something savory. On Saturday night I was attending a Halloween party and it felt like the perfect opportunity ...Cilantro Lime Potatoes
When you break down the ingredients in your average breakfast burrito, potatoes are pretty common – especially for vegetarians. While they are delicious in the morning, adding potatoes to your filling options on taco night is just as good. These potatoes roast unattended while you dance around in your living room or top your previous ...Mediterranean Veggie Burger
I have conflicting emotions whenever I go into a restaurant and see they have a veggie burger on the menu. On one hand I get excited – hoping for a hearty, flavorful patty made in-house by someone that understands not all vegetarians are out to eat fat-free, gluten-free, low-sodium rabbit food. I mean I’m going ...Eyeball Butter Cookies
Halloween is always a great time to be creative in the kitchen. What other time of year can you make foods to look like witch fingers and brains without anyone batting an eye? I gotta say that the idea of eating a litter box cake still makes me cringe though. Hey, we all have our ...Handmade Potato Gnocchi
The first time I tried gnocchi was from a vacuum-sealed pack I picked up at my local grocery store. At first bite I immediately wondered how I had gone so long without even once consuming these tasty little dumplings. Seriously, what was I doing with my life? You can imagine how I felt the first ...Pumpkin Scones w/ Brown Butter Glaze
Earlier this week I decided that I wanted to make pumpkin pancakes as my next blog post, but between then and now I noticed the food blogger scene absolutely exploding with pumpkin pancake recipes. While I’m sure I could have made some great pancakes with a unique twist on them, I decided to go a ...Rosemary Tomato Soup & Grilled Cheese “Fries”
The classic pairing of grilled cheese and tomato soup is one of my all time favorites. It’s something that I – and most other people I know – grew up eating, so as adults it has evolved into no-fuss comfort food. Nostalgia aside, it’s incredibly easy to make a more grown-up version of this dish ...Taco Pizza
For those times when you can’t decide between taco night or pizza night, may I present for your consideration – Taco Pizza Night! I love this recipe because it’s high in protein and easy to throw together. Not only that, but you can scale the calories back to 170 calories per slice (340 calories for ...Breaking Bad Blue Meth Cupcakes
Like eleventy billion other people this weekend, I am super psyched up about the upcoming Breaking Bad finale. We are going to have a small viewing party over at my brother’s place on Sunday night and I thought I would make something special to bring along. Unfortunately I have been on a two week plan ...3DV – Part 1
I want to try something a little bit different today. I’m playing around with the idea of a new type of blog entry where I talk about what my menu looks like over the course of 3 days. There are a couple of reasons I’ve wanted to do this. The first is that I hope ...Asparagus & Green Pea Risotto
I think quite a few people are intrigued by the vegetarian lifestyle. A really common question that arises when people learn I don’t eat meat is, “Well what DO you eat?” There is a misconception that vegetarians survive on microgreens, tofu, and a cocktail of multivitamins… but in my experience this is rarely the case. ...Fluffy Buttermilk Biscuits
Biscuits with gravy. Sausage biscuit sandwiches. Biscuits with butter and jam. Biscuits with more biscuits. Maybe it’s typical of me to say because I’m from the south but… BISCUITS. ARE. SO. AWESOME. And apparently the word makes less and less sense the more I type it out. Biscuits. Bis-cuits? Weird. Even though a breakfast of biscuits ...Sweet ‘n’ Spicy Slaw
I feel like I’m a bit overdue for a “healthy” post, especially since I consider healthy eating to be an important part of my life. Don’t get me wrong… I still love a raunchy slice of floppy, foldable cheese pizza or a piece of decadent chocolate mousse cake, but I try to consume those things ...Vanilla Bean Semifreddo with Caramel & Pecans
Once again it’s been a while since I updated my blog. Though previously I had wanted to avoid posting two sweet dishes back to back, this recipe is so easy that I really wanted to share it. The first time I made it I decided to make the caramel sauce from scratch following David Lebovitz’s ...Banana Rum Steel Cut Oat Pancakes
Oh man… it’s been a while since I’ve done this. As with many new obsessions, it’s easy to explode out of the gate only to lose the race down the road. My last post was before Christmas and originally I guess I made the excuse that the holidays got the better of me. For several ...Fettuccine with White Wine Roasted Shiitakes
Perhaps this isn’t an issue in all areas of the country, but around here shiitake mushrooms can be incredibly expensive. At times I’ve seen them for as much as $19 a pound, though they seem to hold steady at closer to $9-12. That is the beautiful thing about Asian grocers. I can walk in and ...Small Batch Jalapeño Cornbread Muffins
Whether you’re cooking for a small number of people or you’re just wanting to limit carb-centric indulgences in the kitchen, there are a few reasons why making small batches of baked goods might appeal to you. For me it’s a combination of these two things. I generally prepare food for 2-3 people and if there ...Southwestern Vegetarian Chili
As someone born and raised in Texas it’s sort of in my blood to know a thing or two about chili. Most Texans would consider it blasphemy to put beans in chili, but then again most Texans would consider it blasphemy to be a vegetarian. Neither of those things make much of a difference to ...Spinach & Artichoke Dip Pasta
There is something gratifying about taking one dish that I enjoy and transforming it into another. It’s a realm between novelty and nostalgia that I want to find my way into, all while trying to maintain a health conscious lifestyle. When I saw spinach and artichokes sitting in my refrigerator one night as I was trying to ...Three Ingredient Crispy Chocolate Treat
Some days you just wanna make something really easy with whatever you have on hand. I had a day like that last week. I had a craving for a sweet snack and wanted to make something somewhat reasonable with very little effort. That’s where these guys come in. I made these bars two different ways, each ...Roasted Broccolini, Potato, and Smoked Gouda Soup
I don’t think there are many people out there that don’t enjoy a warm, hearty bowl of potato soup… but when you add cheese and broccoli to it? Pretty much heaven in each bite. Recipes for this type of soup are a dime a dozen, and I even make it multiple ways myself. What I ...Tim Tam Caramel Crumble Bars
If you’re like a lot of Americans, it’s likely that you’ve yet to be introduced to the glory of the Tim Tam. If you’re Australian then you’re probably sleeping on a Tim Tam mattress at night in your knitted Tim Tam footsie pajamas. I happen to know that most of the people that visit my ...Veggie Chicken Enchilada Bake
I’ve decided that starting a blog post is the most difficult part of the food blogging process. Cooking is obviously no problem since I love to do it anyway. Logging all of the ingredients into a calorie tracking website to get the nutritional info can be mildly annoying, but I often have someone on standby ...Quick Low Calorie Flatbread
A couple of days ago I posted my recipe for a reduced calorie spinach and mushroom lasagna. I also mentioned how there was a fair bit of sauce leftover that I would be using again in another recipe later. Well here it is! First off I must confess that I’m completely addicted to making these things. ...Green Lasagna w/ Spinach & Mushrooms
Back in August my parents gave me a generous gift card to Williams Sonoma, and I finally got around to spending some of it over the weekend. One of the things I knew I wanted to get was a small baking dish suitable for making reduced portions of tasty baked entrees like macaroni and cheese ...Savory Steel Cut Oats For One
I attend an exercise boot camp three days a week. Whenever I get home I try to make it a point to eat something, even though I’m usually too worn out to want to prepare anything. Smoothies and shakes are an easy go-to fix for those mornings, but I’ve always been one to prefer savory ...Hummingbird French Toast
Today I’m going to tell you a little story about a mild baking failure that was reborn as a heavenly breakfast dish the following day. Like a diabetic phoenix rising from powdered sugar ashes. I’ve been working on refining a recipe for a hummingbird cake in bread form. The first loaf I made came out a ...Vegan “Beef” Stew w/ Dark Truth Stout
Even though I’m not a vegan myself, I have a handful of friends who are. It’s pretty tempting for me to want to put cheese in just about every entree I make (and let’s face it – I did eat this with rosemary cheese toast), but I make quite a few dishes that would be ...Truffled Macaroni w/ Roasted Cauliflower & Mushrooms
Sometimes I get a hardcore craving for macaroni and cheese that just won’t quit. The problem is that I’m still in the process of my weight loss and I have a calorie budget to consider. Fortunately I love the challenge of taking a delightfully fatty and indulgent meal then converting it to something a little ...Brown Butter Caramel Spice Cookies
Every weekend I allow myself one major “cheat dessert” outside of my usual attempts at healthy eating. Sometimes I like to go out and get a dessert from a nice restaurant, but other times I’m in the mood for something specific enough that it can’t be found anywhere. In this case I was craving dulce ...Black Beans w/ Jalapeno Cheddar Polenta
When I asked Jah what he wanted for dinner last night he immediately said, “Mexican food.” Now this entree may not be exactly what you think of when you conjure up images of Mexican food, but it definitely has enough Southwestern flair to get the job done. Jah’s bowl was served with the beans (and ...Sausage w/ Chickpeas & Kale
Even though I’m a mega cheese beast, I do occasionally make a vegan entree. This is a really hearty dish with lots of protein, and the kale provides lots of vitamins as well. I’ve used Tofurky brand sausage links, but use whatever brand you like – or if you’re not a vegetarian try using turkey ...Simple Skinny Broccoli Soup
A while back I bought a really nice rice cooker. It set us back enough that I was determined to get more use out of it than just making the occasional pot of rice. For months I made as many things as I could in the rice cooker, and this was one of the easier ...Tomato, Mozzarella & Crouton Salad
My favorite salad in the history of EVER. We had friends over one night and I had to make this salad because it is one of my go-to recipes for dinner party type situations. I’m not really classy enough for a dinner party but I can do a dinner party type situation alright. This salad ...Creamy Basil Rotini
I made this sauce one afternoon when I was craving alfredo, but knew I couldn’t spare the calories. This cheesy sauce has a bit of richness from the heavy cream, but the other key ingredients keep the fat content manageable. As if that wasn’t reason enough to make it, you create the sauce in your ...Baked NYC Brownies
Finally got around to making the brownies from the Baked cookbook. We ate them with scoops of delicious bourbon vanilla ice cream (from Sweet Firefly) and homemade hot fudge. I didn’t include the calorie content for this recipe because I haven’t calculated it yet (and possibly because I’m scared to learn what it is). “Baked” Brownies Summary: The ...Black Bean Soup & Chili Lime Tortilla Chips
So easy to make I’m embarrassed to post it. Leave out the cream (or opt for a nondairy alternative) and cheese garnish for a tasty vegan entree. Recipe: Black Bean Soup & Chili Lime Tortilla Chips Summary: A very easy and satisfying meal that is also low calorie at 350 per portion, including the chips. Ingredients Soup 1 Can Black ...Shaved Zucchini Noodles and Kale Pesto
If you haven’t tried zucchini “noodles” yet, I urge you to give it a try. They are easy to make by simply shaving a zucchini or squash with a vegetable peeler and then lightly sauteing the ribbons in a small amount of butter or oil. This kale pesto has an illusion of indulgence – it ...Whole Wheat Orzo with Meyer Lemon & Thyme
Quickie lunch noms. Whole Wheat Orzo w/ Meyer Lemon & Thyme Summary: A quick, low calorie lunch for one that’s simple to toss together. Ingredients ¼ cup whole wheat orzo, prepared according to package instructions (make sure to salt your water!) ½ cup cooked Quorn tenders 4-6 quartered cherry tomatoes 3-4 chopped kalamta olives 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon meyer lemon juice, plus ...Shredded Quorn & Broccoli Panini
A panini with broccoli in it. A belly with panini in it. Shredded Quorn & Broccoli Panini Ingredients 4 Slices Multigrain Bread 1 Tablespoon Butter 1 Quorn Cutlet, braised in a small amount of stock then chopped 1 Cup Frozen Broccoli Florets, thawed in microwave 1 Tablespoon Veganaise, feel free to use regular mayo or cream cheese 1 Tablespoon Grated Parmesan 2 Ounces Grated ...Veggie Burger
It was National Cheeseburger Day, and just because we’re vegetarian didn’t mean we wanted to miss out! Jah, a self proclaimed connoisseur of veggie burgers said this was the best one he’d ever eaten. That is not a compliment I take lightly because I know how much that guy digs veggie burgers. I had some ...
