Weekends are all about recuperating and de-stressing from the hectic week. The best way I know how to do that is by sleeping in, lounging, and brunching. I absolutely adore weekend brunching; since you’re combining breakfast and lunch, you have the perfect excuse to not only eat more food, but also more varieties of foods. I make it a point to brunch out at least every other weekend. First, I take my time scouting places for the best brunch spot, I then check their menu online and call to ...
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Rustic French style apple tart (Galette)
Fall has officially begun and so has apple season. I don’t particularly love eating apples on their own because of all the chewing that is needed. I do, however, love baking with apples. My all-time favorite dessert to make during apple season is a Rustic French style apple tart. I love apple tarts so much that when I was in the process of designing my website’s logo, I was adamant that it be a part of the design. Yes, my love for this delightful dessert is that deep! Anyone who knows ...
Simple flaky and tender butter pie crust
Pie crust has to be one of the simplest and easiest things to make at home. Everyone should try their hand at making pie crust; once you do you will never buy frozen supermarket pie crust ever again. Frozen supermarket pie crust contains ingredients such as benzoate, propionate, and beta carotene. Do you know the purpose of these ingredients? I sure don’t. This homemade pie crust recipe only has 3 basic ingredients: flour, butter, and water. All of which you can pronounce. I am aware ...
The ultimate sweet & savory grilled cheese
Last week, I made this peach chutney using the scrumptious end of summer peaches. If you haven’t checked out that recipe yet, here it is again. It’s a combination of sweet, savory, spicy, and tangy flavors that your taste buds will love. My favorite way of eating it has been to spread it on a seeded cracker topped with a bit of cheese. Its utterly delightful, but eventually I ran out of crackers. Normal humans would’ve gotten bored and moved on to something else, but not me. When I love ...
One pot chickpea stew (Indian Chana curry)
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Indo Chinese sweet corn soup with chili vinegar
My husband and I are opposites in many ways, especially when it comes to our food preferences. I adore vegetables while he absolutely despises them, he loves things on the sweeter side and I’m more of a savory gal, you get the drift.The one thing we both mutually love though is soup, specifically sweet corn soup. We eat soup throughout the year: during breezy spring time, sultry summer heat, crisp fall, and especially chilly winter. Just call us the soup connoisseurs, we adore it. It is ...
End of Summer Peach chutney
Summer is coming to an end, well at least in some parts of the country. Fall officially begins on September 22nd. In Northern Texas, we experience fall in mid-November. I am perfectly okay with that if it means I still get to enjoy the luscious and juicy summer peaches. Nothing beats the varieties of fresh fruits and vegetables of summer. AHH, I love summer, please don’t leave!!! Peaches are one of my favorite summer fruits along with mangos. My preferred variety is yellow peaches. I ...
Smashed beans on toast with poached egg
Does anyone feel like the whole trend of avocado toast is a little overdone? No? Okay great neither do I, but let’s be real here for a second it’s getting a little ridiculous. I recently came across an article on the web called “Millionaire to Millennials: Stop Buying Avocado Toast If You Want to Buy a Home”. In this article, an Australian businessman basically states that millennials can't afford to purchase a home because our money is being wasted on $20 avocado toast. I think the man is ...
The Original Italian Tiramisu (Light & Super Creamy)
Recently my mom mentioned to me that my husband makes a lot of appearances in my posts. I usually use him as my comic relief (shh…don't tell him), but today he is the star of this post. I am delighted to share his tried and true original Italian tiramisu recipe. This is a recipe that he has perfected over a period of 7 years. I know what you are thinking surely that’s a typo, but you would be mistaken. It really took the man 7 years. He rarely ever enters the kitchen, that is my domain, ...
Quick 10-Minute Lemon Cauliflower rice
I am eternally grateful to the person who came up with the brilliant idea for cauliflower rice. I don't have what you call the skinny gene, so literally, I have to be watchful of everything I eat. If I am not, it's very easy for me to start expanding. Thank you for the genetics Mom and Dad. I still love you! That being said, I can't really afford to be eating rice all the time, even though I would love to. The other thing is my husband despises rice. He is an anomaly. He doesn't like ...