Build Your Own Spritz Bar

A Build Your Own Spritz Bar and delicious appetizer menu to ring in the New Year! Guests choose from a variety of liqeuers, bitters, and garnishes to create their own festive cocktail. Topped off with your favorite champagne, prosecco, or cava – this bar is perfect for entertaining! I like to stay in on New Years Eve. Truth be told, aside from my college yearsRead more ->

10 New Side Dishes for Thanksgiving

Looking to introduce some new recipes to your Thanksgiving table? Give one of these a try! A delicious collection of some fresh new side dish ideas to impress your guests. From sweet squash to roasted ginger vinaigrette, this collection has a little something for all degrees of culinary curiosity for the cozy holiday.   Spiced Delicata Wedges Brussels Sprout Slaw with Roasted Ginger Vinaigrette  Wild Rice PilafRead more ->

Simple Fall Entertaining

It’s Fall! Praise be. It’s Fall. For me, the autumnal season always comes with nostalgia. Something about this time of year warms me to my core, regardless of the quickly cooling temps. The layers. The hot cider. The soul-comforting soups and stews. Aside from all these literal examples, Fall also ushers in a sense of gratitude, community, comfort, and joy for me. And dare I sayRead more ->

Caramelized Fennel and Onion Dip

A hand pulling a cracker from a bowl of cheesy caramelized fennel and onion dip

This Caramelized Fennel and Onion Dip is delectable, cheesy goodness! Fennel and sweet yellow onions are caramelized and finished with white wine and garlic. Mixed with creamy ricotta cheese and gruyere, it’s topped liberally with parmigiano reggiano and baked until bubbly. Scoop it all up with toasted baguette and let the world melt away.   Let’s get one thing straight: I am not a cheese person.Read more ->

17 Recipes for Your Super Bowl Party

17 Recipes for Super Bowl LIII 17 of my favorite appetizers, snacks, cocktails, and sweets to make for the Super Bowl! Even if you aren’t hosting, be sure to bring one (or a few!) of the scrumptious recipes in this roundup to your Super Bowl Party. Pomelo PalomaLight, bright, and effervescent:these Pomelo Palomas are the perfect thirst quencher for your crew. Charred Poblano and CornRead more ->

Cinco de Mayo Recipe Roundup

It’s MAY. Anyone else still not sick of the JT meme that’s popping on every single one of your feeds, prompting an instant chuckle each time, for no reason? High five. Well, here we are. It’s MAY. We’re finally turning that long corner into Summer. And I couldn’t be happier. And what better way to kick off the warm season with MEXICAN FOOD. That’s right,Read more ->

Rosemary Sweet Potato Quiche with Turkey Sausage, Sundried Tomatoes, and Chiles

This Rosemary Sweet Potato Quiche with Turkey Sausage, Sundried Tomatoes, and Chiles is the perfect option for a gluten-free quiche base! It’s super simple and so delicious. The filling is packed with protein and some serious flavor from the help of sun-dried tomatoes and green chiles. An unlikely combination, but undeniably delicious!  Do healthy breakfasts (perhaps on-the-go-friendly) fit your healthy eating intentions of 2018? IRead more ->

Merry Punch

This festive Merry Punch is the perfect boozy cocktail to serve a crowd.  It’s a little sweet, a little tart, a little bitter, and very boozy. With Aperol and grapefruit, this concoction makes a perfect apertif. This recipe can be scaled to serve as many as you like! Serve this punch at your next family or friendly holiday gathering!  Merry Christmas! I hope your dayRead more ->

Harvest Cheese Board

This Harvest Cheese Board is the perfect spread for a get together! Salty, sweet, and savory flavors create a people-pleasing cheese board. When I entertain, an epic cheese board is always on the menu. Everyone is always so impressed…but it is seriously the MOST EASY thing to prepare. You just need a little creativity! Something sweet, something spicy, something salty. You need to have aRead more ->

Grilled Vegetable Pasta Salad

a bowl of pasta salad with grilled vegetables

Summer’s best shines in this Grilled Vegetable Pasta Salad. Fresh picked produce is simply dressed and lightly grilled, giving this salad its smoky flavor. Tossed with creamy mozzarella, al dente pasta, and a bright lemony dressing, this recipe will surely be your new favorite! Summer’s Cooking Method of Choice What says “summer” more than grilling? That was a trick question. There isn’t much. I loveRead more ->