Skip to Recipe In my circle of friends, I am notorious for not being a particularly adventurous eater. Keep those beef hearts and chicken feet away from me, and don’t even get me started on the time that I found out that beef tongue (something my mom made for us a lot growing up) was
Skip to Recipe Two years ago, I came up with a red velvet rum cake to make at my boss’s request. For the fun of it, I started looking into what other types of bundt cake would hold up to a generous soaking of rum syrup. I tried chocolate pound cake, but it was kind
Skip to Recipe With all of the hurricanes and traveling going on, I haven’t been eating very well lately. That’s not to say that I haven’t had a lot of DELICIOUS food these past few weeks, but my stomach was long overdue for a break. This weekend, I just wanted something simple. Something that helped
Not everyone knows this, but I actually lived in Philadelphia, PA for a while. More specifically, I lived in Center City and then South Philly. Back when I thought I could be an artist, I went to an art college in the area. My life eventually took a different path, but not before I spent
Skip to Recipe I have a weird relationship with peanut butter. I don’t go nutso over peanut butter things the way that some people do. In fact, when people would ask me, I used to say that I don’t like peanut butter all that much. But, lately, I have been gaining a greater appreciation for
Skip to Recipe One of my older sisters doesn’t make it a secret that she really doesn’t know how to cook. It’s not that she is proud of it, but she is just very matter-of-fact about it. Since getting married, though, she has decided to make more of an effort in learning her way around
Florida has an almost unhealthy obsession with Publix subs. Don’t get me wrong, this grocery store chain does make some pretty darn good subs, but not worth the almost fanatical loyalty that they seem to have won from Floridians. Usually, a Publix sub for me is a quick meal for when I spent too much
Skip to Recipe I hosted my first “Instant Pot Party” recently for a few friends that wanted some pointers on how to make the most out of their appliance. One of my friends wanted to make a peanut butter cheesecake, and already had a recipe in mind. Having made that same recipe before with some
The best part about having a job that requires occasional travel is that you get to try new places to eat in different areas. I make a big show out of it, too. I scour the web for what’s around the area where I will be staying with good reviews and a menu that piques
Skip to Recipe Growing up in Miami, Fl has given me a healthy love of Cuban food. Moros is a personal favorite of mine, and will always be my side dish of choice when dining at a Cuban restaurant. Moros, short for moros y cristianos, is a dish in which rice is cooked with black beans, and