This Saucy Sun Dried Tomato Gnocchi Just Hits Different Let me tell you how this gnocchi first showed up in my kitchen. It was one of those weeknights where my brain felt like a jumble sale and I had a half-empty jar of sun dried tomatoes glaring at me from the fridge (you ever feel …
So, Here’s Why Blueberry Muesli Is My Morning Hero Alright, let me set the scene: it was a drizzly Tuesday, the kind where the sun refuses to peep out and you’ve got one sock still missing (I never did find it, by the way). I opened my fridge, praying the breakfast fairies had left something …
Here’s Why I Keep Making These Eggplant Meatballs You know those recipes you sort of stumble on by accident (like after buying too many eggplants at a farmer’s market because they looked pretty and you thought, “What the heck, I’ll figure something out!”), and then they become a family staple? That’s exactly how my eggplant …
So you want to make a perfect baked potato? Oh, you are speaking my language! Let me tell you, I’ve been through more spuds than I care to admit just trying to work out what makes ‘em truly excellent. Once, ages ago, I undercooked potatoes at a dinner for friends (I still hear about it… …
Hey There, Salad Lovers! (Or Reluctant Leaf Nibblers…) So, last week, I found myself staring into the fridge at 9pm (don’t ask) searching for, well, anything that could pass for a meal that wasn’t toast. Somehow, a big bunch of kale called my name, so I started tossing things in a bowl, doing one of …
Okay, let me tell you—easy hummus has saved my skin more times than I can count. There’s something about tossing a bunch of stuff (mostly from a can, don’t judge!) into the blender, and ending up with a bowl of smooth, creamy magic that everyone thinks took a lot more effort. Plus, every time I …
The Story Behind My Sweet Potato Soup You ever have one of those days where your brain refuses to cooperate and your stomach won’t stop making demands? That’s pretty much when this sweet Potato Soup entered my life. One cold Tuesday, after a wild-goose chase to three different supermarkets (for one missing ingredient, of course), …
Can I Tell You About the Time I Tried to Serve Pot Pie to My Picky Aunt? So there’s this funny thing with pot pies (at least in my house): it feels like the grand finale of all my fridge-clean-out ambitions. Picture it—rainy Thursday, my aunt arrives with her infamous “I don’t do green things” …
Let’s Talk About Baked Sweet Potato Fries Alright, settle in — I’ve got a soft spot for sweet potato fries. It started a few years back when I tried making them instead of bagged oven chips for my fussy little brother (the bloke asked for ketchup and a side of sarcasm, mind you). Ever since, …
If you’ve ever tried to impress dinner guests with both color and flavor on the dinner table, let me tell you about these balsamic purple potatoes—they’re a total conversation starter. I first made them after seeing a pile of purple spuds at the farmers’ market and thinking, Huh, those look too pretty to just mash. …