By Ari, on February 28th, 2012
“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” – John Lennon
So true. So very, very true.
As some of you now know, John and I are expecting an addition to our family this fall (!!). September, to be exact. Which means that as of this week, I have survived the first three months of pregnancy. Hooray!
 (Beign-yay! onesie courtesy of Baby Laing’s aunt from New Orleans!)
My initial reaction to being pregnant was as follows: “Omg, I’m going to vomit nonstop for months while simultaneously becoming a large whale.” (I also imagined my loving, wonderful husband running to the store at some obscene hour to buy me ice cream, but that has yet to happen. No worries, we’ve still got 6 months to go…)
Continue reading Life Changes
By Ari, on February 24th, 2012
You know the saying, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade,” right? Well when life (read: your amazing, wonderful friends) send you homemade fettuccine with sage and a wild mushroom and sage olive oil, what do you make?
Isn’t the answer obvious?! Mushroom and sage fettuccine!
And you make it immediately. Continue reading Mushroom and Sage Fettuccine
By Ari, on February 21st, 2012
Pistachio. Ice cream.
You heard me. Continue reading Pistachio Ice Cream
By Ari, on February 20th, 2012
Do you own a slow cooker?
I bet that most of you do. Continue reading Bourbon-Honey BBQ Chicken
By Ari, on February 13th, 2012
Remember that time I made soft pretzels? They were good. They were really, really good.
Some of my friends had the genius idea to turn them into pretzel bites. And who doesn’t love finger food?!
So when I came across this recipe - pizza pretzel bites – it would not be an exaggeration to say that I squealed a little with delight and quickly informed John that I had to make them. Like now. And by “now”, I meant the upcoming weekend.
And I did.
And they were delicious!
These definitely require a bit of prep, but it’s so worth it. Again, not exaggerating. Continue reading Pizza Pretzel Bites
By Ari, on February 10th, 2012
Are you ready for the simplest salsa recipe ever?
Not only does it call for canned tomatoes (don’t be a skeptic — this makes your life super easy!), but other than a little knife work, everything gets thrown into a food processor, pulsed a few times, and that’s it.
That’s the whole recipe. Combine ingredients, pulse, chill for an hour, eat.
Continue reading Salsa
By Ari, on January 28th, 2012
It happened again.
I had a weird, inexplainable craving for buffalo chicken wings.
Of course, at the same time I was also wanting eggplant parmesan and chocolate cake, but in the end the buffalo chicken won out.
I think I’m just excited for the Super Bowl (read: excited for Super Bowl eating!).
This tastes exactly like you might expect. Chickeny, cheesey, spicy, pasta goodness. If you’re looking for a unique dish to highlight at your Super Bowl party next week, switch out the buffalo wings with some other flavor combination (these baked parmesan and garlic wings ought to do the trick) and make buffalo chicken lasagna, instead!
Continue reading Buffalo Chicken Lasagna
By Ari, on January 25th, 2012
Is anyone else confused by this uncharacteristically warm winter? We received a few inches of snow this past weekend, then yesterday it was 50 and sunny. On the plus side, all the snow has melted. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say warmer days were coming.
But of course I know better.
This dish is delightful. It’s light, but intensely flavored by the warm tomatoes and fresh rosemary. And ready in 20 minutes! Talk about an easy, healthy, weeknight meal.
Sautéed chicken with a light tomato pan sauce? Sign me up!
 Continue reading Chicken with Tomato-Herb Pan Sauce
By Ari, on January 20th, 2012
I nailed this, guys.
The assignment was to eat more veggies, right?
I wouldn’t go substituting these fritters for fresh greens every day of the week, but a little indulgence (read: oil) once in a while is never a bad thing!
Also, they’re damn tasty.
Continue reading Zucchini Fritters
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(Beign-yay! onesie courtesy of Baby Laing’s aunt from New Orleans!)
