In the spirit of breaking out of the typical Easter dinner mold for the second year in a row (and a passionate hatred of ham), this year I decided to take the Asian route. Last year we had a vegetarian pizza party, which was a wild success. But what would my fans say if I simply repeated myself?…
Ah, I love bowls of food. Plates are fine, but it’s something about that concave shape that tends to house the tastiest of meals and snacks. But sometimes we make sub-par bowls of food such as stale, sugary cereal or ice cream that tastes more like ice than cream or plain rice flavored with plain beans. Sometimes, we…
I love where we live. We’re right in the center of Eastown, a neighborhood in Grand Rapids, on a quiet little residential street that somehow doesn’t draw a lot of traffic. We’re surrounded by parks, unique houses, impractical shops, and more restaurants than a person knows how to handle. But what I love most about my little corner…
Doughnuts and apple cider have their moments, but let’s talk about the real reason fall is so special: the return of paninis filled with melty cheese and roasted goodness, all between two perfectly golden, perfectly crunchy slices of bread. Disclaimer: I eat paninis year-round and I encourage everyone I know to do so. They’re a part of a…
So it’s been awhile, but I’ve got my reasons. Busy starting a new job, joining a running group, being a dog mom, being a human… All that good stuff. It’s crazy how much less free time I have now that I have a job that actually requires me to put in a little effort. Did you know that…
I don’t always want tuna, but when I do… I really, really want it. I don’t know what brings on these tuna cravings, but I am powerless against them. I always have a few cans of tuna nearby specifically for these emergencies. One of these cravings hit me hard a few weeks ago, and luckily I had two…
Let me tell you about last weekend. And maybe the chicken feta paninis. You know, if we have time. So last weekend was the Gazelle Girl Half Marathon. It’s a women-only race in Grand Rapids and my friend had decided earlier in the year that she wanted the Gazelle Girl to be her first half marathon. I’m that…
If you ever find yourself struggling to decide where to go on vacation, let me make things easy for you. Go to Thailand. Sure, it’s a pain to get to being on the other side of the world and all, but that really shouldn’t stop you. They have these things called airplanes now that make the whole experience…
Growing up, I always appreciated the tradition of holiday foods like turkey and mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving and ham and potato salad on Easter. The idea behind them was great, the only problem was I didn’t actually enjoy the food all that much. Every year the meals seemed like too much work for it to actually be worth…
Let me just start off by saying I am a pizza crust purist. I think if you choose to make your pizza crust out of something like cauliflower or zucchini instead of flour, you’re truly missing out on one of the more beautiful things in life. However, if you and gluten don’t get along or you don’t have…