It's cookie season! I don't think I got around to baking gingerbread or sugar cookies last Christmas, so when it was time to bake for a holiday lab get-together, I jumped at the opportunity. In keeping with my theme of trying to put a spin on whatever recipe I make (even if it's just a small one), I added some peppermint extract to the dough...

Silly me has been out of my baking routine lately, so I forgot to take a single picture of these cookies. I almost thought about "repurposing" an old cookie photograph, but decided against it. Sigh. I really wish I had taken a picture because these cookies came out of the oven looking perfect (not something I can always claim). But despite my...

We've been eating crazy amounts of spinach lately. For the last few weeks, most mornings for breakfast, we've been drinking green smoothies for breakfast. Dustin was skeptical about the potential deliciousness of putting spinach in a smoothie, but has since perfected a version with bananas, honey, raspberries, mangoes, fresh orange juice, and...

Another of my leftover turkey recipes from last year. It's a super simple soup recipe that you can make even on the busiest of nights. Dustin actually made this for me and had it ready and waiting for me when I arrived home from a long day at school. I never got around to making chicken noodle soup like I wanted, this similar turkey version was...

This might be my favorite use for leftover Thanksgiving turkey. Whole Foods has this amazing chipotle cranberry cheddar cheese that is subtly sweet and spicy. When paired with turkey it makes a delicious quesadilla. I got super busy and very behind on posting around this time of the year, so I decided to write up all of the recipes we made...

Let's face it. It will never be really be soup weather where I live, so I have to get my fill of warm, comforting soups when I'm wearing T-shirts and pretending it's cold. I've previously made a more gourmet version of buffalo chicken soup with blue cheese biscuits and all, but I wanted a more everyday version, so I combined the idea behind that...

Although we've made jalapeño chicken popper sandwiches that might be a little more true to the spirit of a jalapeño popper, but these burgers are lightly spicy from jalapeños with lots of creamy cheesy goodness− all of the best parts of a jalapeño popper. Perfect for grilling season when it is too hot to turn on your oven or fry something in...

You'd never know there was pumpkin in these enchiladas except for the slightly orange color of the sauce. The pumpkin puree replaces the traditional tomato base and just tastes of Tex-Mex goodness when mixed with jalapeños, garlic, and all of the works. The sauce is made in the blender and then you just pour it over the tortilla and bake. Super...

This post should really be called PATJs, which is short for Pancetta, Argulua, and Tomato Jam sandwiches, but I don't think you'd be able to understand what I was talking about if that was the title. But all of the ingredients in this sandwich are fancied up version of the classic BLT sandwich served on delicious seeded bread. The tomato jam...

This is a pumpkin soup that even Dustin can get behind. When I told him pumpkin soup was on the menu, he was less than pleased. But once he tasted the mildly pumpkin soup, I think he quite enjoyed his meal. The amaretto in the soup is really quite subtle, but adds a little extra depth to the soup. I actually intended to deglaze the pan in which...