Best salad ever. It's sweet, filling, and you definitely get your fill of fruits and veggies for the day. It also has amazing warm and creamy goat cheese cakes resting on all of the colorful stuff. This is about the healthiest we ever get in this household. So here's what you do. Put a 6-ounce log of plain goat cheese in the freezer. While it...

It's hard to believe it was a year ago that Dustin and I had just finished up at Rice and were heading off on our trip to Europe. We had the best time visiting London, Paris, and Rome and are itching for our next trip across the Atlantic. Some of our best moments were in Paris where we picked up a baguette, a bottle of wine, and some cheese,...

I'd only had a savory scallion pancake once before, but I really enjoyed them. I'm probably biased to like them by the word pancake in the title even though these pancakes aren't sweet or covered in maple syrup. I found a very basic recipe online and followed it exactly, frying these pancakes up on the stove. We served these scallion...

I saw this recipe for spinach crackers on Oh She Glows around St. Patrick's Day, and I made a mental note to make them when I tried my hand at homemade hummus. I really liked the idea of sneakily incorporating some spinach into crackers. I used a star cookie cutter I had because I thought it would make fun and perfectly sized crackers. I...

I finally did it! I finally made homemade hummus the right way. We bought dry garbanzo beans and soaked them over night before following this popular hummus recipe by Mark Bittman on Epicurious. The taste was awesome by taking the extra step to soak the beans, but we still can't get the creamy texture of the hummus served at Mediterranean...

Like honey roasted nuts, only lower in calories. Honey roasted chickpeas make a yummy and healthy snack! Definitely peel the skins and wait for them to fully harden after roasting so that they get a nice crunch. Packaged cutely, they would make a nice gift.

I love the creamy mashed potatoes my Grandma makes, and they are a really simple side dish. Each time I've made them I have to ask my mom exactly what she does because it seems no matter how hard I try, I can't remember what to do even though the steps are ridiculously simple. Now I will have my own written record to look back upon when I want...

It's Super Bowl time! We are ready for some football, and FRIES! Yes, homemade fries! Who knew making homemade, baked fries could be so delicious? Dustin and I thought the only way we'd ever get good fries was to get them at a restaurant (deep fried), but we have since changed our mind after trying a super simple tapas fry recipe. All you have...

I find the name for this dip amusing. With two vegetables in the name it has to be healthy, right? Spinach and artichoke dip is really a misnomer. The name should really be cream cheese and sour cream and mozzarella dip, as the spinach and artichokes are really secondary to all of that creamy, fatty goodness. Perhaps by calling it spinach and...

As Hanukkah rolls around, we wanted to cook up a traditional treat, but we couldn't just do the traditional way through and through. With a little spice and flare, we came up with Chili-Cheese Latkes. I mean really. We all know chili-cheese fries are amazing, and latkes are just glorified fries, so it's a no brainer. Latkes are simple to prepare...