Garlic and Lemon Baked Chicken with Potatoes and Carrots
JillI love chicken. Baked or roasted chicken is one of my favorite comfort foods, and although the end result is fantastic, there really isn't that much effort required in the preparation. The first...
View ArticleDairy-Free (and vegan) Blueberry Ice Cream
JillIt's been pretty rainy and gross in Connecticut for the past few days. Spring seems to be taking far too long to get here, and I've been taking the opportunity to make a lot of the heavier, blazing...
View ArticlePeach Smoothies (non-dairy and vegan)
JillIt seemed long overdue, but we can finally turn off the heater and open the windows. That also means that pancakes and oatmeal are going to be off of the Sunday breakfast menu for a while. In this...
View ArticleHome Brewing Part 1
JillA few years ago, my brother got me a Mr. Beer kit for my birthday. The idea of brewing my own beer had never occured to me, but as a biology major the process of fermentation was nothing foreign. I...
View ArticleBalsamic Risotto with Roasted Red Peppers
JillAfter getting comfortable with the idea of risotto, I realized it's actually a pretty easy thing to throw together on a weeknight. It's also a great base recipe to start with to get rid of some of...
View ArticleHome Brewing Update
JillMy beer has spent about 3 weeks fermenting, and something tastes off. I gave it a little taste-test and it seems to be a little too sweet for the amount of time it's spent in the container. That...
View ArticleVegan Bolognese
JillFrom the amount of vegan recipes I post here, a person might assume I'm a vegan. I'm actually neither a vegan or a vegetarian. A while back, I thought about the amount of meat both Keith and I were...
View ArticleZucchini "Pasta"
JillSo, it's been a while! Georgeanne and I are both in positions that have been making it difficult to post. She's staying at her sister's in Edinburgh (and eventually moving back here), and I have a...
View ArticleMini Chocolate Berry Tarts
JillSo it's been pretty impossible to post updates lately, and this problem stems from the fact that my computer is in a semi-permanent state of dead. The computer is less than a year old and therefore...
View ArticleCucumber Avocado soup with Prosciutto-wrapped Melon
JillIt's finally fixed! It seemed like forever, but my computer is finally fully functioning and operational. In celebration, I'd like to post some of the things I've been hanging on to for the past...
View ArticleVegan Pesto
JillIt's weird how the prospect of not being able to have something makes you want to have it more, even if you never really wanted it in the first place. I used to always take my coffee black with...
View ArticleBlackberry Gel Pudding
JillChocolate has always been my favorite dessert flavor, but the older I get, the more I start veering away from chocolate and heading into fruit-related territory. I had some blackberries hanging...
View ArticleHealthy Breakfast. No, Really.
JillSo I love food. I love a LOT of food. However, this poses a little problem, or a big problem, depending on how you want to look at it. It occurred to me a month or two ago that I had reached the...
View ArticleFish Tacos
JillLast night was one of those nights where it was really just too hot to think. I went to the store planning to get a couple of nice pieces of tuna to marinate and sear, but when I got there, the...
View ArticleVegetable Tian
JillI realized recently that it had been a while since I spent an afternoon in the kitchen, relaxing and preparing a dinner that takes a little more care and effort than the usual...
View ArticleLentil Salad with Dill
JillI can't believe that summer is winding down already! It's almost time to bring out the warmer clothes and spend hundreds of dollars on required textbooks that I'll probably open once or twice. I...
View ArticleA Review of Daiya Vegan Cheese
I think it would be a lot more difficult to live lactose-free if there weren't all of these wonderful products on the market that cater to people with issues or lifestyles similar to mine. Replicating...
View ArticleMediterranean Swordfish in Parchment Packets
JillUsually for Keith's birthday, I ask him what he would like me to make him for dinner. This year he decided he wanted to eat swordfish, and all I can say is thank goodness for food blogs. Prior to...
View ArticleBaked Pasta Puttanesca
JillI'm not sure if this is a universal statement or not, but when I go back to school, my stress level skyrockets. The amount of time I have for planning and creating elaborate meals shrinks, and I...
View ArticleWeeknight Vegetarian Chili
JillDon't get me wrong, I LOVE making a big ol' pot of meaty chili and letting it slowly simmer together. However, it's not always practical to pull one together from thin air. For instance, you may...
View ArticleAsian-Inspired Vegetable Soup with Shiritaki Noodles
JillMaking soup used to seem mysterious and time-consuming, but now I've come to the conclusion that it's got to be difficult to screw it up. Boil water with something to make stock, or buy premade...
View ArticleMoving
JillI've noticed that a lot of blogs go through the cliche where weeks pass by without a single post, followed by some sort of sorry explanation to account for the laziness. Well, this blog is no...
View ArticleSick-Day Chicken Soup
JillIt's bound to happen. Every year, the temperature drops significantly over night, and then one of us gets a cold. Blech. Everybody knows that home made chicken soup makes you feel better when...
View ArticleLemony Chickpeas with Chicken Sausage and Spinach
JillSo here I am again! After quite a long hiatus from this blog, my life has begun to regain something resembling order and I can fit these updates back into my schedule again. The boxes have been...
View ArticleEasy Dijon-Crusted Salmon
JillI hear a lot that some people are afraid to cook fish at home, but fresh fish is actually one of the easiest things you can make. When I moved into my first apartment, I was completely new to...
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