Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of my weekends in our hometown of Ely. When Sunday afternoon rolls around, I find it harder and harder to leave so I usually stall by parking myself on a bar stool at my favorite establishment, The Boathouse Brewpub & Restaurant. Since I eventually have to drive 4 hours…
Philly Cheese Steak Stuffed Peppers
True to my carb loving nature, there’s almost nothing I love more than a quality sandwich (aka slamwich aka sangwich). Lately, health nuts love to hate on carbs and they make me feel guilty for eating them (life tip: don’t ever let anyone make you feel something you don’t want to), so a couple years…
Tomato Tart
It was Dana’s turn to venture down to the southeast burbs for Blogging Night, of course Nina (Dana’s dog) came along as well because I prefer if Nina joins when Dana visits. Dana found this recipe for a tomato tart from the Pioneer Woman, and we (and by “we” I mean Dana) made one adjustment…
Goulash
I can say with a great deal of confidence that something is fundamentally wrong with my sister, the better half of this blog. I say this for one single reason: she hates goulash. What is wrong with her? No one in their right mind hates goulash-it’s America’s favorite casserole. I’m not sure where she would…
Shrimp Scampi with Zucchini Noodles
I’ve been catching some heat recently for not posting anything in a few weeks. In my defense, I have been super busy, basically just using my house as a place to sleep, and I haven’t been cooking anything other than roasted veggies and rice (my go-to easy meal that I will eventually get around to…
Roasted Broccoli
I’ve always like broccoli best raw, I think it smells sort of funny when it’s cooked. The only way I have really liked cooked broccoli in the past is smothered with melted cheese. That was until I was introduced to roasted broccoli. SO. FREAKING. GOOD. I would have never guessed that broccoli could be addicting; this…
