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Quick and Easy Asparagus

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quickasparagus3Spinach, broccoli, hericot verts, kale, brussels, and asparagus are our most frequently eaten green vegetables in this house. I realize I haven't posted any vegetable recipes, and there's a reason for that -- I honestly thought no one cared lol. I treat veggies with respect most times, and keep them rather simple for our quick weeknight noms. Sometimes I'll do something fancy with them, but not frequently. I didn't think anyone wanted to know how I did this, but I guess I can post my quick and easy vegetable recipes as well as the more involved versions too, right? Wouldn't hurt...

Creamy Turkey Pot Pie with Puff Pastry

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Creamy Turkey Pot PieIf I had a list of the most comforting things I've ever made, this would top that list. I'm getting sleepy just writing about it. This is the perfect rainy-day, nothing-else-to-do, nowhere-to-go, i'm-not-leaving-the-bed-and-you-can't-make-me meal. It's like a delicious, flavorful hug for your entire being. It's all of these things without being too heavy, but let's just face it -- turkey makes you sleepy. This meal is "rustic", it's not supposed to look perfect, it's just supposed to taste really good -- and it does. There's also no formal way to eat this -- you just scoop n'serve!

Handheld Apple-Cranberry Pies

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Handheld Apple & Cranberry PiesYou ever eat something so good that you start cussing? Because that's exactly what happened after my sweety and I savored every buttery, flaky bite of these delicious and adorable little pies. We stared each other down and shook our heads in decadent disgust as we devoured every bite -- cussing each other out in the most romantic way possible. The sheer frustration that possessed us both let me know that this is one of those treats I'd have to make quite often, just to keep balance in our home.

12 Amazing Thanksgiving Turkey Recipes

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12turkeyrecipesYou're probably bored to death with bland, dried out turkey -- right? Well, you should be -- it's an abomination. No one deserves flavorless, dried out turkey. Please, people! Don't do it to your family. Our loved ones deserve better. I'm here to save the day by providing you with 12 great turkey recipes that help take a typical bland bird and turn it into the star of the dinner table -- the way it should be. These recipes help broaden your culinary mental capacity by introducing the often disrespected bird, and packing them with extra bold flavors. Some traditional, some totally out of the box -- all delicious.

Cranberry-Orange Cornbread Stuffing with Sausage

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Cranberry-Orange Cornbread Stuffing with SausageListen, I love stuffing. I. Love. Stuffing. Nothing beats homemade stuffing. I knew that once I became an adult I'd have to make it from scratch like all of the lovely women in my family. You can seriously take your recipe variations to the moon, the possibilities of flavor are endless. That's because I truly believe everything tastes tastes with bread. Seriously, it's the one part of the meal that always fits no matter what. They serve a variation of bread with practically every meal in every cuisine, so when you take that concept and run with it, you get delicious stuffing.

Lemon and Herb Roast Turkey Breast

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Lemon and Herb Roast Turkey BreastIt's the most, wonderful tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime of the yeeeeear! Turkey. Stuffing. Potatoes. Veggies. Gravy. Cranberries. Fresh sage. Family. OMG! Thanksgiving will always and forever be my Christmas. I love it, it's my favorite holiday of all time. Why? Because food, that's why lol. I love food. You do too, that's why you're here. Today's food lesson is all about turkey. As I've said in a previous post, I'm not cooking our actual Thanksgiving meal this year -- we're flying home to visit my parents. But I needed these flavors ASAP and I couldn't wait. The plus-side? I'm sharing these recipes with you.

Southern Style Black-Eyed Peas with Hamhocks

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Southern Black-Eyed Peas with HamhocksMy boyfriend hates black-eyed peas. I don't blame him. Just about everywhere you go, you find the same gritty, muddy textured peas sitting in a thick, pasty gravy that ends up looking grey and unappealing. However, I love black-eyed peas -- I just don't love everybody's. Not too many people make this dish the proper way, and the end result is usually a mushy, mealy, disrespectful version of this southern classic. If you're tired of eating mealy, gritty black-eyed peas, grab my hand and let me take you on a journey.