Spinach & Feta Puffs

Spinach & Feta Puffs

Happy Monday!  I'm coming at you with another puff pastry recipe.  I made these spinach & feta puffs two weekends ago and I've been craving them since!  They are super duper easy, take very little time to make, and look (and taste) divine.

Baby Hasselback Potatoes

Baby Hasselback Potatoes

Ian's favorite food is potatoes.  Mashed potatoes, to be exact.  This year for Valentine's Day, I wanted to make him a steak dinner, but I wanted to elevate his beloved potatoes.  For me, the fanciest a potato could look is a Hasselback potato.  Hasselback potatoes are a Swedish-style baked potato with slits down the middle [...]

Crispy Waffles

Crispy Waffles

Has this ever happened to you?  You get up in the morning and you are pumped to make a batch of waffles.  But by the time you've finished making them, they're all soggy and soft.  BOO!  I recently had a Bob Ross moment where I discovered a "happy accident" when I was making waffles but [...]

Taiwanese Breakfast Crepes

Taiwanese Breakfast Crepes

Who else likes breakfast for dinner?  Growing up in Taiwan, a lot of times, we would go out for breakfast on weekends and busy mornings.  Taiwanese breakfast joints are not like the swanky brunch places where you'd have a glass of mimosa.  On the contrary, they are often hole-in-the-wall places where you run in, devour [...]

Instant Pot Soymilk

Instant Pot Soymilk

You guys - since Instant Pot came into my life in fall 2016, life has not been the same.  Although most people praise the Instant Pot to cook tender meats or one-pot meals, I personally think it shines in cooking beans and legumes.  It seriously has changed the game for me.  It takes out so [...]

Spinach & Mango Smoothie

Spinach & Mango Smoothie

Spring is here and that means fruits and vegetables are about to get super affordable.  If you're like me, you like to drink your vegetables.  This is horrible, but I sometimes convince myself that if I get 5 servings of fruits and vegetables out of the way in the morning, that gives me license to [...]

Crispy Baked Tofu with Soy Ginger Sauce

Crispy Baked Tofu with Soy Ginger Sauce

I eat a lot of tofu.  In fact, I can devour an entire plate in one sitting. The thing is, I don't discriminate when it comes to soy products - silken, extra firm, beancurd, soymilk, I'll eat them all.  It's funny, when Ian and I first started dating and my mom made Chinese food with [...]

Deviled Eggs 3 Ways

Deviled Eggs 3 Ways

When I was in college, I ate my fair share of deviled eggs.  As music majors, part of giving our junior and senior recitals included hosting the reception.  But with the whole "broke college student" struggle, preparing crowd-pleasing appetizers and desserts on a budget can be really hard.  Enter - deviled eggs.  One year, my [...]

Instant Pot Mac & Cheese

Instant Pot Mac & Cheese

HELLLLLOOOOO triumphant return! Typing this is so surreal. I guess I should rewind and take you back to the beginning. Blogging, especially blogging about food, is not new to me. I started blogging in 2014 as a stress relief when I was in grad school. It was my way of channeling my creative energy in [...]

Stuffed Shells

Stuffed Shells

This is my all-time favorite potluck dish.  You can do the majority of the prep ahead of time if you wish.  It is such a crowd pleaser.  I've yet to bring this to an event and come home with leftovers.  This recipe will yield two 13x9 dishes.  Make this for your next potluck, and I guarantee [...]