Just a girl who loves her food

Recipes

The Best Chicken Sandwich

The Best Chicken Sandwich

Often I find myself flipping through one of my many cookbooks, digging for inspiration. Usually the cookbooks with bright bold pictures pull me in and make me wanting more. It’s like I almost get blinded by the enticing photos that I forget to glance over 

Tequila-Citrus Chicken Taco Bowl

Tequila-Citrus Chicken Taco Bowl

When you live somewhere most of your life, you often become complacent about the joys it has to offer. Only until you move, do you realize that not every where has decent Mexican food. I realize this generalization took a sharp turn, and not all of 

Butternut Squash Soup

Butternut Squash Soup

I grew up in the land of cacti and sunshine 360 days of the year. Arizona was a beautiful place to live, if you didn’t mind sweating nearly every day. But that also meant that I didn’t really experience true season changes. The most exciting 

Basil Fettuccine with Roasted Tomato Onion Sauce

Basil Fettuccine with Roasted Tomato Onion Sauce

After a holiday weekend of overindulging on succulent turkey and a larger than necessary heap of mashed potatoes covered in rich gravy, my stomach and arteries are begging for simplicity. To me simple meals are ingredient focused, no fuss wonders. Not all recipes need to 

Shrimp Barley Risotto with Chilli Germolata

Shrimp Barley Risotto with Chilli Germolata

After watching countless hours of cooking shows (I like to pretend it’s research and not an obsession), I developed this idea that making risotto was impossible. It was one of those dishes that even professional chefs could not master. I am here to tell you-