Savory Breakfast Potatoes
There are few things more satisfying on a slow Sunday morning than a delicious brunch. And in my opinion, nothing completes a good brunch like crispy roasted potatoes. I feel as though I am always advocating for & defending the potato. Diet culture has viciously demonized this humble vegetable, which actually offers a lot of nutrients and is one of the most affordable & accessible vegetables at the grocery store. Sure, when you peel & deep fry potatoes or saturate them with h
Eggplant Caponata
A lot of my "kitchen ingenuity" can be attributed to the question - "What do I already have in my refrigerator that I should use up?" Asking this sparks ideas for recipes & meals that I wouldn't have necessarily thought to make out of the blue, but the desire to reduce food waste & use what I have on hand gives me that motivation. In last night's case, I knew I had eggplant & an open jar of tomato sauce in my refrigerator, so my mind went to Eggplant Caponata - a traditional
Lemon Tahini Dressing
I am absolutely in awe of tahini. It is incredibly versatile, nutritious (hello calcium, iron, protein & more) and of course, so delicious. I consider tahini as the perfect accompaniment to almost any dish and I literally use it on everything - toasted bread, steamed vegetables, as a salad dressing, on roasted sweet potatoes (this one is SO good), and more. Yesterday, I was craving pasta, so my creamy tahini dressing became the perfect sauce. I like to scale this recipe up to
How-To Taco Guide
I recently relocated from Austin, TX all the way up to Portland, OR. Though I'm absolutely loving my new home, there is one thing (well, a few things) but one thing in particular that I really miss about Austin - and that's the abundance of TACOS everywhere! So, I've decided to take matters into my own hands and recreate my own favorite ATX tacos at home. I enjoy making tacos for breakfast, lunch or dinner because they are always tasty, filling & quick to make. I also love th
{"items":["5f5b03d9cf4be800178516c9","5f5b03d9cf4be800178516c8","5f5b03d9cf4be800178516c7","5f5b03d9cf4be800178516c6"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":1.3333333333333333,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":30,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":32,"galleryMargin":0,"scatter":0,"rotatingScatter":"","chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":1,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCropRatios":"","columnWidths":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":1,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":1,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":true,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_ON_THE_LEFT","galleryTextAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"nothing","fullscreen":true,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","slideAnimation":"SCROLL","scrollDirection":0,"scrollDuration":400,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imagePlacementAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":0,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":0,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"jsonStyleParams":"","gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":714,"allowTitle":true,"allowContextMenu":true,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"itemBorderColor":{"themeName":"color_15","value":"rgba(47,46,46,1)"},"showVideoPlayButton":true,"galleryLayout":2,"targetItemSize":714,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|fill|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":false,"externalInfoHeight":0,"externalInfoWidth":0.5},"container":{"width":714,"galleryWidth":746,"galleryHeight":0,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}