Lots of people hate New York in the winter—the cold, the gray, the dark, the overall dreariness—not me, though, I hate it in the summer! The heat and humidity is just SO intense, especially down in the subway platforms. The garbage reeks. The electricity bill is high. And the window ACs just don’t cut it,… Read More The Best No-Cook Summer Meals
Good decisions are almost never made post-drinking, and though it’s true for many cases (there’s a reason “drunk texting exes” is an infamous pastime), it’s especially true for food. The first thing most of us do after stumbling out of the subway or Uber is make a beeline to the 24-hour taco truck down the… Read More 3 After-Drinks Dinners You Can Make in Minutes
People LOVEEEEEE Trader Joe’s. And sometimes their OBSESSION can be a little much, but whenever I go to one (which isn’t too often since I don’t have one in my neighborhood and am not about lugging grocery bags on the subway), I can totally understand it. It has a lot of healthier snack options, is… Read More 2 Trader Joe’s Hacks from Around the Web (+ Two of My Own)
Okay, when I read that title again I realized it made it sound like I was “over” rice, as in “I’m OVER it” lol. But alas, no, I am not swearing over that starchy goodness forever! Instead, I ate two meals this week that were over rice, as in served over rice, so I could… Read More Over Rice
As you’ve noticed (she says with a guilty expression realizing the last blog post was almost a month ago…), the past couple weeks I haven’t quite stuck with meal plans. Between babysitting late nights and having leftovers from a camping trip, I didn’t have much of a schedule worth posting. So, I ended up with… Read More Week 36: Cleaning Out the Fridge
This week included a new idea for a brunch casserole for one, dishes topped with leafy arugula, and a Spring picnic! Had in kitchen: Trader Joe’s pesto (I put it in my freezer when I didn’t finish it during the week), quinoa, Italian breadcrumbs, 1 tomato, olive oil, balsamic glaze, salt and pepper, coconut oil… Read More Week 35: Arugula Appetite
Breakfast is one of those things that goes back and forth for me, especially in my new freelance lifestyle where I’m home all morning. One week I’m really good about cooking myself some nice, runny eggs and toast, the following week I’m distracted by writing and will realize it’s 11 a.m. and I’ve only had… Read More The Best Weekly Breakfast Hack
