Aside from the books I brought on the trip (yes, I know Kindles are lighter, but I've tried and failed to enjoy reading that way), I made it my mission to travel light this summer. Which included what souvenirs I chose to bring home. Funnily enough, the limoncello and selection [...]
Until this summer, the closest I'd been to visiting Aix en Provence was dining at one of our favorite spots in Dallas. Lavendou Bistro Provencal. It's what I always imagined a cozy little bistro in Aix would be: a simple menu that's seasonal, accented with fresh herbs, and finished with [...]
Little known fact: When Instagram compiles my "Top 9" photos at the end of the year, there's always a salad—sometimes two—in the mix. Yes, the salad has occasionally ranked above pics from various date nights, vacation snaps, and novels I'm loving at the moment. Apparently, there's a clandestine society of [...]
We all remember my adventure in paella-making a few weeks ago. A trained chef walked us through every step from sautéing of the Sofrito to inviting the Bomba rice to the party at the precise moment. Feeling like it would be no problem to replicate at home, I decided to [...]
When I've got the travel bug and a trip isn't on the calendar for a bit, taking a cooking class is the next best thing. I finally used the gift card I received for my birthday and decided that Spain is where I wanted to visit for the afternoon. We [...]
Compared with, say, a tangle of glistening pasta draped just so in a pretty bowl, overnight oats aren't going to win any Instagram beauty contests. But if you're looking for a quick and delicious way to begin your morning, overnight oats will definitely do the trick. I start with this [...]
Anyone who's been following my cooking adventures won't exactly be surprised that I chose Italian for our Valentine's dinner at home. What made the lemon spaghetti with shrimp and fried capers a bit unique, however, was the choice of pasta. Have you ever seen noodles this, shall-we-say, supersized? Yeah, me [...]
I think it might've been my sister who said that "every season is soup season," and I couldn't agree more. But there is something extra comforting about homemade soup on a rainy, gray January afternoon. So when considering what to make for the NFL playoff games last Saturday, chicken tortellini [...]
There's a million things I love about traveling, but the one that shoots right to the top of the list is recreating the restaurant dishes we've tried along the way. In San Francisco, there is no shortage of incredible seafood or sourdough bread. And when they're both featured? Well, how [...]
In the same way many people judge a Tex-Mex joint by their chips or an Italian restaurant by the rustic bread, my first impression of a French bistro is highly contingent upon the quality of the French onion soup. What can I say? I adore it, and when it's really [...]
