Author: Michelle

Carrot Cake Bites

Since the weather is crap, and I’ve been doing nothing but eating in all week, I totally ate Chinese takeout tonight. I always get the same thing [chicken chow mein, pork fried rice, BBQ pork, and crab puffs], and it’s like the ultimate comfort food 

Grilled Feta with Tomato Salsa

It’s totally grilling season — or at minimum, eat outside season. I have a small balcony off the second floor of the house. It’s completely covered in shade by the time noon rolls around, so it has to be a warm day to feel remotely 

Bacon Meatloaf

I haven’t used my beloved blender in weeks. I think I’m starting to go through withdrawals. I was seriously using it every single morning before work. After I returned from Kansas City, I didn’t make it to the store fridge like I normally do, so 

Cocoa Brownies

Tickets have been purchased. Portland to Bangkok and Bangkok to Portland 20 days later. I. Cannot. Wait. Well, not for the 23 hour flights, but you know what I mean. We narrowed down our original ambitious plan to focusing mostly on Thailand, with maybe a 

Coppa & Cherry Pepper French Bread Pizza

Sometimes you just need to gnaw on an entire half of a loaf of french bread. IĀ almost went for the big one, but changed my mind last minute after carrying around the loaf in my basket through the entire store. I do that. A lot. 

Kansas City

I’m back, sunburnt, and still full of BBQ. Kansas City was really fun. We ate BBQ for four meals out of nine [five out of ten if you include the chicken and rib I ate at the tailgate before the game]. Portions being gigantic, I