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. I 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 …