Author: Michelle

Italy Bound

It’s almost 11pm. I’m not 100% packed. There is a load of laundry still going. I have to be up at 3am. I wouldn’t expect anything less. This is what it’s like when you know you’re not going to be home for awhile. Who am 

Cherry Chip Cake

Happy birthday, Mom! This happens to be my mom’s favorite cake. Well, the flavor is her favorite. This, boys and girls, is what happens when you have baking powder that’s past its prime. Isn’t it almost like the ridiculously misshapen clay bowls/animals/ashtrays we made our parents when 

Green Chili Chicken Burgers

Told you. Burger kick. I cannot be stopped [okay, I can. It’s called three days until Italy]. There is this restaurant in San Diego called Big Kitchen. It’s an awesome diner of the greasy spoon variety, but thankfully doesn’t tear up your stomach. It has 

Hummus Burgers

I’ve been on a burger kick lately. I think it’s the summer weather that’s been teasing me. The house was still 73º inside when I went to sleep last night, slowly creeping down from the 79º over the weekend. I couldn’t bring myself to turn 

Pastrami & Rye Stuffing

I realize that now is really not the time for stuffing recipes. It was over 80° today. We went from snow last month to a sweet taste of summer. It feels like LA did last weekend. I spent the day with my sister, splitting brunch 

Pork Stuffed Eggplant

We went out to Marchesi Vineyards yesterday for a meeting about the trip. Y’know, the trip that’s in two weeks? The meeting involved meeting a lot of the people going on the trip [a totally fun and interesting group!], going over a more detailed itinerary,