Author: Michelle

Roasted Chicken and Potatoes

There is something super comforting about eating roasted chicken and potatoes. It also feels strangely domestic, like I need to don an apron. Oh let’s be honest, I just wanted to use pearl onions. It’s not every day that you have a bag of them 

Braised Beef over Handmade Noodles

Man, there is something about Italian food. The food is so simple, yet so hearty. Sometimes I wonder if I shouldn’t have been born Italian. I live with an Italian, does that count? I’ve been trying to branch out to more than just pasta and 

Sweet Potato Hash

Yup. Breakfast. It had to happen. I’m a breakfast fiend. We’ve had this tendency to spend our time at a local soccer bar on the weekends, so actually making breakfast is out. Yeah, getting up earlier might help this problem if it weren’t for the 

Cast Iron Brownies

I swear I don’t normally eat this many desserts. It just happened. Andrew is the sweets eater in the house, not me. I would much rather have an extra helping of dinner. Okay, that’s a lie. There are certain desserts I will make room for, 

Coconut Ginger Scones

I go to school part time while working a full-time job. I switched to a completely online program because I started getting really tired of going to class unnecessarily. I can’t stand when a professor tries to tell me that my attendance is prudent when 

Sweet and Spicy Tilapia

I’m constantly making dinner for one. Andrew [the boyfriend] is off gallivanting across the country for work most days of the week, so it’s just Roma and I. As much as I know she’d love to help me eat, that’s just not happening. I’m getting