Ally: What is casserole bread? Honestly, I had no idea when I was first looking at this recipe. Not joking, I literally googled, "what is casserole bread." Basically, as best I can tell, it just means that you don't knead it or let it rise so much, and therefore, it's a much quicker and easier... Continue Reading →
Spinach & Feta Gözleme
What's the first thing people think of when they think of Turkish food? Kofte is the first thing for most people, but there's so much more! Don't worry, we're going to keep cooking our way through them and sharing with you here. Gözleme is one of the many great Turkish street foods. (Lahmacun is another that if you... Continue Reading →
Pasta with Roasted Red Pepper & Goat Cheese Sauce
Happy middle of March! Who cares about mid-March you say?? I do! Mid-March means the NCAA basketball tournament. I love the Madness! The brackets, the buzzer-beaters, the underdogs, the team spirit, the heart and soul... I love it all! This weekend has been a little bit of a roller-coaster for me though. I've enjoyed my... Continue Reading →
Scalloped Potatoes
I can't believe I'm saying this, but I've never made scalloped potatoes before today. Maybe that's not that weird for most, but growing up my mother made them at least a few a month, and they're one of my favorite side dishes. I wish I had my mother's recipe, but she didn't include that one... Continue Reading →
Garlic & Truffle Pimento Cheese
South Carolina is known for many dishes in the world of all things culinary. Favorites include low country boils, boiled peanuts, shrimp & grits, sweet tea, cornbread, and of course... pimento cheese! South Carolinians seem use a fair amount of mayonnaise in their pimento cheese, but instead of Duke's or Kraft's mayo we made garlic truffle aioli.... Continue Reading →
Baked Brie with Caramelized Onion Chutney
I'm pretty satisfied with myself. Why? Because I made another family recipe, as I've been wanting to do, AND I got to inhale some delicious cheese. This recipe comes from my aunt Lori. I've made it several times and every time wonder why I don't make it more often. This is a great appetizer to... Continue Reading →
Goat Cheese Smothered Spaghetti Squash
Spaghetti squash is one of those things that if you look on Pinterest, it seems that everyone is making. I had never made spaghetti squash before tonight! I've been wanting to, because I wanted to be cool like the other Pinterest-ers basically. When I mentioned this to Selim, he said, "I mean don't people just pour sauce... Continue Reading →
French Onion Chicken Zoodles
I've had this idea of French Onion soup combined with zoodles for awhile. I'd seen similar ideas on other blogs in the past, but have never tried it myself. The ones I drew from the most were this one from Climbing Grier Mountain and this one from Mother Thyme. True to form, I tried to keep... Continue Reading →
Homemade Pasta Carbonara
In 2015, we went on a trip to Italy & Turkey. After eating our way through Rome, we became mildly obsessed with fresh pasta. So we got the pasta attachments for our stand mixer and have been trying to master making pasta from scratch ever since. The first time we attempted homemade pasta, we decided... Continue Reading →