Biscuits and Green Chile Gravy + Melissa’s Produce GIVEAWAY!

I'm not usually a biscuits and gravy person, but when it comes to Hatch chiles, I make exceptions. As the Hatch Chile season begins to wind down, there's just a couple of weeks left, it's time to grab your last few tastes of freshly roasted green chile. The folks at Melissa's Produce sent me a…

September 4, 20180Comments

Book Reviews

Fall Cookbook Preview: Ottolenghi Simple by Yotam Ottolenghi

One of the food trends that never seems to go away is the 30-minute meal. Sixteen years ago, when Food Network was still focused on cooking, Rachael Ray brought quick, weeknight meals to our TV screens. Over the ensuing years as Americans lives have gotten busier and busier, the trend morphed and spawned a run…

August 30, 20180Comments

Product Review

We Tried Peatos vs. Cheetos

Try Peatos' for Free at Select Kroger Stores with Friday Free Download Coupon You may have seen the news that Pepsi Co.'s Frito Lay division issued a cease-and-desist letter to World Peas Brand defending its trademark against World Peas' use of a tiger paw print and claim that "Tigers Live Longer Than Cheetahs." The promotion…

August 29, 20180Comments

Book Reviews

Cover Reveal: PROFESSOR FEELGOOD by Leisa Rayven

Leisa Rayven today unveiled the cover for Professor Feelgood, book #2 in her Masters of Love series. The book follows book editor Asha Tate who discovers a would-be Instagram celebrity who may just be the sales boon her struggling publishing company needs. But it seems working with the Professor, as he calls himself, may be…

August 28, 20180Comments

Book Reviews

Book Deal Alert: Food52 ANY NIGHT GRILLING

Book Deal Alert! Paula Disbrowe's Food52 Any Night Grilling is $2.99 on Kindle, iBooks and Google Play. Before the summer grilling season runs out, pick up this book, fire up the grill and enjoy some deliciously summery grub! Any Night Grilling was the July selection for Deb Balint's @rainydaybites Instagram cookbook club (#rainydaybitescookbookclub). I joined…

August 27, 20180Comments

Book Reviews

JOSH AND HAZEL’S GUIDE TO NOT DATING by Christina Lauren

Review copy provided by the publisher Fun, Sexy Friends-to-Lovers Romance Features Christina Lauren's First Korean-American Hero Christina Lauren is a one-click author for me. No matter how different the heroines have been in their books, I’ve always found something to identify with or appreciate in the women they’ve created. I had trouble with Hazel Bradford,…

August 23, 20180Comments

Book Reviews

THE PARIS WEDDING by Charlotte Nash | Spot Review

Review copy provided by the publisher The Paris Wedding is women’s fic that I wish had been a straight up romance. In The Paris Wedding, Rachael and her high school sweetheart break up when he heads to Sydney to start his career and she stays behind in their farm town to take care of her…

August 20, 20180Comments

Product Review

We Tried the New Trader Joe’s Miso Ramen Cup

Stroll by Trader Joe's new product section and you'll see two new instant noodle options: chicken ramen soup and the one we're trying today, Trader Joe's Miso Ramen ($1.99 for a 1.5 oz cup). The ingredient list is surprising clean, wheat noodles, dried miso, yeast extract, potato starch, seaweed, etc. It contains soy and wheat,…

August 14, 20180Comments

Main Course Recipes

Deuki Hong’s Kimchi Fried Rice

My grandma's fried rice is sacred. It's been our house recipe since the time before time. But this weekend, I made Deuki Hong's Kimchi Fried Rice and if there's another version to add to your repertoire, it's this one. I tried my grandma's version and added kimchi, but it just wasn't as good as Deuki's.…

August 13, 20180Comments

Events Recipes

Hatch Chile Season Is Here! Roasting Events Kick Off This Weekend

Although Hatch Chile Season seems to mark the end of summer, it's still one of my favorite times of year. I debate whether or not to buy a 25 lb. case and then inevitably cave and do it. It sounds like a lot, but once you've roasted them and packed them into freezer bags, you'll…

August 8, 20180Comments

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Biscuits and Green Chile Gravy + Melissa’s Produce GIVEAWAY!

Fall Cookbook Preview: Ottolenghi Simple by Yotam Ottolenghi

We Tried Peatos vs. Cheetos

Cover Reveal: PROFESSOR FEELGOOD by Leisa Rayven

Book Deal Alert: Food52 ANY NIGHT GRILLING

JOSH AND HAZEL’S GUIDE TO NOT DATING by Christina Lauren

THE PARIS WEDDING by Charlotte Nash | Spot Review

We Tried the New Trader Joe’s Miso Ramen Cup

Deuki Hong’s Kimchi Fried Rice

Hatch Chile Season Is Here! Roasting Events Kick Off This Weekend

It Looks Like You in the Dark by Mathilda Zeller | Review

Now Available: Wicker, the Short Story That Inspired the Film

Review: The Romance Revival by Christina Lauren