Food

Home Fries & Fried Egg
4 Tips For Perfect Home Fries

My boyfriend Peter’s birthday is the day after mine, and we’ve started a tradition of…

“The Inglorious Fruits”: Focusing on Food Waste

A little while ago, I found myself scrolling down my Facebook feed—as is (often) my…

Potluck Recipe: Mini Meatballs In Fresh Tomato Sauce

There are two kinds of potlucks. The first is the potluck where you know pretty…

I Was 23 And Hungry: Accepting Food Stamps

By Laura Trapletti Standing in the open, gloomy lobby of the Department of Health and…

RECIPE: Whole Wheat Almond Cookies

By Nakeisha Campbell When I first tried this recipe, I had no idea what I…

gourmet dinner
Host A Gourmet Dinner For 4 (With Seafood Lasagna + Budget-Saving Tips)

A night out isn’t always required for a gourmet dinner. Depending on who you’re trying to…

Seasonal Open Sign
Forgiveness And Supermarket Indiscretions

I used to spend a really long time in the supermarket. This was when I…

5 Tips (And Recipes) For Hosting A Dinner Party After Work

We all know the feeling. You’ve been trying to reach that friend of yours for…

tarragon
RECIPE: Chicken Rolls With Goat Cheese And Tarragon

Between jobs, relationships, hobbies, and other commitments, it’s all too easy to find yourself eating…

DIY Homemade Chai Tea

I’m addicted to chai tea. It’s just a fact, and it’s also a problem. I…

Collard Greens
Collard Greens With Chickpeas

Until I was about twenty-four years old I thought the “collard” part of “collard greens”…

Recipe: Strawberry Poppy Seed Salad

Summer is beginning to smolder, especially here in the South, which means that cooks everywhere…

5 Vegetarian BBQ Recipes

This past Saturday, June 21, was the Summer Solstice, officially bringing the Northern Hemisphere into…

Recipe: Swap Your Pasta For Spaghetti Squash

Everybody loves a pasta dish, but the summer heat makes some of my favorites feel…

Prep Cooking: My New Love

I’m finally beginning to cook well. I don’t mean making things taste good; I’ve had…

A Beginner’s Guide To Healthy Eating

I knew something was wrong when my husband stepped on the bathroom scales, out of…

strawberry sangria popsicles
Recipe: Strawberry Sangria Popsicles

I don’t know about you, but it feels like full-blown summer where I live. People…

Our Favorite Drinks For Summer

Twenty-Something Tuesday The heat is on, darlings. Summer is approaching and thus, we need the…

6 Virginia Craft Beers Worth Trying

This year in Virginia we endured snowstorms that continued almost into April, so Memorial Day…

3 Easy Vegetarian Summer Pastas

After living in Italy for two and a half years, the insane things they did strangely started to…