These sweet potato fries are delicious -- especially with their tangy lemon garlic mayonnaise for dipping! To ensure you get crispy fries, cut them very thin and spread them out on the baking sheet -- they shouldn't be touching or crowding each other at all. This might mean using several baking sheets. Also, depending on the thickness of your fries ( Read more... )

No, seriously, I made something healthy! And it's not a dessert. In fact, I've got lots of veggie-loaded, healthy recipes coming your way in the coming weeks (and okay, a huge cheesecake, but whatever ( Read more... )

We're getting our first serious taste of fall in New England. I'm loving it, but I also want to indulge in a little bit of summer while I still can. Yesterday I stopped by a great little farm nearby to see if they had any summer squash/zucchini left for some pasta (Linguine w/ Slow Cooked Zucchini, Basil and Cream -- absolutely delicious!) and ( Read more... )

Have I mentioned that I love ice cream? Because I do.

I also found a way to use some of the basil my husband's been growing. Taa daa - strawberry-basil ice cream!


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Recently, I won a trip to San Francisco to demonstrate the recipe for my Blueberry Stuffed French Toast Bowls at the Foodbuzz Food Blogger Festival. I went this past weekend and it was beyond amazing -- but such sensory overload; I'm still processing and compiling memories and impressions. When trying to decide what recipe to post a recap with, ( Read more... )

When I was a little girl, I had an opportunity to go to the NC State Fair on a field trip with my class, but decided not to tell my parents about it (read more about why on my blog). I was disappointed not to go with my classmates, but this weekend (a decade and a half later), Mike gave me a "do-over": he took me to the fair! I ate a Krispy Kreme ( Read more... )

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