Mary Catherine’s Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Mary Catherine, though she doesn’t blog regularly, seems to be taking over my blog with all of her great articles. A few weeks ago she shared her do-it-yourself guide to Weight Watchers, and today I’m sharing her best macaroni and cheese recipe, according to her husband.
The original recipe for this was Alton Brown’s baked macaroni [...]

Spicy Goulash with Tortellini

Christian and I love to cook together. We love sitting next to each other at the computer, examining recipes, and when we’re in the kitchen, we each have specific duties. I get out all of the ingredients, keep up with the recipe and watch whatever goes on the stove or in the oven. Christian chops [...]

Mom’s Chicken, Broccoli and Cheese Casserole

Whenever I think of comfort food, I think delicious, but fattening. So I love it when there’s a comfort food that actually isn’t too terrible for you.
My mom used to make this all the time, and it remains a family favorite. You can use ingredients you probably already have in your pantry, and you don’t [...]

This Week In Links: The Jeopardy Analogy Edition

I’ve spent the week combing the tubes of the Internet, and once again I’ve got five great sites that you should check out in your free time this weekend. My favorite has got to be the first one. Reading analogies by high schoolers makes my day, and as you will be able to tell once [...]

Garlic Basil Pizza Dough

It’s Monday. The start of a long week. You don’t feel like cooking, but you also don’t want to spend money on ordering out for pizza. Your fridge is pretty well-stocked, but what can you make with all that stuff?
I bring you the delicious answer to your problems: Garlic basil pizza dough.
A few months ago [...]

This Week In Links: The Slapface Edition

The fall television season is almost upon us, and I’m starting to get excited. I’m not a very loyal TV watcher in general, and I don’t really watch that much TV, but there are a few shows I really like. One of my favorites, embarassingly enough, is Dancing With the Stars (sadly, I’m the only [...]

Cilantro Bean Salad

Probably one of the most difficult areas to conquer is food – whether it’s eating healthy, figuring out what to cook for dinner or trying to please everybody’s varying tastes.
At my house, everybody has their own dislikes. I don’t really like tomatoes. My youngest sister hates most vegetables. My other sister doesn’t like red meat. [...]