My lover affair with Panda Express Orange Chicken probably started in college! It was a favorite lunch spot for me and my friends in-between classes and it always satisfied. My love for the sticky sweet orange chicken is still going strong but, of course, I had to try to recreate it at home! This recipe […]

On weeknights when I need a low effort, highly satisfying dish, I set up a baked potato bar. And I am telling you, once you make baked potatoes this way, you’ll never turn back!  These potatoes are crispy on the outside and so fluffy and creamy on the inside. I call them Spa Baked Potatoes […]

Listen, I have craved chili approximately 0 times in my life. And that’s being generous. But the weekend after Thanksgiving I wanted two things, cold weather and chili. I could not do much about the cold weather because it is Southern California. But we did put our tree up after basically rearranging our tiny space […]

By “small turkey recipe” I mean: a turkey breast recipe that is an alternative for people who do not want to make a whole, big turkey for Thanksgiving. But, the later was a bit of a long title. So, now that we are on the same page… Turkey is my least favorite part about Thanksgiving. […]

When Jeremy travels, the first night he’s gone I have to make comfort food. I almost always go to our local meat market and get a filet mignon make drool worthy, buttery steak. Steak is my happy place. If I don’t want to do steak then I almost always default to pasta. All. The. Pasta. […]

Jeremy and I stay in for Valentine’s dinner. We turn Valentine’s Day into an opportunity to create a most beautiful meal. We buy our favorite vino. Munch on cheese and fruit for a few hours. Move into dinner casually… It is filled with this shiny beauty of a thing called space. Deep breaths. Long conversations. […]