Figs have been turning up at the farmer’s market for the past couple weeks. First they whisper to me sweetly.. “Buy me!” The raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries try to compete, but the figs catch wind, and they start screaming at me… “BUY ME!! BUY ME NATALIE!!!! You can’t live without meeeeee!” ..and they’re right. In…
Stuffed Round Zucchini
I LOVE the farmer’s market in the summertime!! Well, I love the farmer’s market any time of the year actually. It’s just nice to see the different veggies and fruits come in with the changing seasons. Angel and I spied these beautiful round squash at one of the booths, and they started talking about stuffing…
Strawberry Shortcake Crostini
Alright, alright… So I guess TECHNICALLY this isn’t a shortcake recipe. I did dream up this recipe in honor of National Strawberry Shortcake day, though! I didn’t want to do the run of the mill shortcake recipe, although it WAS one of my father’s favorites, and brings back some good memories. I wanted to adult-ify…
BBQ Baby Back Ribs
Before I worked at Friday’s, there were ingredients that intimidated the hell out of me. One of them was ribs. I didn’t know how to cook them, so I STAYED AWAY.
Seductive Italian Salad
This is food-porn at it’s finest, people. You know how sometimes, you think salad, and it’s WAY LESS appealing/appetizing than some other food item that could potentially be on the menu? You have bites here and there that are less than mind-blowing. Mmmm iceberg lettuce. Yum. :-/