American Fare

Zach and I knew that we wanted fish last night, but that was about all that we knew. We played things a little differently yesterday and decided to just wing it: we would figure out what we were making once we got to the grocery store. The first step was to find the perfect filets. …

Ha. Not. Hey, I did tell you that I was pretty obsessed with my ice pop mold here of late. I’m not going to apologize. I think it’s perfectly find to eat an ice pop when it’s 20 degrees outside and quite snowy =). Well, I really didn’t know that it was supposed to snow …

Zach and I decided we would try something new this weekend and have a Chopped theme date night. We LOVE Chopped. It is by far one of our favorite shows to watch. We even have some of the reruns DVRed which is strange I know, but still fun. I’ve been wanting to do this for …

Do you ever just crave “summertime” food? I know that I do. I love everything about the winter: the food, the snow, the outdoor fun and the cold, but I do enjoy a summertime meal every once in a while. One meal that just screams “summertime” is a cold pasta salad and barbecue chicken. Zach …

There’s not much better out there than a really good, hearty muffin. Muffins are such a diverse food. You can have sweet muffins, savory muffins, sweet and savory muffins. You can make them as healthy as you want or as unhealthy as you want. The choice is really yours. I really wanted to try to …

If you couldn’t tell I’m pretty obsessed with my ice pop mold. I think it’s about time I took a little break from making them. I’m starting to run out of room in my freezer! Strawberry shortcake is one of my favorite kinds of cake on the planet. Maybe it’s the fruitiness of them. I …

My ice pop mold came in!! Yay!! It’s about freaking time that’s all I have to say. I think the post office was holding it hostage for a couple of days just to make my life miserable. I wanted to go a little crazy for the first one and decided to throw whatever I wanted …

So yup, I’m still waiting for my ice pop molds to come in. Still patiently waiting. They SHOULD be here today, which means we SHOULD be able to start making them tonight. I hope at least. This better be totally worth the wait! This means that I have to continue to fill in the gaps …