good food & a full life
Not only is this bread tangy, sour and sweet all at once- it also immediately teleports you to springtime! I don’t know about you but I am very very ready for some sunshine and warmer weather. In the mean time.. I’ll be over here eating this bread for breakfast lunch & dinner.
Summertime always makes me think of seafood. On hot summer days when you’ve been soaking up the sun or if you’re really lucky, enjoying the ocean breeze at the beach, seafood always hits the spot and is so in season. Shrimp is one of the quickest things to make as it cooks in only a few minutes and can really be made to take on any type of flavor you want! So with all that said, say hello to your new favorite summertime shrimp dish! It’s got all the important s’s too… simple, spicy and sweet. Total crowd pleaser and won’t cramp your style when you’ve let the summertime fun get the best of you […]
As someone who has incredibly fond memories of Paris, especially all of the amazing food eaten in dark, cozy, candlelit restaurants filled with the loud hum of laughter and people speaking in french, walking into Le Diplomate on dark rainy evenings, feels just right. When you first walk in your eyes have to adjust to the dim lighting and take in how large the restaurant is on the inside. It’s generally very busy, even on weeknights, and is filled with all sorts of people bonding over delicious cheese boards, wine carafes and mussels. Both times I’ve come to Le Diplomate I’ve been struck by the warmth the restaurant has and you feel almost tucked in […]
It was the most perfect summer day complete with picking pounds and pounds of blackberries off the vine, fresh peaches, peach soft serve and clear sunny skies. Other than eating almost as many blackberries as we picked, which is really saying something as it was literally a basket full, the next best part of the day was the discovery of the most delicious fruity muffin recipe. Tourist Tip: For anyone in Charlottesville, this amazing blackberry place is right across from Blue Mountain Brewery off of 151. It’s really understated with a nice little open air barn where you will meet the sweetest older lady who provides you with a basket, directions to the vines ( around […]
One of my favorite things about moving back to Charlottesville, is being constantly excited and surprised by all the new delicious restaurants that pop up around town. Don’t get me wrong, I ate my way through Hooville when I was at UVA and most of my favorites are the same but it’ s pretty fun to check out all the new places and have some new foodie buddies to do it with. I left my # 1 eating partner in crime back in Arlington (miss you Shruts) but was thrilled when Kim, who started at my office a few months after me, quickly become my go to lunch date. One of our first and continually favorite […]
Get ready for a salad that cures the ” oh no, not another boring salad” sentiment and really steps up your office lunch game! The chicken is crusted with unsweetened coconut and baked- so it’s nice and crispy without the grease & fat from frying and topped with a delicious peanut asian dressing. Highly recommend you cycling this into your Sunday meal prep plan! It would also make some delicious asian taco’s with a shredded carrot and cabbage slaw… I’ll work on testing out that idea asap. First thing’s first, all props go to Clean Eating for the chicken recipe! While I did make my favorite peanut dressing and spice up the salad a bit with extra […]