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Recipe Reviews

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Grilled Cheese Social Review: The Bee Sting (remix)

Grilled Cheese Social Review: The Bee Sting (remix)

Wow. I really don’t have many words to say about this grilled cheese sandwich. It was honestly SO good. I made five of them and they were gone so fast. As per usual, Grilled Cheese Social did not disappoint with this guy, The Bee Sting (remix) mozzarella grilled cheese…

Cheesy Italian Meatball Sandwich

Cheesy Italian Meatball Sandwich

I’m not going to lie.. I did not cook this. Sometimes (quite often) my husband, Ian, will find a recipe online that he wants to try. It’s usually meaty and manly and I’m totally okay with that cause I’m happy to eat anything that doesn’t…

Review: Pistachio Thumbprint Cookies

Review: Pistachio Thumbprint Cookies

When my December issue of Bon Appetit came through the mail and I saw “Easiest Xmas Cookies” on the cover, I got excited. I’m not the most creative person when it comes to baking – I am a chocolate chip cookie gal all the way.…

Review: Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes

Review: Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes

If it was reasonable to live off of potatoes, I would. Fried, baked, boiled.. Fries, mashed, hashbrowns, patties… literally, I will eat them every single way. So when I was going through my Lidia (that’s what I’ve come to call my copy of Lidia Bastianich’s…

Quiche Lorraine: A Review

Quiche Lorraine: A Review

When Ian and I were in Paris for a few days last winter, we ate a lot of quiche. It was so easy to just pop into a boulangerie and grab if we were hungry. I mean, we got a lot of croissants, pain au…

Banoffee Pie, a review

Banoffee Pie, a review

This week, my boss told me the first year back after you’ve been abroad is the hardest. So, only a few months to go until I don’t miss England anymore, right? Not likely. So, in the meantime, I made a pie, and not just any pie:…