Raspberry Charlotte

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A sponge cake gets filled with a sweet tart raspberry mousse filling in this showstopping raspberry charlotte.
raspberry charlotte

Sure, it’s officially the season of bounty and local eating and CSAs and farmer’s markets and eating the rainbow and all that good stuff.

But it’s also kind of stressful, no?

Like, what if I blink and berry season is over? What if I don’t eat ENOUGH heirloom tomatoes to get me through next year’s never-ending winter? What if I spend all summer searching for THE PERFECT PEACH…and I never find it?!

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Vegetarian Tofu Banh Mi with Spicy Peanut Sauce

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These vegetarian tofu banh mi are Vietnamese-inspired sandwiches stuffed with crispy fried tofu, pickled veggies, and spicy peanut sauce.
vegetarian tofu banh mi with spicy peanut sauce

Can I tell you how refreshing it is to encounter a vegetarian sandwich that’s ingredient list is more varied and complex than:

cheese

carbs

more cheese

tomatoes.

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Cheesy Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce

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This cheesy pasta with tomato cream sauce is weeknight comfort at its finest.
cheesy pasta with tomato cream sauce

This is going to sound extremely strange coming from a food blogger who screams the virtues of COOKING FROM SCRATCH! AT HOME! from her rooftop (perhaps literally – sorry neighbors), but weeknight cooking makes me cringe.

I mean, those nights when you come home from work later than intended and still want to go to the gym and get your life together and eat dinner before midnight.

IT’S HARD.

And I don’t even have kids.

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Peanut Butter Oreo Ice Cream

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Can’t get enough of peanut butter and chocolate together? Then this decadent peanut butter oreo ice cream is for you!
peanut butter oreo ice cream

So, you know I cope with packing stress by eating, right?

And binge watching terrible reality television. So many hours of my life have been lost to the Married At First Sight 6 month reunion annnnddd then reading “articles” about what is going to happen next for the couples aaaannnnnnddddd then stalking all of their social media accounts because I NEED ANSWERS.

I can’t even tell you.

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