This post is actually being posted late, on Day 11 because I was busy hosting a party, but great news is that you can see two recipes in one day! Day 10’s theme is inspired by a recipe I saw on TikTok, my favorite platform to get some quick recipe ideas. It can be tough […]
Day 10: Hot Chocolate Read More »
Today’s theme, “Christmas party vibes,” is exactly that with these sugar cookies. I love hosting parties and get-togethers, and thought the perfect activity for my upcoming Christmas party would be decorating sugar cookies. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s treat which will also be featured at my Christmas party! The recipe I used for these sugar cookies
Day 9: Sugar Cookies Read More »
Today’s theme was my favorite vegetable – garlic. As I mention in my TikTok for today’s challenge, you don’t typically think of garlic when you think of vegetables, but it’s so delicious and I’ve been dying to try garlic confit. Also, my fiancé is grateful for the break from washing dishes… I first learned about
Day 8: Garlic Confit Read More »
My favorite pasta shape is spaghetti, and I love the creaminess and saltiness of spaghetti carbonara. I have seen this dish made in so many different ways on YouTube, some of them calling people out for not making the “authentic” Italian version. From breaking the raw pasta in half, to using bacon, to garnishing with
Day 7: Spaghetti Carbonara Read More »
In honor of it being Mixology Monday (I don’t think it’s a real thing but I’m going with it), today’s “something boozy” features sangria. To be honest, I had chosen this for Day 6 because I already needed red wine for the beef wellington and I didn’t need that much, so I am trying not
For today’s theme, “something fancy,” I am cooking risotto. I have made it several times before, my first time with the help of HelloFresh back when I got the subscription to motivate me to cook (it only partially worked). It’s actually not as difficult or complex as one might think, but it can be tedious
This day has finally come…I am still wondering why I did this to myself. I wanted to give myself a challenge, but after 4+ hours of cooking, I doubt I will be making this again any time soon, or at least not without help. Today’s theme is in honor of my favorite chef, Gordon Ramsay.
Day 4: Beef Wellington Read More »
My favorite cake is hands-down chocolate cake. You just can’t go wrong with it. Today’s recipe is the “Easiest Chocolate Birthday Cake” from Bon Appetit feat. Chris Morocco. You know that someone does a good job of instructing when you can “hear” them while you perform the task at hand. Or maybe I just re-watched
Day 3: Chocolate Cake Read More »
My favorite fish is salmon. For sushi, for a semi-fancy dinner, for the trending salmon-mixed-with-rice-sriracha-and-soy-sauce, you name it! Today’s recipe was recommend to me by my friend who graciously shared a NY Times recipe, something she had access to as part of a subscription (whyyy NY Times??). I doubt that I am allowed to share
Day 2: Saffron Salmon Read More »
My favorite go-to meal is fried rice. Simple, yet effective. I love making this for lunch because it’s quick to cook and a good excuse to use some leftover rice and a random assortment of veggies. My recipe changes constantly with the more I cook it and the more videos I watch that feature fried
