I hadn’t been feeling super inspired to blog for the past few weeks. Maybe it was the fact that it’s been cold and rainy and generally gloomtastic around here, maybe it was the fact that my mind was focused on other thoughts and my hands were busy doing other things. I had recipes and photos [...]
May 6, 2013 // By : amybites //
I normally wouldn’t post sweets on a weekday, but this is all I’ve got. I typically don’t even bake on weekdays, but I may have been in need of some warm, chocolatey comfort tonight. You see, I’ve had a week full of AmyFails. Two dinners in a row that just…didn’t work. Two recipe posts gone [...]
January 24, 2013 // By : amybites //
Poppy seed-studded baked goods are a divisive subject. You’re either a lemon person or an almond person. For most of my life, I’ve been staunchly pro-almond. I’ve only recently come around to citrus in general, but it took me longer still to come around to lemon-flavored sweets. I’d still pick an almond poppy seed muffin [...]
January 10, 2013 // By : amybites //
You may have noticed that I absolutely love veggie burgers of any kind. Many times, if I’m trying a new restaurant and see a veggie burger on the menu, I’ll order it as a test. I think veggie burgers are one of the true indicators of a good restaurant. A good veggie burger shows that [...]
November 27, 2012 // By : amybites //
Whenever I have leftover chicken, my first thoughts are of chicken salad. I was always a little grossed out by the idea of chicken salad, but a couple years ago, I tried a yogurt-based, curried chicken salad sandwich at a restaurant and I was immediately won over. That rich, warming curry spice mixture in a [...]
November 8, 2012 // By : amybites //
