When I left for college, my dad bought me a book called, “101 Things to Do With Ramen Noodles.” It didn’t prove very useful in my kitchen-less dorm, and by the time I got my own real kitchen, I got really interested in cooking and was so above ramen noodles. However, I recently remembered this [...]
February 6, 2013 // By : amybites //
Something I’ve been working on for the past couple of years is getting better at improvising in the kitchen. Too often, I’m tempted to just say “we don’t have any food” and go out or order in. In reality, we usually have plenty of food—it’s just a matter of putting the bits and pieces together [...]
January 8, 2013 // By : amybites //
As picky as I was when I was a kid, there were a few healthy things I’d eat happily. One of them was broccoli. I’ve always loved it. Loving broccoli is probably in direct conflict with being a picky eater, but it provided a little relief to my long-suffering mother in the cooking department. This [...]
January 3, 2013 // By : amybites //
Everyone loves lasagna. It’s what some may call “nature’s most perfect food.” But I was never that emphatic about lasagna—it requires so much effort and it takes so long to bake, and nobody has time for that on a weeknight. But you do have time for skillet lasagna. This is my favorite recipe I’ve made [...]
December 6, 2012 // By : amybites //
If you’re reading this the day it’s posted, it’s my birthday. I’m 24 today, and I’m feeling pretty “meh.” For me and my boyfriend, November is a jam-packed month of celebration. The month kicks off with our anniversary, then his birthday, then Thanksgiving, and finally—after we’re partied out—my birthday at the tail end of the [...]
November 29, 2012 // By : amybites //
