We sound uber fancy right now right? Lobster. I seriously thought only rich and famous people ate this when I was young. But this was Mark’s last supper. The last supper before deployment. Looking back I probably should have asked him what he wanted his last meal to be, but I didn’t. Oh well. He… Continue reading Homemade Tomato Soup and Poached Lobster
I LOVE beets. Before today, I had never made these little doodads because I didn’t even know what a beet looked like. Well, I obviously knew what they looked like when they were prepared and served to me at a restaurant. But if I had to pick them out in a grocery store I would be completely lost.… Continue reading Beet Salad and Tomato Mozzarella Pasta
My favorite way to eat a meal is with a Charcuterie Board. I’d much rather munch on lots of little things, than eat one, big, heavy meal. I’m not a lumberjack. Plus it has all the best things in life – meat, cheese and crackers. Clearly I’m not a vegetarian, vegan or gluten free. Both my… Continue reading Charcuterie Board Sunday
We have gone out to dinner the last three nights in a row which has been a total treat. But at the same time I grocery shop every week and buy a TON of ingredients to make dinner, and when I don’t cook them, they spoil. Whaaat? It’s shocking news, I know. So for dinner… Continue reading Crab Stuffed Mini Bell Peppers
This dinner was CRAZY. First of all, it was simply delicious. Second of all, it wasn’t simple at all – it took me freaking like 3 hours just to cook. But you know what…it was worth it. Sometimes dishes need that extra time, and this was one of those. And I would totally make it… Continue reading A Crazy Steak Dinner
Oh em gee heirloom tomatoes. These tomatoes make me so happy that I could just eat them like an apple. Every. Single. Day. Whenever I pass them in the grocery store, I turn my little cart around and grab as many as I can possibly shovel into my cart. I don’t care if they cost $1,000. I… Continue reading Heirloom Tomato Caprese Salad
So here’s the thing…we eat a lot of chicken around here. It’s cheap, healthy, easy to cook and delicious. And in all honesty, I’m scared to cook fish and red meat half the time. It seems so much more difficult to cook than it really is. Yes, food imitates me sometimes. Yes, I am being a baby. I… Continue reading Fajita Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Big news today…we found a babysitter! Finding a babysitter is like choosing a spouse. Am I right, or am I right? Like how do you even go about finding one? And then trusting them on top of that? Like “here is my baby don’t kill it” They are literally in charge of keeping your child… Continue reading Ranch Chicken Casserole and a Babysitter
If someone would have told me 5 years ago that I would be married, have a 6 month old baby and be bringing a picnic dinner aboard a Navy ship for my husband right now I would have been like… “who are you?”. 20 year old Sophia – who was going to college, working as a waitress and… Continue reading Dinner aboard a Navy Ship
Mark and I are a tad obsessed with making the perfect breakfast potatoes. You know the ones you get in that awesome “hole in a wall” diner? Somehow those dudes always seem to get it right. Their potatoes are nice and golden brown and crispy with the perfect seasoning. Then you come home and try and… Continue reading Seafood Grill and Crispy Potatoes
Cooped in the Kitchen 