Simple, hearty and versatile, just like a favorite pair of jeans. The kind of jeans that you can throw on with a pair of heels for a night out or run errands in with flip-flops on. That is kind of how couscous is, except that you can eat it-which makes it even better than a good pair of jeans. It is ... read more
Friday Night Tacos: We all deserve it… at least twice
Sometimes I think – make that sometimes I know - I take on too much but I just can’t help myself. Between my full time job, freelance work, volunteer work and food blog (not to mention my husband and our girls) - I hardly have time to sleep. But even though it can be a bit overwhelming at times, I ... read more
Gimme Some Sugar and Some Beer Bread
I was inspired this past week to start a new series in this little blog of mine. It’s called Gimme Some Sugar and it’s in honor of the amazing Grandmas, Mamaws and Nanas that seem to have an unending supply of sugar in the form of kisses and hugs and fried fruit pies and casseroles... I want to pay ... read more
Finally…A Sandwich to Get Excited About!
I am a full-blown brown bag lunch box kind of girl, minus the brown bag. I like to carry my daily culinary bounty in a fancy insulted bag with cute circles on it. I bring my lunch to work for several reasons: 1: I like to eat healthy 2: I like to eat at my desk so I can enjoy an hour of quiet time ... read more
Parmesan & Lemon Oil…how could you go wrong?
Wow...what a crazy week this has been. I apologize for the delay in this week’s blog but the week got away from me! Steve and I took a much needed three-day weekend and went to San Diego to see a concert, buy succulents, relax and read. I had every intention of cooking a fabulous meal seaside as ... read more
When life hands you collard greens… make pesto.
If you’re like me you probably eat collard greens all the time and have loads of great recipes for them! Ok - that’s not really true. Collard greens aren’t exactly a Cheve household staple - but this week we got a batch of fresh, beautiful collard greens in our CSA basket and I was determined to ... read more