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Welcome to my new absolute favorite side dish: Potato Salad with Green Beans and Pesto. Not only does this provide a lighter alternative to the heavy mayonnaise potato salads of yore, it couldn’t be simpler to throw together! How is that for a win-win of a potato salad? Basically all…

Anyone else on baked goods overload this quarantine? Don’t get me wrong, I am deeply enjoying my sourdough starter adventures (yes I eagerly and unabashedly jumped on that quarantine trend…) ((see the small crust of bread hiding in the photos?? I made that, guys!!)), but there’s really only so many…

Dave has this gorgeous garden in our backyard that precedes very first case of COVID19 lurking in the markets of Wuhan. He’s been cultivating vegetables (and a few fruits) for us for years and treating us to fresh food all year long. Little did I know that this little backyard…

    Wow.  It’s been exactly 10 months since the last The Gourmet Gourmand post.  I could offer up apologies and say things like “I promise to be better in the future,” but as of right now I’m not entirely sure I will be better in the future.  So instead,…

This Three Cheese Asparagus Quiche is bound to get your spring-time taste buds watering! I don’t know about you, but I have a (possibly) unhealthy obsession with all things egg-y and buttery.  Hence quiche is something that I love, love, love to make. Add in some delicious spring asparagus, some chives, and…

Sadly this is not a pink-themed Hallmark Holiday recipe, but you might still enjoy this Brussels Sprouts and Navel Orange Salad recipe if you are planning on making dinner for your special someone this upcoming Valentine’s Day. As discussed before in this other brussels sprouts post, I have become quite…

I just kind of feel like I need to acknowledge the elephant in the room here: Donald Trump is going to be our president. (No this isn’t a political blog and I really am hoping not to alienate any readers by making a few comments here). But holy. what?!. just.…

First of all I want to congratulate Cheyanne from No Spoon Necessary who was the winner of the Sweet Phi Cookbook giveaway!  Get excited for some amazing recipes coming your way, Cheyanne 🙂  If you’re a newcomer and don’t know about Phi’s cookbook, I’d highly recommend that you pop on…

As a blogger I kind of feel guilty posting recipes that I’ve only tried once; my reputation is supposedly “food expert” but how can one be an expert in a food one has only attempted once?  But, I also hate repeating recipes due to my easily bored palate.  As it…

Are you ready for this?  Behold my latest favorite creation- the mozzarella, tomato, and red pepper bruschetta. If you remember my post on Napa, you might recall that we went to a winery with a mozzarella bar.  A mozzarella bar, guys. And the mozzarella dish that I had was so good…