for the love of creating
carrabba’s italian grill is one of my all-time favorite restaurants. there is not a single restaurant to be found anywhere near the lovely state of wa, so i’ve had to take matters into my own hands. i believe i first made this dish back in …
i missed out on a lot of awesome food growing up, due to my excessive pickyness. food was too spicy, too meaty, too sour, yadda yadda yadda. i think i could have lived on mac and cheese, chicken patties from the freezer and ice cream. …
on my first trip to chicago in 7th grade, i had a slice of chicago style pizza. it was love at first bite. years later, i discovered that my mom had a stonewear chicago style pizza pan and have been making my own chicago style …
in honor of the last regular season michigan game today, i’m blogging about blueberry citrus muffins. blueberry, for michigan (duh, right?) and orange, in hopes of a good bowl game to watch on january 1! these muffins are a perfect balance of citrus and sweet. …
italian food is my absolute favorite food on the planet. i am always looking for new to try and when i came across this recipe for lasagne soup, i just knew that i had to try it. i have made it twice now and really …
tom and i love breakfast. we regularly eat it for dinner and call it “brunner”. well, maybe i just call it brunner. this is a very unique combination of two of my favorite breakfast components, cinnamon rolls and pancakes. they’ve very rich and definitely remind …
thanksgiving week is upon us! tom and i have a lot to be thankful for; we have been very blessed in this crazy whirlwind of a year. this thursday, we’ll be thinking of our family in michigan and most definitely missing them. tradition is something …
well, hello again, blog! i’m happy to report that things are back to “normal” at the shoebox. it was hacked a month or so ago, and we’ve been working on moving content around and finding a suitable server. (hello, godaddy!) the shoebox is back with …
one of the things that i miss the most about tennessee is publix. i can’t say enough wonderful things about the store. one of my favorite things to pick up there was pre-made pizza dough and top it with just about any topping i’d like. …
ok, i’m taking a break from catching up on old recipes. you need to make this delicious dessert before summer is officially gone tomorrow! it’s a dark chocolate ganache pie, topped with marshmallows. stick with the dark chocolate, it balances out the sweetness. it is …