Impromptu Cooking Party: Steamed Mussels, Raw Oysters, Asparagus Carrot Pasta, and So Much Wine!

As a college student most of the parties I attend involve loud music, gratuitous amounts of cheap disgusting alcohol, and costumes. However, last night we had a dinner party sans music and costumes and it was beyond lovely. Yesterday had certainly been ‘one of those day’; it was rainy, cold, and I attended a memorial […]

Slow Southern Cookin Part 2: Pulled Pork and Homemade BBQ Sauce

Let me start off this post by telling you about an amazing day I had a few weeks ago. The weather was great, I had just had a wonderful weekend, and I was going grocery shopping. I went to Safeway with no specific purchase in mind hoping to be inspired. Boy was I ever. I […]

Slow Southern Cookin Part 1: Red Beans and Rice

Sooooo I watch the Food Network a lot…like everyday…for hours. One of my favorite shows is Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, which is basically Guy Fieri, my best friend/idol, traveling to and eating at the greatest junk food restaurants in the US. It’s on pretty much every day and I’m usually here glued to my couch […]

It’s Halloween! Pumpkin Carrot Muffins

Its that time of year again! The leaves are turning, there are little kids and college students running around everywhere in costumes, and it rained all week. It gets dark by 6 and it is so cold and wet outside that all I want to do is curl up with a blanket and my books/needlepoint/the […]

It’s Not Always Pretty: Yogurt Loaf and Minced Beef Over Rice

Well, I feel like we’re in the point in our relationship where I can reveal to you that not everything I make turns out wonderful and lovely. Sure it tastes good but man it can get uuuuuugly. Its sad but thats what happens when you’re not a food network star and/or a food stylist(best profession […]

Buns from Heaven: Garlic Knots

I recently realized that every time I try to write or talk about food it pretty much always breaks down into me ranting and raving about how amazing something was and how emotional it made me. I’m not really sure why food has such an effect on me but for as long as I can […]

Say whaaat? Baked Eggs??

Ok so I am fully aware that that is not a picture of baked eggs. We’ll get to the food soon, I promise. There will ALWAYS be food in my posts because I love food…but I was wondering if I ever mentioned how much I love crafts? Because I LOVE crafts. More than love, I […]

First Time for Everything: Turkey Stock

Alright people, its official. This is my first real post so you’re going to have to bear with me while I get this formatting, writing, and general blogging business down. This week was particularly brutal in terms of the academics so I decided it was time to start blogging. What better way to cope […]

Hello world!

My first official blog post. Woweee. This is mostly just a test. More than mostly. Ð

Young, Poor, and Hungry

I'm like cooking…all the time…

Author: Jessie