Once a month, my girlfriends and I all get together for dinner, drinks, and to discuss international policy, culture, and dogmas women and minorities face in 2019 to talk all about the boys we always hang out with! (Sorry Ryan, Joe, and Bobby! Just trying to keep you on your toes…) Anyway, in an effort…
Rosemary Roasted Chicken
Okay, somebody wife me because I just made the most amazing chicken on this planet. Let’s go through how: Ingredients: 1 Air-chilled chicken Salt Pepper Rosemary Butchers Twine Directions: Line a cookie sheet that will fit your bird with paper towel. Unwrap your chicken and pat all the excess water off (including the cavity)…
Super Simple Homemade Hummus
Quick! Say the title three times fast… just me? Okay. Everyone on Instagram REALLY wanted the recipe to this incredibly easy hummus so let’s do this! Ingredients: 1 can of chickpeas 1/4 cup of tahini the juice from one lemon (it should fill a 1/4 measuring cup halfway, make up the difference with water or…
Balsamic Chicken (and a chat about food waste)
Today I wanted to chat with you about food waste and ways I combat that in the kitchen and in the world. The United States wastes approximately 133 billion pounds of food each year. On top of that 1 in 5 fruits and vegetables don’t meet the cosmetic standards of grocery stores across the nation. The fruits…
Winter Spaghetti Squash
It’s college football bowl game season, which means I need something with very few steps that is filling and appeals to all audiences. So tonight I went with spaghetti squash and red sauce with green beans on the side. Unfortunately, the Irish didn’t win today, but at least this dinner did! (Phone didn’t eat first…
Weeknight Salmon Dinner
My roommate has been dying for salmon and we had a friend join us for dinner tonight so I whipped up this super simple summer dinner. I made this for three people but feel free to adjust for however many you may be serving. Ingredients: 3 portions of salmon 1 bunch of asparagus 1.5 cups…
Lake Shore Chicken and Pasta
It was rainy in Chicago today so I decided to break out the crock-pot mid-summer. Making our own sunshine today people! Ingredients: 1 box of short tubular pasta (I used De Cecco Fusilli) 2 chicken breasts 1 onion 3 carrots 8 cups of the pasta sauce of your choice (or 2 jars) Lake Shore Drive…
Quick Summer Cocktail
Whipped this up and it’s too good not to share! Happy Friday! Play safe, party hard! -Molly
Hummus with a Twist
So I finally broke down and bought a food processor… I’m obsessed! My blender just wasn’t cutting it (pun intended)! At 10pm on a Tuesday I decided it was a good idea to break it in and do a little recipe testing. Here’s what happened: Ingredients: 1 can of garbanzo beans (rinsed) 12 oz bag of…
Easy Peasy Quinoa
This is so easy and takes me about 15 minutes to make. The great thing about this is that you can get super creative! I usually make this at the end of the week and use it as an opportunity to use veggies that are about to go bad. Sometimes, I’ll have chicken that’s leftover,…
Molly Without a Hobby 