• Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy Sauce

    February 22, 2023Jen

    This sauce is as easy as the name suggests! A simple, yet tart lemon sauce to elevate any dish. I make this all the time for pasta and add some shrimp for a nice weeknight dish. SImple, yet perfect! Lemon & White Wine SauceServes 2-3Total Cooking Time: 30 mins Ingredients Directions

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  • Simple & Delicious French Cooking – Coq au Vin pt. 2

    September 18, 2021Jen

    Happy (almost) fall! I cannot wait for colder weather. Colder weather means sweaters, golden leaves, apple-picking, and hearty recipes for peak coziness. As an attempt to marry Summer and Fall together, I wanted a lighter take on Coq au Vin. Rather than the heartiness of a Burgundy-based sauce, I opted for the crispness of dry white wine.  The dry white wine called for a lighter vegetable base, and just the tiniest tweak to ingredients of my original Coq au Vin recipe: Parsnips: A root vegetable that is most closely related to carrots, I opted for a combination of the two.…

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  • Flaky and Buttery 3-Day Croissants

    July 18, 2021Jen

    A good croissant is like a Chanel bag- It’s comforting and worth the effort! Even a bad croissant is worth the hassle. Pair it with a good cup of coffee and your day is just bound to start off on the right foot.  While this 3-day recipe seems complicated, but it’s actually pretty straightforward with all the “hard work” being on Day 2. Day 3 only requires baking and a good cup of coffee! When making croissants, it’s important to keep in mind a few things: When in doubt, BUTTER A cold surface is the best surface Patience is definitely…

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