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Quarantine Cooking for Two: 7 Recipes with Varying Success

If you follow my Instagram, you can tell I’ve been cooking at home a lot since I have more time on my hands. Chef Christian and I have really enjoyed trying out new recipes or recreating our favorite takeout spots at home. I’ve found in our trials that some things are worth making yourself and others you should leave to the professionals. Here’s some highlights of our different recipe trials/ fails:

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7 Cooking Lessons I Learned from my Dad

I took a little hiatus from writing blog posts as I was trying to adjust to a new job and a new responsibility of my pup Tater Tot! Now I’m back and excited to keep putting out content for you! Another person who is excited about my writing coming back is my dad. My dad has been my proof reader since day one and is the one who encouraged me to keep writing no matter what. I figured there was no better birthday present for him than his very own dedicated blog post. So here are some cooking/life lessons I have learned from my dear old dad.

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My 5 Favorite Places to Cozy Up to Cocktail in CHS

I guess this is it, my favorite season is finally over… Yes I complain the whole summer about how hot it is, but it’s much better than being cold! The only way to deal with the cold is my favorite activity, drinking! Now that it might be too chilly for patio sipping, it’s time to take it inside and cozy up to the bar. These 5 places are my go tos when you are feeling more of a classy vibe and don’t necessarily want to drink PBR all night (but maybe later). Instead, I cozy up in one of these places with a fancy-ish cocktail and sip away the cold.

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My Favorite Bridge Run After Parties

Most people focus on the running part of the Bridge Run, but I am all about the eating and drinking afterwards (shocker)! This will be my 6th year doing the Bridge Run and I use it as my yearly fitness test to make sure I can still do it. When I first ran it, I was still in running shape from cross country/track in high school, so every year it gets more difficult. Luckily for me, the support that Charleston gives to the bridge runners is enough to get me to do it every year. Hundreds of volunteers pass out water, businesses open earlier than normal, and the whole city is just one big celebration!

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A Very Boozy Thanksgiving Collab with the Cocktail Bandits

What’s the only way to make Thanksgiving better? Add more Booze! Lucky for you, the Cocktail Bandits and I have teamed up to make your boozy Thanksgiving dreams come true. We combined their extensive cocktail knowledge with my willingness to put booze in pretty much any food item to create a drool-worthy Friendsgiving feast that is guaranteed to impress (and make everyone a little buzzed). I had a blast coming up with these recipes and eating/drinking the results at an impromptu Friendsgiving with the Cocktail Bandits! Hope y’all enjoy these recipes as much as I did! Continue reading “A Very Boozy Thanksgiving Collab with the Cocktail Bandits”

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The Grocery Unveils a New Happy Hour

Y’all know I perk up whenever I hear talk of a new happy hour. I have been to the Grocery once for my 20th birthday brunch (tbt) and I had a decadent stuffed french toast that was bomb. Since I didn’t get to have a boozy brunch back then, I made up for it by checking out their new happy hour, which runs from 5-7pm Sunday-Thursday. All the food is $5 and under and the drinks are $6 a piece. For $6, you can normally get a vodka soda that’s mostly soda, but The Grocery is serving up complex cocktails on the cheap and I’m all about it!

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How I Ate and Drank My Way Through Austin in 3 Days

Howdy, y’all.  On our Labor Day weekend trip to Austin, we were lucky enough to be hosted by Christian’s brother Devin, who showed us the sights, most of which were the inside of bars and restaurants. Before I went to Austin, I only had two goals: eat my body weight in Tex Mex and have a big ol’ Texas brisket. I’m glad to say I accomplished both goals and we had so much fun (maybe a little too much). If you want to learn more about all my food-related shenanigans over Labor Day weekend, keep on readin’.

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My 7 Favorite Shows on Food Network

I have mentioned my dad and my grandma as important influences on my love of food, but there is a third player in the mix that I have yet to highlight: Food Network. Growing up, I remember sitting way too close to the TV (mostly because I had terrible eyesight and no one seemed to realize) and watching Iron Chef America, Mario Batali, and Emeril. I remember always being jealous of the people who got to taste the food and I still hold that jealousy to this day. I still watch Food Network religiously, but now I watch it for a different purpose. My subconscious thought is that if I watch enough of it, I can find out how to get myself on there. Consciously, I just love the drama of the shows that are on nowadays (looking at you, Chopped).

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Food Fire Knives: Five Star Food Without Leaving the House

They say surrounding yourself with good people will make you happier, but have you ever tried surrounding yourself with people who win a lot of Instagram contests? Hear me out. My friend/ fellow food blogger Sydney is the Queen of social media, especially Instagram. She entered this contest on Instagram from Food Fire Knives and won us a 3 course meal cooked by a private chef in my very own home! I was mostly included in the deal because my house is more central than hers, but obviously I jumped on board. We had a great night and I felt like a fancy bish having a private chef in my very own home!

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Foodie Fails: Paula Deen’s Salty Collard Greens

When I was 12 years old, my family moved from upstate NY to North Carolina and started the transition into “southern” life. Shortly after the move, our neighbors invited us over to their house to watch a football game and they were cooking up all the southern fixins’, so we figured we would contribute one of our own and spoiler alert, it didn’t go well…

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