MOTD: Bacon and prosciutto mac & cheese

I've been told that combining a cheap meat like bacon with a luxurious product like prosciutto is sinful, but combining two things that I like into a single dish is, to me, an ambitious endeavor at worst.

I used one part sharp cheddar and one part gruyere; that gave the roux a fondue cheese-like consistency, which I am all about. I also added a touch of sriracha as well as chili powder and red pepper flakes into the mix before pouring it over the macaroni.

MOTD: Clam Chowder

It's been nine months since my last MOTD...

The truth is, when I'm not going on my wild food adventures I'm actually quite uninspired - I get home from work and feel too spent to try something new, so I end up just sticking to what I know for a quick 30-minute meal. I know, I know, but as I have said many times before - as much as I would like to explore the culinary world in depth on the daily, I have non-food-related adult responsibilities that take up most of my day.

I noticed, however, that clams were on sale on Peapod this week (which is an AMAZING service I recently started using and am kicking myself for not starting sooner), and being an avid fan of clam chowder, I decided to give it a try.

MOTD: Korean curry

As I may have mentioned, I have become less adventurous and ambitious in my culinary endeavors due to unfortunate obligations that come with being an adult. I have been channeling my creative energy toward meals that are delicious, nutritious, and require little preparation.

You may recall the good old days when I would make hayashi rice from scratch. Well, I can't say I do much of that anymore. However, I did manage to obtain the next best thing at my local (actually, it's a huge pain to get there, but it's still in the city) Korean grocery store.

Image 1. Korean Curry Powder

MOTD: Trader Joe's Thai green curry

Whenever I eat Thai food, green curry - objectively the spiciest and subjectively the most flavorful Thai curry of all - is my go-to. Naturally, when I spotted a jar of Thai green curry sauce at Trader Joe's, I had to check it out.

Image 1. Thai green curry simmer sauce

MOTD: EPIC BREAKFAST SANDWICH

If you are a chronic insomniac like me, you get some of your best ideas at night. Especially if you're like me and you're always hungry. This breakfast sandwich was one of those ideas.

Image 1. Heavenly breakfast sandwich

That, my friends, is a hot dog bun (it's the only bread I had, lulz) topped with brie cheese, bacon, an over easy egg, and avocado. I was planning on adding arugula, but as you can see, my sandwich was already overflowing. I had to eat it with a fork.

MOTD: Epic meal time

Brats wrapped in bacon. Need I say more?

Image 1. BACON STRIPS. BACON STRIPS. BACON STRIPS.

I can't be the only person who thinks the stuff they come up with on Epic Meal Time looks delicious. Sure, they're obscenely high-calorie and should not be consumed by any human on a regular basis, and sure, some things like the bacon protein bar look absolutely disgusting, but mostly, it's just copious amounts of meat and cheese. What's not to like? Right? Right?!

MOTD: Cooking with cabernet

I'm pretty sure you can literally never go wrong with onions, garlic, butter, and olive oil. The holy quadfecta(?).

Image 1. Buttery, garlicky, onion-y goodness

MOTD: St. Patrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!

I decided to cook and bake all things green for this holiday. This St. Patrick's Day is absurdly cold for some reason (winter just doesn't want to leave us), and since I don't drink, food is the only (and best!) way I could celebrate.

Image 1. St Paddy's day cupcakes

The cupcake on the left is a mint white cake with lime buttercream frosting, and the one on the right is a matcha cupcake with white chocolate ganache. The recipe for these will be coming soon!

MOTD: Crepes

I'm normally a pancake kind of girl, but last weekend, I was feeling something a bit fancier. I decided to make crepes.

Image 1 .I had some leftover strawberries, so I set 'em aside.

MOTD: Valentine's day

This Valentine's day we decided to do something different. The timing was apt; Restaurant Week 2014 had just ended (shameless plug to my Restaurant Week-related post here), and House of Cards Season 2 was made available in its entirety on Netflix, so I figured this Valentine's day was the perfect opportunity to stay in.

But celebrating with delicious food is always a must! Thus began my 4-hour wrestling match with ravioli dough.

Image 1. My arms suffered greatly that day.

MOTD: Chicken tenders & kale chips

Healthy meets...not so healthy. A perfect balance. Chicken tenders, kale chips, and homemade honey mustard sauce.

This section is for easily prepared meals that also happen to not look like dog poo. Like this one!