Hey there! 
I'm Rachel, a small-town girl from Oklahoma. I just came back to the U.S. after living in Japan for the past four years. I love all things food related, and am particularly interested in nutritional, whole-food cooking from scratch. Join me in my culinary adventures, my domestic doings, and the story of my life, one day at a time.
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I can’t believe it’s already April! Easter has come and gone, and summer will be here before we know it. It’s crazy!
I love the warm weather though. It gives me so much more energy and brightens my mood. Everything has turned green, flowers are blooming everywhere; Ah, I love spring!
Except for the tornados…I [...]
When I made this lasagna recipe earlier this week, I informed my mother that one can use cottage cheese as a low-fat alternative to ricotta cheese in lasagna.
I then informed my mother that although I like cottage cheese very much, I wouldn’t be using it in the lasagna this time around, as I hadn’t [...]
If you’re like me, then you probably love Italian food. Namely pasta.
I love pasta; all the different shapes and sizes, all the things you can mix it with, and of course all the sauces.
Sadly, pasta has gotten a rather bad rep, ever since the no/low carb diet craze hit years ago. I believe, [...]
I love bread. Especially hot fresh bread right out of the oven. There’s something magical about it really.
I also love cheese. Oh, cheese. How wonderful you are in all your many forms! Soft, hard, gooey, creamy, and best of all, melted.
So when you combine fresh hot bread, and gooey delicious cheese to make [...]
When I was a kid, I loathed eggplant.
The only think I hated more than eggplant, was the combination of eggplant and green peppers. My mom had this eggplant casserole dish that she made every so often that contained both, and I always hated it when she made it. I would always try to pick [...]

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