My Bacon-Wrapped Life - Recipes that celebrate the sweet, the savory, and everything in between

28
Jan
2016

Foodie Favorites – January 28, 2016

foodie favorites - january 28, 2016 // my bacon-wrapped life

One of (many, many) beer tastings at the San Francisco Craft Beer Week opening night gala! Total beer-gal heaven.

Hey guys! How’s your week going? I am heading to Seattle this weekend to visit my best friend Emily, and I could not be more excited! We have been doing lots of food planning, so stay tuned for an update on Seattle faves next week. I hope you have a fun winter weekend getaway to look forward to, too (even if it’s not exactly to somewhere warm and tropical, like me). Here are this week’s Foodie Favorites!

Cheesy sausage pizza bread just might be making an appearance on Super Bowl Sunday. This looks like heaven!!

These chai cupcakes with brown butter icing just might make a cupcake lover out of me. My two favorite flavors of late!!

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24
Jan
2016

Greek Yogurt Spinach and Artichoke Dip with Toasted Za’atar Pita Chips

categories: Appetizers / Finger Foods, Recipes, Savory, Vegetarian

greek yogurt spinach and artichoke dip with toasted za'atar pita chips // my bacon-wrapped life

It’s getting near the end of January, and you know what that means…SUPER BOWL time!!

I know I’m a few weeks early, but I wanted to give you guys time to make room in your Super Bowl spread (you have one of those, right?) for this incredibly awesome dip! I first made this Greek yogurt spinach and artichoke dip a few weeks ago when Brad’s sister and her boyfriend came over to watch the Steelers play in the first round of NFL playoffs, when Steelers Super Bowl dreams were still a glimmer in our eyes (sob!). Everyone loved it, and I knew this would be the perfect Super Bowl treat to share with you guys this year.

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17
Jan
2016

Roasted Cauliflower with Farro, Pumpkin Seeds, and Brown Butter

categories: Recipes, Salads, Savory, Sides, Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole Grains

Another rainy, dreary January Sunday, another bowl o’ winter love food. I just can’t get enough.

I have been having so much fun in the kitchen the past few weeks, guys. January has no holidays, no expectations, no food blogger deadlines to meet. As much as I love this blog and how it forces to me to cook seasonally and food-celebrate every holiday (albeit one week early, always), sometimes it’s nice to just cook whatever the hell I want, without foresight or planning or thinking about it altogether too much at all.

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13
Jan
2016

Foodie Favorites – January 13, 2016

categories: Foodie Favorites

Wishing I could be back in vacation mode, eating banana pancakes at my all-time favorite brunch place in L.A.! The January post-holiday struggle is way too real, people.

I can’t believe it’s the first Foodie Favorites of 2016! What are your foodie resolutions this year?! I’m not into the whole “cut out sugar/alcohol/everything wonderful in the world” kind of resolutions, but I love setting cooking goals for myself for the year. Last year, my goal was to expand my cooking horizons by making more Asian and Indian food at home, and I think I did a pretty good job! (Highlights of this resolution include these noodles and this curry. SOO GOOD.) This year my foodie resolutions are twofold: to mix-up our weeknight quick and easy dinner routine (I tend to fall back on the same go-to no-brainer recipes week in and week out, and we could use some variety), and to get more comfortable cooking chicken and fish. I will learn how to roast a chicken like Ina Garten, dammit!! I hope you have some lofty kitchen goals in your life, too. Here are this week’s Foodie Favorites!

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