S'mores Dip. I know. Amazing, right? Who doesn't love a delicious S'more? When done correctly, the melty chocolate, chewy marshmallow and crunchy graham cracker creates an insane tastebud utopia. How did I come up with creating it in dip form? Let met start from the beginning... For a recent Sunday Football party, I got assigned desert. I'm admittedly not much of a baker (and I didn't have a ton of time either), so I decided to get inventive. I had s'mores material in my house from a ... [ Read More ]
Roasted Tomato & Mozzarella Quinoa Salad
Coming off of my raw/vegan cleanse, I really wanted to continue eating healthy. I'm totally obsessed with quinoa so I set out to the farmers market to find some yummy ad-ins and create a new and inspired dish. Low and behold within a few minutes at the market, I found these gorgeous cherry tomatoes and some decadent fresh mozzarella. I knew in that moment that this new quinoa dish was going to be amazing! When I got home and started to prep, I realized I wasn't really in the mood for a ... [ Read More ]
JuiceRX: That I Week I Ate Raw & Vegan
As many of you know last week, I made the goal of kick-starting my wedding diet with a complete raw/vegan challenge. Since I'm not a fan of straight juice cleanses, I scoured the internet in hopes of finding a company that provided both raw vegan juices & foods. After reading lots of reviews and looking through menus, I chose JuiceRX based out of Chicago (although they deliver all over the country). What I thought would be one of the more difficult weeks of my life actually turned out ... [ Read More ]
My 5 Most Embarrassing Kitchen Mishaps
On the outside, it may look like I have it all together in the kitchen. I mean, I have a food blog, teach cooking classes and have web series produced by DevHour TV. Well, I'm here to tell you that it's been a long journey getting here and I continually screw up just like everyone else. I think part of learning is making mistakes and I've had my fair share of embarrassing moments in the kitchen. In the end, from all the times I've messed up in the kitchen, I've actually learned a lot about ... [ Read More ]
Cauliflower Buffalo Wings
Lately, I've been hearing so much hype around using cauliflower to make "cauliflower buffalo wings". The thought of it didn't really make sense (I mean how can cauliflower substitute a juicy chicken wing), but I thought I would give them a try. The whole idea of making them started when we invited a few people over to watch the Colorado football game (that's where Dan went to school), and 3 out of the 5 guests were vegetarians! I wanted to do something fun and unique and thought that it could ... [ Read More ]
My Date Night at Enolo Wine Bar
Since my fiancé, Dan, and I got engaged, we’ve hardly been able to spend any time together. Between his work and travel schedule and my flights back and forth to Boston to plan our wedding, it’s been tough! Last week, we had one night where we were both free (and in town) so I knew I wanted to plan a romantic date night for us to just unwind, catch up and enjoy some incredible food. A few of my friends had mentioned that Enolo Wine Bar on Clark Street is a great new spot to grab a glass of ... [ Read More ]
Everything Erica’s Clean Eating Challenge
Bottom line, I’ve had quite a few weeks of overeating. I never knew getting engaged would mean gaining 5 lbs, but embarrassingly, it happened. It seems like lately everyone wants to send me chocolate, buy me dinner or shower me with all my favorite food items. While it’s been fun (and I’m totally grateful for all the love), I feel awful inside and I’m determined to jumpstart my wedding diet with a week of completely clean, raw, vegan eating. I've decided to start Tuesday, September 2nd (one ... [ Read More ]
Lose 10lbs in 3 days – The Military Diet Review
There are so many fad diets out there that most of the time, when I see them, it's pure white noise. However, recently, I had a friend tell me that they tried this new diet called the Military Diet and saw a 10lb weight loss in just 3 days. She told me it was an easy to follow, 3-day food plan that you are on for 3 days and off for 4. Although it sounded to good to be true, I did some research online and found some interesting evidence. First, the Military Diet claims that its chemically ... [ Read More ]
The Night I had Dinner w/ an Owner of Gibsons Steakhouse
There are a lot of really cool things about my job! For one, I get to eat A LOT. I'm always invited to try out the newest and best restaurants plus, I get the pleasure of teaching cooking classes to like-minded foodies. It really is a dream! Despite all the exciting things I get to do on a daily basis, the other day, somehow, my job got even more fantastic. I got to have dinner at the iconic Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse with one of the Managing Partners, John Colletti, and boy did I get ... [ Read More ]
The Best Proposal for a Foodie – Video
Hands down, this is one of the most thoughtful proposals I have ever seen in my entire life. The best part? I happen to have lived it, because it was my own proposal (okay so maybe I'm biased). The backstory on this unbelievable moment, was that I thought I was filming a DevHour TV episode and making crepes. What I didn't know, is that my boyfriend (now fiancé) had been working with one of the producers on a surprise proposal that would change the rest of my life. On top of the hiding the ... [ Read More ]
