Back in November, my lovely partner Alex moved to be with me here in Virginia as I work on my PhD. We managed to find a cute, spacious place at a price significantly cheaper than what a small apartment in Blacksburg (where the university is located) would cost. With more room and now more affordable, shared expenses, I’ve been making a real effort to cook and try new recipes. This has been great for a few reasons: 1) the place I was living before didn’t have a kitchen, so I primarily ate ramen, hummus and pita, or grocery store sushi most nights and I actually found myself in the ER with nutrient deficiencies once (whoops!), 2) grad school can take a toll on my mental health and creativity, so having a new thing to work on really helps the ole brain, and 3) I now have a hungry man living with me who not only appreciates the effort, but helps finish the food so I’m not eating leftovers seven days in a row!

Since all this cooking means finding our yes/no/maybe’s of recipes, I figured it would be fun to share the best. I thought about making separate posts for each recipe we liked, but since what I’ve made lately is all just a click away, I decided on just rating them and adding the link in case someone else wants to give them a try. If I have family recipes or something I came up with myself, I may just make a blog post for it, like I did a while back for my kolaczki cookies.

To make it easy for myself to update, I added a new page to my site, linked [HERE]. You can also use the tab that says “food -> recipes” at the top. If you’re into trying new recipes, hopefully you’ll find it fun to keep up with the wins of my recent home cooking (and maybe give them a go yourself!).

Happy reading,
-Beppa