Recently, I’ve been in a bit of a food rut. Generally feeling uninspired cuisine wise, I’d grab a bagel on my way to work so I could sleep an extra 15 minutes instead of make breakfast. I’d through together haphazard sandwich dinners that generally fell flat minutes after getting home. Or worse…I’d bypass the kitchen all together and running around the corner for take-out. You know the routine, and it’s bland.

And if there’s one ingredient I can count on to pull me out of my rut, it’s the egg. I don’t really…

My kitchen is a sad place right now. The dinner table shakes under the weight of heavy textbooks and flashcards for Arabic conjugations. The floor has not been Swiffered for longer than I care to take responsibility for and the dishes in the sink threaten to topple over, covering any innocent bystanders in a volatile combination of ketchup, yogurt, and soggy tea leaves. However, the most depressing part of my kitchen is the refrigerator, which currently houses one applesauce cup, half an avocado, four packets of tuna fish, and apple butter. I know, I know; prisoners have…

Dish: Lavender Lemon Cupcake
Venue: Wildflour Bakery
Price: $2.95

Vegan treats…what?

You might wonder: how do you bake dessert if it doesn’t include eggs and butter? Well, there are many different substitutions in the vegan world. Some people use apple sauce as a binding agent and there are many vegan butter options, such as olive oil and earth balance. Check out these vegan cupcakes! And guess what? Vegan treats can taste just as good as normal baked goods!

Wildflour Vegan Bakery Cafe ensures that all the vegans in and…

My favorite thing to drink when it’s cold out is always red wine. I don’t know if it’s because of the time I spent in Italy, but ever since I got back from being abroad, red wine always seems like the perfect drink, whether it’s over a long meal, after a long day, before bed…

But when it’s warm out, I can’t even think about having red wine without getting sleepy and what I really want is a cool and refreshing cocktail. Give me an icy glass of muddled mint in a mojito and I’ll love you forever.

So…

How do I love food blogging? Let me count the ways. You have the pleasure of experimenting with new recipes, writing about your adventures in the kitchen, and of course, eating the masterpieces you have created. But what about photographing the food? You can literally end up writing a book about the food, but it’s the pictures that are truly worth a thousand words. To me, it’s the best way to capture the experience of making and enjoying the final product.

My friends often ask me what kind of camera I have when I post my food…

Thanks to everyone who entered our Edible Cocktails:From Garden to Glass—Seasonal Cocktails with a Fresh Twist giveaway! We loved hearing about all your creative cocktail flavors, and you've definitely inspired us. But there can only be one winner...

As we get into the beginning of May and summer is just within reach, the season for barbequing in the US is quickly getting closer. In the US, big holidays such as Memorial and Independence Day involve big BBQs with family and friends, and I was a little surprised to find that even halfway around the world in a different culture, Israelis share this tradition.

Unlike the U.S., however, Israeli Memorial and Independence Day are one day apart. Memorial Day is an incredibly serious holiday, with the sounding of a siren at…

One year ago, I invited my not-yet-close friend over to my apartment for the first time. We had one thing in common: French. And the fact that we were both moving to Paris.

Photo by Chance Huskey

We were incredibly awkward together. That is, until we discovered another common interest: food. Looking for something French, but manageable, we turned to David Lebovitz. Finding comfort in his status as an American in Paris – a description that would soon describe our situation – we racked his recipe collection and found the perfect…

Ah, the notorious dorm-dwelling Ice Cream Thief. Just as your brain, depleted of all its juice from final papers and exams, starts craving that rum raisin Haagen Dazs and your hand starts its attempt to rescue it out of the depths of the communal fridge, the Ice Cream Thief strikes again, leaving you empty handed. As fellow victims we feel your pain.

In times like these, we turn to our trusty dining halls for comfort in the form of cookies, cereal, and good ol’ soft serve vanilla ice cream. Seasonal fruit adds some…

This meal is great for nights you have unexpected guests, especially those with a masculine appetite. I made up the recipe one night when my husband complained about eating healthy all the time. He wanted something of substance, something that didn’t have five kinds of vegetables. So I chopped up some peppers and onions, bought some chicken sausage and disguised it as guy food.

Sometimes I cook the sausages whole and serve them in small sub rolls. Or I go carb-free, chop up the sausages and eat it like a stew. There are lots of…

Even though I don’t technically get a summer vacation anymore (major bummer of grown-up life), there’s still something about those hazy days from June to August that beckons me. Ice cream trucks frequent every city corner, buildings glisten in the midday heat, and me? Well, I’m trying to figure out how to make the best use of my precious few vacation days.

Summer getaways may feel like a luxury you have to forgo, but squeezing in some fun in the sun can be part of your budget! Read on for a few vacation ideas that are fabulous…

This post is part of the Food Matters Project, a cooking collaboration among participating bloggers. Each week, we will cook a recipe from Mark Bittman’s Food Matters Cookbook, which places an emphasis on mindful and sustainable eating. Follow along with us!

It’s strawberry season ya’ll! As I browsed my local greenmarket the other day, I was both surprised and delighted to see this bright red and juicy fruit appear around the market. And then I thought…strawberry season already? Really? It can’t be—last time it was strawberry season I was…crossing off the last items…

Every week we give you the latest in college news, trends, and lifestyle tips. If you have anything juicy, make sure to post it here on the Small Kitchen College facebook page, and we’ll include it in next week’s edition.

When my sisters and I were little, Mother’s Day was all about surprising mom. Paige and Lily would tiptoe down the hall to rouse me, the late-sleeping older sister, and we would sneak down to the kitchen, trying our best to keep the old wooden stairs from creaking. A quick brainstorming session around the kitchen island determined what would be on the menu and who was in charge of what. We then scurried about, keeping our volume to the lowest we could muster as to let mom sleep and savor the surprise factor. Any accidental bowl clanking…

I’m usually a Belgian beer snob, but recently my drink of choice has been a little closer to home. As a matter of fact, it’s made just three blocks away from my house, at the Lancaster Brewing Company. You can’t get any more Lancaster County than this place, with names like Amish Fourgrain, Hop Hog, and my personal favorite, Rumspringa. For those of you who don’t know, Rumspringa is a period of time in the life of some Amish teenagers, when they are essentially given a free pass to experience life outside of Amish culture, before deciding whether or not they want to remain in the church. My hope is that they drink plenty of beer from LBC before going back.

It’s finals season. You’re tired. And starving. In that last 24 hours you haven’t eaten much except chewy Sour Patch Kids, an unnamable number of espresso shots and a few of those mini pretzel-hummus cups. You’re ready for a real meal, but of course not one that will force you away from a last-minute cramming session.

I get it. This week I finished my very. last. college. exam.

Below is a list of five library-friendly superfoods that take just 30 minutes or fewer to prepare, which will surely satisfy your craving for home-cooked fare.

Maria Russo is a Small…

My favorite kinds of dinner parties to host are the ones in which I, the hostess, don’t have much work to do. Seems obvious, right? Unfortunately, many of the dinner parties I have attended involve a very stressed out host or hostess who ends up being too busy making arrangements for the party to actually have the opportunity to socialize with his or her guests.

But what if you could throw a dinner party that was easy to plan, had no reason to buy expensive pizza dough, and in which the guests did most of the work?…

Carol Schneider is my mom and my inspiration. She was an English major and theater minor at Indiana University. She put herself through college and earned her teaching degree to become a high school English teacher. Then, she switched gears and joined the business world at General Electric, where she met my dad and then made me! She now lives in Boca Raton, Florida and works at the local Habitat for Humanity ReStore. One of my mom’s best qualities is her natural beauty. She’s 64 years old, but truly doesn’t look much older than 50. She’s always…

I like slumber parties. The girly kinds with movie marathons and fruity cocktails are fun, but I much prefer the kind with a romantic interest. After a long night out on a date and then in bed, it’s nice to simply pass out with your lady or manfriend du jour. Plus, you get to be goopy and cuddle all night long. Who doesn’t love a good cuddle? And there’s always the possibility of morning sex, if you’re lucky.

But after morning sex, both parties might be hungry. Ravenous, in fact. Then what?

Breakfast protocol depends…