This is what you’ve been waiting for.

The sun is out and blazing in Seattle, which means I will be outdoors in a hot minute.  I’ve been cooking up a storm this past week, mostly because I still had leftover arugula from the breakfast and chicken wraps.  Well friends, when you have nothing to eat and one measly ingredient leftover, you pair it with garlic and BAM—you have yourself a savory candidate for grilled cheese sandwich. Continue Reading…

Breakfast. The most important meal of your day.

Happy Cinco de Mayo weekend, friends!

After a fun Friday night reconnecting with old Microsoft friends, I woke up this morning ravenous.  Looking in my fridge, I realized there were only leftover ingredients from this recipe and a carton of eggs, so I decided to whip up a last minute breakfast recipe.

Recycling your ingredients is a green way to avoid food waste.  I try to make a habit of using everything in my fridge to help make every dollar go an extra meal and you don’t have to feel guilty for being wasteful. Continue Reading…

Easy, cheap, and healthy. A perfect meal for a busy week!

Hi! I’m still on vacation. But I haven’t forgotten about you.

The past few days have been a happy whirlwind. One of my very dearest friends from college got married on Saturday. The ceremony was held the Mission Church at Santa Clara University (fellow Jesuit education, FTW!), followed by a beautiful reception at the Palmdale Estates. The bride’s impeccable taste was sprinkled throughout the day, which was almost a living replica of a Pinterest feed.

We finished off the weekend with a fun 8-mile bike ride to Sausalito, SF’s best ramen at Katana-Ya, and the most amazing crab pappardelle dish at Hudson. Now we are heading south for more wedding extravaganza and the happiest place on Earth. But in the meantime, hope you enjoy this simple recipe to get you through the week! Continue Reading…

Jenna is the author of food blog Eat, Live, Run and offers her culinary voice as a guest on Social // Potato Chips! You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter @EatLiveRun.

Hi everyone! This is Jenna from Eat, Live, Run and I’m super excited to be guest posting for Annie today! I met Annie three years ago when we were both finalists for a social media position with Murphy-Goode Winery. It goes without saying that neither of us actually got that job, but we both have gone on to do other cool things! On Eat, Live, Run, you’ll find three new family-friendly recipes a week, plus food and travel tales. Stop on by—I’d love to have ya!

Today though, I’m excited to share one of my favorite easy dessert recipes that really gets me in the mood for summer. Is it really only April? Guess I’m hoping summer comes fast….but aren’t we all? Continue Reading…

A little bit of healthy, a little bit of comfort.

Happy Monday! It’s a warm spring in Seattle, and I’m excited to kick off the week with a new recipe that has made it onto Steve’s list of favorite dishes. In our mission to eat healthy, I found a happy medium with leftover gruyère cheese from this quiche recipe.

We have a long month ahead of us, filled with more weddings in California, a mini-vacay to Whistler, and most importantly, DISNEYLAND. That’s right folks, the magical land of turkey legs (think dinner scene from The Hook), Little Mermaid, and happy people. And I’m especially excited because I’m a Disney virgin. All my life, I grew up wishing to visit Disneyland, but it was too far to travel from Hawai’i.  And now, my real-life prince charming is going to make my dream come true. Churros, here we come! Continue Reading…