They may not be the cutest things you have ever seen, but my first attempt at bagel making was a success! I followed the simple recipe by Sophisticated Gourmet. As a child I was all…

They may not be the cutest things you have ever seen, but my first attempt at bagel making was a success! I followed the simple recipe by Sophisticated Gourmet. As a child I was all…
As this story will tell, Linz and I have known Andy for a long time. His delicious desserts lead me to dub him, ‘Andy “The Cheesecake Man” Boulton’ when we were 13. I can’t decide…
Food is not just for consumption, packed with vitamins and minerals your skin can also benefit from all that nature has to offer. I decided to do a little experimenting in the kitchen and…
Summer weather has come a bit early to my “neck of the woods” (oh, Al Roker…you’ve infiltrated my brain when it comes to talking about weather.) With so much sunshine and heat, I’ve been extra…
Happy Mother’s Day! While I’m not technically a mother yet, it seems fitting that Jess recently challenged me to make a dish of a food I’ve been craving while pregnant. Plus, I’m getting really close…
More than a favorite comfort food, I have a type of food I love above all others and that is Mexican food. I grew up in southern California where good Mexican food was everywhere. My…
I’m out road trippin’ it this weekend around Pennsylvania and New York to see friends. Of course I’m hopeful that tasty food will be a big part of this time. Already my friend and I…
These are my go to cookies. When I need to bring something sweet to a potluck, a bake sale, or to make my cousin Shannon smile, this is the dessert I think of first. Why…
Linz gave me the fun job this week of making an “adult” version of a favorite childhood dish of mine. Carbs and cheese always seems like a good place to start when thinking about meals…
This week, Jess challenged me to cook something that would make my house smell delicious. What a lovely task! Cinnamon was the first ingredient that came to mind while thinking about this challenge. I love…
Linz: Make a savory entree that features fruit. Jess: This ended up proving to be quite the tricky dish for me to come up with. When I took some time to think about it, we…
I hosted a small dinner party recently with only one request from my guests: that I provide a dessert that involved both chocolate and peanut butter. I couldn’t say no to such a classic flavor…
As Jess mentioned last week, we are giving our typical Q&A seriesĀ a culinary twist with our Spring 2013 food-themed season. To kick us off, I first challenged Jess to make a new dish that features…
In case you missed my guest post over at The Thinking Closet I thought I would share it here too. Enjoy! Lauren mentioned that she thought she had lots of readers that were busy…
While Linz and I have been living in other parts of the country we have enjoyed adding a letter series to the blog. With fashion we were able to help each other out with a…
I’m a fool for rice pudding, which is something I never really thought I would say. As a kid, I always thought tapioca pudding was disgusting mostly due to its texture. Someone might have told…
When life gets busy, it can be incredibly tempting to grab a bowl of cereal instead of taking the time to make a real meal. While a non-meal is okay here and there, I find…
Y’all, we need to talk about something really awesome happening today! I am doing my first guest post over at The Thinking Closet. Lauren is the mastermind behind the blog and while we have never…
Today marks the beginning of March, which also means that we are moving on to a new season here at Sweet Athena. While we had a lot of fun with the winter theme of Celebrations,…
I need to be honest about something, last term I hardly cooked for myself. I mean I would make a couple of meals a week, but I certainly was not whipping up something each night.…