Last week I came home with a bunch of great ingredients after a photo shoot at work. Any time I come home with food from a shoot it’s inspiration for me to do a little cooking so food doesn’t go to waste. And since we almost always have meat at the shoot, I make sure to snag some to take home so I can make a special meal for Joe. I didn’t really have a plan for the meal. Instead, … Read More
Homemade Chicken Nuggets and a Winner
Thank you so much to everyone who entered the coffee maker giveaway! Every time I do a giveaway on Espresso and Cream, I’m blown away by the large number of responses, and I was so entertained reading each of your responses about why you need coffee. Glad to know I’m among a group of passionate coffee drinkers. The winner of the giveaway is Em who said: Please e-mail me (madisonjanemayberry@gmail.com) with your address and I will get your coffee maker … Read More
Gluten-Free Chicken Parmesean
Typically, I don’t set out with the intention of creating gluten-free recipes since I don’t follow a gluten-free diet and neither do any of my family members. But as a food editor, I’ve seen a growing desire from our readers for more gluten-free recipes. Since I’m by no means an expert on the subject of gluten-free eating, it’s a bit intimidating to attempt creating recipes that meet the parameters of avoiding all gluten. In the future, I hope to be … Read More
Lemon Brown Sugar Chicken
Note: If you haven’t gotten around to bidding on the amazing gift basket we are auctioning off, you can do so HERE. The proceeds go toward a great cause and the basket is amazing! No, your eyes aren’t fooling you. This is a picture, and a recipe for, chicken. But before you jump to conclusions, I should tell you that this chicken wasn’t for me, but for my husband. You see, Joey has no intention of going vegetarian, so we’ve … Read More
Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers for One (or more)
Thank you, truly, for all your sweet comments, Tweets, and e-mails about my meltdown! I’m so blessed to be able to share this little space on the web with you all and Espresso and Cream is a blessing to me even on my less than wonderful days. Lately, I’ve been trying to make an effort to reduce food waste at my house. More often than not, I find myself bringing home new groceries only to throw away produce that didn’t … Read More
Bean and Quinoa Enchiladas
There are a number of things I could have titled this post. The most appropriate one being “The week my computer decided it was just as tired as I am and quit working.” Or perhaps “That time I walked out of the mall crying, with my mascara running all over my face while I had a wedding meltdown.” Both would be true, but neither very fun to talk about. Thank goodness I had a batch of these in the freezer … Read More
Unda-Style Avocado Quesadillas
Thank you all so much for your enthusiastic response to the ‘healthified’ recipe project! Between your comments and e-mails, I now have a full list of recipes to choose from. My plan is to slowly work through the recipes over the next couple months, but bear with me if I’m a little slow at getting to your recipe or suggestion. Things are a little crazy over here. While I’m 100% over the moon about getting married, I’ve started to … Read More
Vegetarian Sloppy Joes for Two and a Winner!
First, I want to congratulate Laura who is the winner of the Crate and Barrel Giveaway. Laura said… E-mail me (madisonjanemayberry@gmail.com) with your address and I’ll get your gift card on it’s merry way! Secondly, thank you all SO much for your wonderful suggestions about what you would like to see more of on Espresso and Cream. It was helpful to hear directly from you about what types of recipes matter most in your daily lives instead of having to … Read More
Everyday Broccoli
Alright, I’ll admit it. I don’t eat broccoli every single day, but I’d be hard-pressed to think of a week in the past year that I didn’t eat broccoli at least once. Call me crazy, but aside from fresh green beans, broccoli is my absolute favorite veggie. So much so that I ate the entire four cups of Everyday Broccoli for dinner last night. And if you are reading this thinking about how much you dislike broccoli, I will make … Read More
Brown Butter Angel Hair Pasta
Note: In light of the recent tragedies in Japan, I am thinking of putting together a virtual bake sale with the proceeds going to disaster relief. If this is something you would be interested in participating in, please send me an e-mail (madisonjanemayberry@gmail.com) so I can gauge interest. Daylight savings time and a hectic week are really cramping my photo schedule. So instead of bathing my recipes in morning light, I’m photographing my recipe under artificial light in my pajamas … Read More
A Day In The Life: Tuesday’s Eats
It’s been a while since I’ve shared a little look into what my daily eats look like. Between my six mile run yesterday, lifting and my five mile run today, I’ve been one hungry girl! Mornings start pretty early in my apartment (I’m usually up and making breakfast between 5 and 5:30) and I find myself needing to snack on something every couple of hours to prevent a total blood sugar crash. Breakfast*16 oz. water*Cup of coffee with 2% milk … Read More
Freezer Lasagna for Two
Tonight I’m posting something unlike anything I’ve posted in the last 10 months. You see, as most of you know I have been a vegetarian for almost a year, meaning the recipes containing meat on Espresso and Cream have all but disappeared. What hasn’t changed during this time is Joey’s love for beef, chicken, pork and the like. Most of the time when we’re together, we find some sort of compromise. When we eat out, the places we frequent are … Read More