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Psari Plaki (Greek-Style Baked Fish)

Published: Apr 4, 2018 · Last updated: Nov 18, 2018 by Marissa

Psari Plaki is a Greek-style fish baked in the oven with tomatoes, onions, and olive oil. Serve this with some good-quality feta and crusty bread for a complete and hearty meal!

Updated on April 4th, 2018: New content, new recipe instructions, and new photos. Huzzah!

Originally published on September 10th, 2015.

Hello, friends!

I hope you’re having a fantabulous week! I also hope you’ll forgive me for being on this crazy-inconsistent blogging cycle. Every time I try to get back in, something comes up and I have to decide which project will go to the backburner. Unfortunately, it’s had to be the blog in most cases (which is probably obvious at this point, yeah?), but you guys. Really. I 👏🏼 am 👏🏼 working 👏🏼 on 👏🏼 it 👏🏼

For realsies.

I’m still figuring out how often I’ll be able to put out new content; I have tons of photos in the backlog already and I am excited to share them all with you! Once I have that sorted, you’ll be the first to know. Life has more or less come back to “normal” as my client work has dissipated, I’m ramped up on the new job, and I’m back from vacation! Not too shabby.

And yes, new job! Same company, same team (for the most part), but a new role! I transitioned in late February and the new gig involves lots of tasty food photography. That’s the most of what I want to share about it at this time, but I get to work with amazing people every day and I’ll be able to squeeze in some travel here and there too. I absolutely love it.

As for vacation, more on that soon! I recently went to Trinidad and Tobago with Jay and some friends. It was an amazing time and I have photos and stories to share. I was actually going to post about it this week, but I still haven’t had a chance to sort through all the photos. Instead, I’ve decided to update this psari plaki post to spruce it up a bit, which is something I’ve been meaning to do for a while anyway! Just don’t ask me how long ago I took the photos for this update, mmmkay?

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Fried Goat Cheese Salad with Pomegranates and Walnuts

Published: Feb 20, 2017 · Last updated: Oct 5, 2018 by Marissa

A simple salad of baby greens, fried goat cheese, pomegranates, and toasted walnuts that’s topped with a Mediterranean inspired spiced honey vinaigrette. This salad makes an awesome main or side dish.

Fried goat cheese, you guys. Have you had it? If not, you are missing out. I’m thinking about eating it right now as I type this, but I have no more in the house to eat. This is problematic.

Fast forward a minute: After writing that sentence, I decided I would just hop in the car for a quick goat cheese log run and would resume this post after eating. I got up to get my shoes and quickly realized I don’t have a car today, so here I am! No longer procrastinating this blog post.

You are welcome….

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Melitzanosalata (Greek Eggplant Dip)

Published: Oct 16, 2016 · Last updated: Jan 7, 2018 by Marissa

Melitzanosalata is a Greek dip made with eggplant, crushed garlic, grated onion, chopped parsley, and extra virgin olive oil. It can be flavored with red wine vinegar or fresh lemon juice, depending on preference. It’s typically served as a meze with crusty bread.

Happy Monday, friends!

I’ve missed you. How are you doing? I’ve been super busy lately, but in a good way, I think!

If you caught my last post where I reviewed Rumiano Cheese, I talked a little about how I picked up a part-time job and it involves working with lots various cheeses! The plan for the Rumiano review came before I found the job, but it seemed rather fitting the two ended up tying in together in some way. In addition to the cheesy part-time deliciousness, I also picked up some freelance work. It’s all been very awesome and exciting because it’s nice to work again. You know what else is nice? Making some money. Now, instead of ripping all of my hair out, I’m only ripping out a small portion. Things are still slightly stressful, but only slightly at this point. So you know. Progress!

With all of this excitement going down, I should have more stability and consistency in my life, which hopefully means more recipes for you! I’ve been so sad about not being able to share as much as I’ve wanted to on the blog lately and I really, really want to change that. Thanks for always coming back to my little home, especially when my schedule gets so ridiculous and I don’t publish anything for a whole month. You’re insanely awesome and I wouldn’t be doing this without you. I appreciate you. <3…

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Why I Love Thrive Market: Shopping For Healthy Food At Wholesale Prices

Published: May 9, 2016 · Last updated: May 2, 2018 by Marissa

Thrive Market is an online marketplace selling natural and organic goods at wholesale prices. It’s basically a BJ’s or Costco and Whole Foods combined and it’s my favorite place to shop for pantry items. Please note: this is not a sponsored post, though there are affiliate links. All opinions are my own.

What up, what up, what up!?

I’m pretty stoked to finally talk about my love for Thrive Market today, you guys. I’ve been a member since last September and it quickly became my favorite place to shop for all of my pantry items. I’ve been telling myself I would write a post about it for months, but we all know how I get, right? Queen of procrastination.

Thrive Market first came to be in November, 2014 with a mission to make healthy living affordable and easy. If Costco and Whole Foods had a baby, that would basically be Thrive Market, except all of the shopping is done online. And they don’t sell any perishable items.

Like Costco, Thrive Market is a membership community and charges a membership fee of $59.95 per year (that’s $5 per month) and comes with a free 30-day trial when you make your first purchase. Also, for every paid membership Thrive gets, they donate a membership to a low-income family, which is friggen awesome….

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One Pot Greek Eggplant and Rice

Published: Oct 15, 2015 · Last updated: Jan 7, 2018 by Marissa

You guys!

Sunday was a big deal for me. And I didn’t even realize it was a big deal until a couple of days ago! I’ve been so busy lately, I haven’t paid much attention to the dates.

Sunday marked the four year anniversary of me quitting smoking. I last bought a pack of cigarettes on October 11th, 2011, smoked maybe a couple cigarettes from that pack, and got rid of the rest. And I haven’t looked back since. Yay for smoke-free living!

I think I missed it because I was too busy playing catch-up on blog stuff along with everything else. With working overtime the last couple of weeks, it’s been a little tough keeping up with life!…

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Lamb Loin Chops with Ladolemono

Published: Sep 27, 2015 · Last updated: Jan 7, 2018 by Marissa

Jason doesn’t like lamb.

There are a few things he doesn’t eat, like most seafood (he’ll sometimes eat light fish, but that’s about it), pork, most meat on bones (seriously, wtf), and lamb. He will at least attempt to break away from his picky habits depending on the food – he ate calamari the other night and didn’t completely hate it and he ate chicken wings. Meat on bones. Jason. OMG. Okay, I’m done, but anyway – don’t ever expect him to touch pork. That will never ever happen. Unless you maybe offered him a lot of money to.

He will sometimes eat lamb “if he has to,” but I think he’d have to be desperate. When I first met the dude way back before dating him was even a thought, he was a vegetarian, so he’s come a long way since then. Every time I make lamb now, I try to shove it in his face, but he won’t do it. And I just want to yell, “DON’T YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’RE MISSING?”…

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Tourlou Tourlou

Published: Sep 25, 2015 · Last updated: Jan 7, 2018 by Marissa

I love when healthy tastes good. I don’t mean just good, but goooooood. You know what I’m saying?

Today, I’m sharing a tasty recipe called tourlou tourlou! It’s one of my favorite things to say. You gotta know how to roll those Rs to say it properly. It’s basically pronounced like “toodaloo,” but a little quicker than you might say toodaloo and also, you would say it twice because reasons.

Actually, tourlou tourlou basically means “all mixed together” (in Greek, duh) and it’s a medley of vegetables roasted in the oven long enough for them to soften and sweeten. And I find it tastes even better the next day. Whenever I visit home and my dad happened to make this, he offers me a bunch to take home and I never say no. Cause it’s too good to say no to. <3

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Seasoned Bread Crumbs

Published: Jul 27, 2015 · Last updated: Jan 7, 2018 by Marissa

You guys. It’s the end of July.

That means summer is kind of almost over and you know what? I’m not into that one bit. Summer is my favorite season and I feel like I haven’t had enough time to really enjoy it. I need to fix that as soon as I can! More beach time, please.

This weekend flew by. I fit in a solid few hours playing Splatoon on Saturday and it was the most amazing thing. I don’t remember the last time I was able to sit down and actually enjoy some gaming time that was longer than 30 minutes. Also, I’ve gotten a lot better at that game. It’s so much fun. I also got a lot of cleaning done and went out for dinner with Jason and his family for his brother’s dinner, so it wasn’t a completely lazy day, but it was all around a good day.

Sunday was a different story. I think I got a chance to relax at about 8:30pm. Most of the day was blog planning and I got to squeeze in a few photo sessions for upcoming posts. One of those sessions? Seasoned bread crumbs, yay! But more on that in a minute. I want to talk about something else I’m working on in the test kitchen! And that’s homemade marshmallow sauce. …

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Kale and Avocado Salad

Published: Jul 10, 2015 · Last updated: Jan 7, 2018 by Marissa

Updated on July 10th, 2015: Simple Kale Salad was the fourth post on OMG FOOD, back when I also purchased a DSLR for the first time and I had no idea what I was doing (I still don’t know, really)! I’ve updated this post with a new photo, new title: Kale and Avocado Salad, and a “new” recipe with instructions that make better sense.

Originally published on February 26th, 2014.

Kale has become a staple in our kitchen the last few months. If you were to look in my fridge each week, you are almost guaranteed to find some in there. I can’t guarantee that 100% because there’s always the chance it will all have been eaten before the next trip to the grocery store.

Anyway, I’m trying to tell you here that I’m really into kale and one of my favorite things to make with kale is this kale and avocado salad. Moving on.

Sound boring? Only if you make it so! Whenever I cook with kale or make salads, I make sure to dress it include properly. Because, yeah. Kale as is? It is kind of boring in my opinion! It can also be a tough and bitter to eat raw without preparing it the right way. How do you prepare it for raw foods such as salads? You massage it!…

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Strawberry Basil Water

Published: Apr 30, 2014 · Last updated: Jan 7, 2018 by Marissa

Updated 11-26-14: This post was originally written for a Whole30 program I was unable to complete on the blog due to technical issues that prevented me from making new posts at the time.

Everybody’s eating Cheetos but me. I don’t even want Cheetos? But also, I do.

I posted this on Facebook earlier today, but if you haven’t seen it yet, it’s a pretty accurate Whole30 timeline on what to expect for the 30 days you’re on this adventure. Me? I’ve got the hangover like whoa as of this morning!

This morning was so rough, I decided I did not need to get fancy for work (and by that I mean wear jeans and some sort of top because that’s my usual attire). I put on my gym clothes even though the gym itself had no involvement in my schedule today what-so-ever and I trekked to work. I got plenty of sleep, but it doesn’t really matter just yet. I was pretty exhausted all day. I kept the hood on my hoodie up for most of the day and a couple co-workers looked at me as if they were scared for me. Like, I’m dying maybe! Nope, not dying, people. Just having some sugar withdrawals! Nothing to see here.

The next few days are going to be brutal!…

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