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Greetings Cookbook Clubbers! 

I have to apologize for such a long hiatus! The last weeks of the semester were...their usual. I won’t bore you with the details! I spent most of that time cooking up old favorites and catching up on some archived recipes from past picks, as you have seen. But, summer is upon us and it’s time to get serious again! Instead of a cookbook or blog pick, though, I introduce to you a pinterest board I curated of recipes I’ve been wanting to try for a while, many of which seem pretty seasonally appropriate - salads, grilled dishes, bbq, summer fruits. 

Summer is always great because I have so much flexibility in my schedule and can put in much more time in the kitchen. But, on the other side of that, the grad school stipend schedule means that summer budgets are quite a bit tighter and I need to be much more strategic at the grocery store, the farmer’s markets, and in the kitchen. I hope these recipes will help me stay creative and healthy even with such anxieties about money this season. 

Honey-PB-banana-chocolate chip oat cookies. #dashofsasscbc #cookieandkate #finalsweekmotivation #glutenfree #cookies

Feta sweet potato mash w/ roasted bbq piñya and chilies, topped with scallions.

Inspired by the BBQ Pineapple, Jalapeño, and Feta Pizza I learned last fall when I was using Cookie and Kate in the Dash of Sass Cookbook Club. I might love this more, since it's less arduous than making the pizza dough and most certainly healthier!

Hey cookbook clubbers! Happy March!

This month, I’m encouraging you to choose your own adventure! With two travel engagements, my bruised wrist injury and brace situation, and the general busyness of midterms, I expect I’ll be falling back on some of my easy go-to favorites over the month like lentil & mushroom ragu, marinated feta risotto, and chickpea tomato soup. And, likely, eating out more than I should.

When I can, I’m going to try catching up on recipes from the archives of these club picks that I haven’t gotten around to just yet. 

Hello friends! I apologize for my relative quietness on the blog these past several weeks, especially in the realm of cooking. The end of the semester, my travels in the Philippines, then recovering from my trip and gearing up the new semester were such a whirlwind and I can’t believe it’s been three months since I last chose a cookbook/blog for our enjoyment. 

I’ll have a review of Pinch of Yum coming up shortly. In the meantime, Happy February! This month, we’ll be cooking from the Damn Delicious blog. I’ve made a few of her recipes here and there in the past, and every time I am on Pinterest I find myself adding another one to my boards. I figure this decision is long overdue. 

In anticipation of my Christmas trip to the Philippines, I’ve chosen the blog Pinch of Yum for both November and December! Many of the recipes on Pinch of Yum might be considered Asian Fusion-ish, and a few are explicitly Filipino-origin dishes, so I thought it would be appropriate. However, I’m also on a mission to empty out my fridge, freezer, and pantry as best I can in the next few weeks so as not to have them sitting here during my four week hiatus. Therefore, I don’t know how many of these recipes I can realistically get to over the next five weeks - I may have to stick with Pinch of Yum throughout January as I settle back in.