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Welcome to Create & Devour, a blog dedicated to my love for food and design. Here you will find recipe creations, furniture designs, diy experiments, Chicago restaurant reviews, wedding and special occasion cakes that I have designed, as well as other general food and creative related subject matter. Check out the About section for more information about me and Create & Devour!
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Potatoes Au Gratin
Hi y’all, worked an overnight this morning, so I have no energy to write. However, I want to delete the pictures from my phone which mean I will post this really fast. This recipe is for Potatoes Au Gratin is super simple and uses one of the mother sauces to create its sauce. A Bechamel … Read more
Chorizo And Potato Lunch Burritos
Hi y’all, another long day means one more meal to make after that long day, BUT! Here is a fast meal that you can have ready in 20 minutes…And yes, I’m clearly in a burrito phase. This here is a quick and delicious recipe for a chorizo and potato burrito! If you make breakfast burritos … Read more
Spicy Breakfast Burritos
Good evening y’all…Tonight’s recipe if for a spicy breakfast burrito, and by spicy I mean, not too spicy. So, this morning I worked an overnight shift, 12am-7:30am YEE! and when I was about to get off work I was contemplating what I wanted to make for breakfast when I got home. My options were green … Read more
Loaded Potato Skins
Good afternoon y’all! Just posting a quick recipe for loaded potato skins! You can have them as a snack, game day treat or dinner like I did…Well as a side for dinner. Are 8 potato skins considered a side? yee! Enjoy. Cookware Needed: -Sheet Tray or Baking Pan Loaded Potato Skins 4 Small Russet Potatoes … Read more
Layered & Baked Eggplant Parmesan (V)
Good afternoon y’all! Here’s a simple and delicious recipe for Layered and Baked Eggplant Parmesan. I like this recipe best for eggplant parmesan because you don’t overcook the eggplant making it too soggy and mushy like more do when you pan fry with oil. THIS RECIPE IS OIL FREE AND FRYING FREE! Fun. Anyways, the … Read more
Spicy Pork and Potato Hash with Fried Egg
Good afternoon y’all. Since I was off today I decided to make some brunch when I finally got out of bed. I looked in the fridge and found pork, scallion, and eggs. I wasn’t really in the mood for an omelet, so I thought about making a hash because I bought potatoes the day before. … Read more
Curried Chickpeas
Hi y’all, this evening I decided to incorporate curry into my dinner. For my side dish, I decided to make curried chickpeas since I have had them forever. This recipe is really fast and easy to make. If you like semi spicy dishes with clean flavors, this is for you. Also, its a super cheap … Read more
Toasted Rice
Good afternoon y’all. So this recipe…well instructions is for making toasted rice. Toasted rice is a component that I have been really into lately. It is just sweet sticky rice, that is browned and then either crushed or powdered. Once the rice is toasted, it gives the rice a delicious nutty flavor that is great … Read more
Thai Inspired Fried Rice
Good evening y’all. I finally awoke this afternoon after sleeping for hours after my overnight shift. Something about getting home at 730am from work and having the rest of the day to do whatever seems rewarding. When I got home, I crushed 6 cheese and potato perogies that I usually get from this local little … Read more
Simple Roasted Vegetables
Good evening y’all! Create & Devour is back! I finally caved in and bought a new computer…This is a quick post for roasted vegetables that I made for dinner tonight and there will be more posts this week, but I have to leave for work in a couple hours for an overnight shift so I’m … Read more
