foodpornfriday | Kitchen Casual

Hello! It is time for another #foodpornfriday. Right now I am mostly likely in a Thanksgiving-induced state of bliss. So I want to share some of my bliss with you through delicious food pictures.

Disclaimer: All of these recipes are from Cooking Light. They all look totally amazing, right? I was reading the most recent issue the other night and found myself pinning so many recipes. Delicious looking food made lighter? I’m game. I’ve made a few Cooking Light recipes before and they have all turned out great. Hopefully I’ll be making these sooner rather than later.

Chickpea and Sausage Minestrone. It has been so cold and dreary here the past few days all I want to make is soup. This looks so good and so hearty. Get in my belly.

Couscous with Winter Vegetables. I would eat this as a main but you could definitely serve this as a side. I might try this out with farro instead of couscous because I am a wild and crazy kid.

Garlicky Turnip Fries. I think I’d try this out with parsnips instead of a turnips (I mean, a root vegetable is a root vegetable, am I right?). I tried to make parsnip fries once and they were OK. I think if I used my fancy new mandolin to cut the fries, I’d have much better luck.

Smashed Potatoes with Goat Cheese. I feel like this really doesn’t need much of an explanation. GOAT CHEESE PEOPLE.

Vanilla Bean Baked Custard. I had to include a dessert in this post. And I just love vanilla anything. This uses my trusty vanilla bean paste I mentioned a week or so ago. Must try this one out soon.

Do you ever have one of those weeks where you blink and it’s Friday? And you know don’t where all the time went? Well that was me this week. Between our mini vacation and three packed days of work upon our return, Friday sort of snuck up on my. But I am going to make it up to you by sharing some pictures of amazing food porn. You’re welcome. I’m thinking about instituting #foodpornfriday, in the same vein as #throwbackthursday. Let me know your thoughts. UPDATE: It appears #foodpornfriday is already a thing. Drat. Oh well. I’ll gladly hop on the bandwagon.

Cranberry cobbler. This would make a great Thanksgiving dessert (if you wanted to break from traditional pies). Recipe here from my go to girl, Martha Stewart.

Grilled sourdough with herbed ricotta and marinated tomatoes. From Simply Delicious.

Skillet Baked Stuffed Rigatoni from Heather Cristo. I have been eyeing this recipe for months. I might have a date with my cast iron skillet soon.

Goat cheese quiche with a hash brown crust, again from Martha Stewart. I made this last year for Christmas brunch with my brother and his wife and it was bananas awesome. You used an entire log of goat cheese. Ain’t nothing wrong with that. Needless to say I am looking for an opportunity to make it again.