Yep. Thanks to The Seasoned Life from Ayesha Curry, I've been not only busier in the kitchen, but I've been proudly piping out delicious home-cooked meals. I continue to be amazed with how the recipes are so easy to follow, and how they all turn out so tasty! As I mentioned before, I usually just stick to what I already know or throw whatever I have on hand together and call it a meal (you know, those meals that you might not necessary feed others with, but it works for you... that day, anyway). So to be able to come out with these dishes, it's a pretty proud feat for me.

Onto the deliciousness...

One of the biggest challenges I knew I was going to face when I officially moved out was cooking for myself. As much as I love going out to eat (hello foodie guides!), it's not something I can afford to do for every meal. Over the past year, I either stuck to simple things I know (pasta, tacos, protein with rice), something I totally make up on the fly with whatever I have on hand, or I turned to the internet for inspiration.

But when Ayesha Curry came out with her own cookbook, The Seasoned Life, I found a new source of inspiration. One of the best things about the book is that a lot of the recipes are very approachable and not too complicated. This is right up my alley because those are the type of recipes I like to pin on my recipe-heavy Pinterest account.