Tina's Chic Corner

How to Steam Broccoli Without a Steamer

January 23rd, 2019Tina6 Comments

My husband and I make this broccoli at least once a week. I can’t tell you how many times we’ve made this broccoli. Seriously, too many times to count. So to say it’s tested, tried and true is an understatement. I never thought about sharing this as a recipe, because well, I don’t know why. I think it may be just because it’s too easy and is too obvious to bother. But aren’t easy recipes the best to share? Yes. So now I’m finally sharing it with you. This broccoli is nothing fancy, but it sure is tasty. It’s a …

Spinach Pie (Spanakopita)

January 18th, 2019Tina81 Comments

It looks like celery juice is a food trend this year. I’ll pass. However, I do have an green food option for you if you’re into that sort of thing, except this option is delicious. I’ve had a lot of spinach pie. Being Greek, that’s to be expected. 😉 If you asked 10 people to make it then I bet you’d get 10 different varieties. I’m sure most, if not all, would be delicious in their own way. When my husband and I visited Greece several years go we had a spinach pie in a spiral form at a truck …

Giant Batch of Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies

January 16th, 2019Tina0 Comments

I’m sorry. If you’re working on your new year’s resolution of eating healthy, this recipe is not going to make that easy. I’m not sorry to be sharing one of our favorite recipes of all time however. While I was busy baking all sorts of cookies during the holidays for friends and family, my husband wanted to whip up a batch of chocolate chip cookies, some to share with guests and some to indulge ourselves without feeling guilty for sneaking from the other piles of cookies that were really set aside to give away. My husband only makes chocolate chip cookies in …

Chili… Again

January 11th, 2019Tina0 Comments

Chili is the perfect food to be thinking about right now. Chili is great for cold weather or for the big game. Who’s up for some chili? I actually shared a chili recipe back in 2013. Yikes, that was my first year blogging so I’ll be celebrating 6 years already! Anyway, my husband and I make that chili recipe every winter and we love it. However, every time we make it, we say that it should have a tad more liquid. Apparently that didn’t bother us enough because we are only now finally adjusting the recipe to try to fix it. It’s really …

Simple Winter Decor

January 9th, 2019Tina0 Comments

Taking down the Christmas decorations is bitter sweet. I’m glad that the task is done but I miss the Christmas tree lights and all of the fun decorations. I struggle to decide when to take everything down for that same reason. Leave them up longer and get sick of them or end up with pine needles literally everywhere, or take them down too early and miss them more than I probably should. It’s a careful balance. Every January I also struggle with how to fill the space after I take everything down. I want to leave the same joy in …