7 September 2019
S'more Cookies
It has been a while since I made something so good that it was worthy of prioritizing time to document…but here they are. My time in the kitchen has resorted (...)
25 September 2017
Tahini Cookies
I love bonus days. Today was mine. It is a day that you were not expecting because you thought you were doing something else – and at the last minute (...)
8 July 2017
Dilly Martini
It has been a while since I posted a cocktail recipe, and I realized it was time. Last summer I carved out a little time to make my favorite Dilly Beans. I (...)
9 May 2017
Grapefruit poppy seed loaf cake with yogurt glaze
There is a lot of talk these days about diversity – as there should be – it is critical for so many reasons. Fortunately, there is even more talk these days (...)
6 March 2017
Sheet Pan S’mores
What a week! Thank goodness it ended on a high note – it was truly a day that will imprint on my memory forever, and a highlight of my career. I won’t go into (...)
27 February 2017
Almond Butter Banana Bread
My mother’s banana bread is pretty perfect just the way it is. It is just about the only recipe that I never mess with – I have tried other banana bread (...)
24 January 2017
Onion and chive dill egg salad
My first post of the new year…I seem to be looking forward a lot more than normal. I hate wishing the time away, but 4 years cannot go by fast enough. I hate (...)
19 December 2016
Black Currant Scones
It is the season of giving, so in that spirit, I decided to bring back my annual holiday gift post – plus a few added bonuses, thanks to my friends at (...)
21 November 2016
Pumpkin Bundt Cake with Chocolate Glaze
My daughter has joined the blogging generation – and she is only 10. She has been watching me do this almost her entire life, but the other week she came home (...)
31 October 2016
UnReal peanut butter brownies
It’s hard to believe that tomorrow is Halloween already! I feel like the girls just finished their candy from last Halloween – that is the goal anyway, to make (...)
26 September 2016
Steel-cut oatmeal and chocolate chip muffins
Back to school means MUFFINS!! When I am really in the running for “Mom of the Year” award, it is because I took a couple of hours on Sunday to make something (...)
11 September 2016
Fig and Fennel Flower Shrub
I am still waiting for shrubs to be the “in” thing – but I feel like it is getting close. Once a week the farmer’s market comes to the campus where I work – I… (...)
29 August 2016
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Yogurt Cake
Before I get into this post – I want to apologize again for my sporadic postings these days…and although I might not post as much as I used to, I am posting a (...)
23 July 2016
Truffled Deviled Eggs
Most of the time, this blog is a really nice distraction from real life. I can immerse myself in cooking, and not even think about what is going on in the rest (...)
27 June 2016
Avgolemono Soup
The last few weeks have been a complete blur to me. Between a quick trip to NYC for a wedding, our cat on the brink of survival (but has come back!), being (...)
8 June 2016
Yogurt cheese tarts with mint
It is definitely summer in Seattle, as I sit here in the dark typing this, because even turning on the lights will heat the house up more than I can tolerate (...)
23 May 2016
Chocolate peanut butter and banana smoothie
My husband is a creature of habit. When he finds something that he likes, he sticks with it, that is until he is sick of it. The smoothie sensation has been (...)
9 May 2016
Chocolate Dreams Cookies
Wow, could it possibly be May already? Well, considering that today is Mother’s Day, then yes, it must be. I completely missed posting in April all together – (...)
28 March 2016
Mini chocolate chip bundt cakes
Hard work really does pay off. I tell my kids this all the time, and I actually think that they are finally starting to believe it. Hard work is not easy (...)
7 March 2016
Almond chocolate espresso coffee cake
It’s hard to get yourself out of a rut, particularly when you have been doing something a certain way for years, and it works. We all know the phrase – if its (...)
22 February 2016
Israeli-style hummus
Hummus is one of those go to appetizers that everyone loves. It is great with vegetables and crackers, and much healthier than the traditional “onion dip” (...)
25 January 2016
Warm Spiced Cashews
Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t…one of my all-time favorite jingles. Even though they were talking about candy, I relate it to my state of (...)
31 December 2015
Chocolate chunk pumpkin seed cookies
I have some exciting news! First Look, Then Cook has finally joined the Instagram revolution! I know I have been horrible about posting this year, and if you (...)
30 November 2015
Pumpkin Caramel Tart
All too often we forget about the “assist.” I won’t even go into how this applies at work – that would be a white paper, not a one page blog post. But I am (...)
16 November 2015
Sesame Peanut Bars
As my grandmother would say, “What a revolting development…” I heard her say that when things were pretty grim. That was exactly what came into my head when I (...)
