21 April 2015
Baked salmon with potlatch seasoning
A favorite go-to family meal over recent years has been this baked salmon with potlatch seasoning. It’s easy and quick for a weeknight meal, but is also (...)
2 June 2014
Raspberry Frangipane Tart
My adventurous world-traveller cousin is here visiting for a few days and I made this raspberry frangipane tart to celebrate his arrival. Frangipane is an (...)
20 March 2015
Linguini with clam sauce
As much as I try to cook with the freshest possible ingredients, there are days when a trip to the store is long overdue and the refrigerator is sparse. Those (...)
7 August 2014
Toasted Coconut Mocha Hazelnut Raw Brownies
These toasted coconut mocha hazelnut raw brownies are vegan, gluten-free, naturally sweetened, and completely DELICIOUS. Really, if you’ve never had a raw (...)
29 April 2015
Coconut Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with Maple Rum Raisin Sauce
I recently noticed that so far I have not a single post for ice cream on this site and I’m out to change that today. Ice cream used to be my absolute favorite (...)
29 December 2014
Wild Mushroom Farro Risotto
Just arrived home from spending a week with my mom and sister’s family and I am feeling so thankful for our shared times of all being together. Our vacation (...)
16 June 2014
Green papaya salad
Had a much-appreciated date night at a Sur La Table cooking class with my husband a few weeks ago. We took the Modern Thai Cooking from Pok Pok class. It was (...)
15 May 2014
Coconut Maple Granola
I realize the abundance of granola recipes out there and it seems like I myself am always trying a new variety of homemade granola. This particular recipe is (...)
27 August 2015
Southwestern Rice Bowls with Chipotle Ranch Dressing
We’ve been fortunate to have had several long distance friends and family come through and visit us at our home this summer. I often marvel at how much our (...)
13 November 2014
Apricot Almond Shortbread Bars
I would consider myself a fairly disciplined person when it comes to eating, but my one can’t-say-no-to type of dessert is anything with almonds. Lucky for me (...)
11 September 2014
Pulled Pork Nachos
I made one of Pioneer Woman’s pulled pork recipes a couple months ago (which, btw is fantastic) and it made so much, I ended up storing the leftovers in the (...)
3 February 2015
Orange Cinnamon Scones with Dark Chocolate
On the days that I can manage to get myself up early enough to have some time before the kids wake up, I often choose to spend the quiet of the morning baking (...)
8 January 2015
Braised Beef Short Ribs
I often tease Ryan that if it weren’t for him, I would be a vegetarian. If I am truly honest with myself however, I am not a vegetarian because of dishes such (...)
17 November 2016
Apple Oat Bran Muffins
I’ve fallen into a fairly new morning rhythm of rising a bit earlier to have some quiet time in the kitchen before the kids wake up. In the past I’d been more (...)
5 January 2015
Chewy Almond Butter Bars
Let’s start 2015 off with a wholesome, satisfying, sweet-but-not-too-sweet, dense, and chewy energy bar. I have always been a perpetual snacker- I purposely (...)
12 February 2015
Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Butter Cups
I would consider myself fairly low-maintenance when it comes to Valentine’s Day. For the past few years, Ryan and I have decided it wasn’t worth fighting the (...)
15 December 2014
Peppermint Cacao Nib Shortbread Cookies
A few weeks ago, I was able to travel for a quick weekend trip to celebrate the wedding of a good friend. While I was gone, my sweet children convinced Ryan to (...)
10 April 2014
Homemade granola bars for healthy snacks
My husband plays in a weekly tennis league and each week the men take turns bringing snacks for their after-play hang out time. This past week was my husband’s (...)
30 March 2016
Raw Key Lime Tart
This was the recipe I had planned on posting before the Easter weekend because I thought it would be such a lovely and refreshing end to a springtime brunch, (...)
24 February 2017
Very simple ice cream cake
My oldest turn ten years old this week. Recalling very clearly those earlier years of being a new mom, I often wondered why the days seemed to crawl along so (...)
15 January 2015
Oven baked beet chips
It seems that I am always on the hunt for ways to incorporate more vegetables into my kids lunches for school. It’s a challenge since neither of them are fond (...)
15 June 2016
Toasted Almond Coconut Ice Cream
As we approach the official start of summer, there is so much anticipation and excitement about the months ahead. Among the many delights of summertime, for me (...)
13 May 2015
Puffed amaranth crispie bars with dark chocolate and sea salt
It was recently teacher appreciation week at my son’s school and I signed up to bring a sweet treat for “dessert bar” day. Deciding on what dessert to bring to (...)
26 May 2015
Summer italian orzo salad with grilled vegetables and chicken
This post is sponsored by Colavita as part of their Summer Italian Grilling Series. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. Right now Colavita is (...)
4 April 2014
Whole Wheat Blueberry Banana Muffins
One of my favorite childhood summer vacations was spending a week in beautiful Martha’s Vineyard. I have fond memories of relaxed walks by the ocean, window (...)
