6 December 2013
Cornflake Cookies
We consume a lot of cereal at home to the point that there never seems to be enough space to line up all the boxes neatly next to each other in a single (...)
25 March 2013
Sweet Potato Gnocchi
Gnocchi is one of my husband J.’s favorite things to eat. It brings back fond memories of a college semester spent studying in Rome. A classmate brought a (...)
2 January 2018
Kale Apple Salad
I’m definitely not a resolutions person. I already have an ongoing list of things in my life that I’m trying to improve like eliminating mindless snacking and (...)
27 June 2016
Pearl Barley Tabbouleh
For the second summer in a row, we didn’t get our act together to plant a container garden. Before we knew it May became June and now it’s almost July, so I am (...)
29 June 2017
Black and White Ice Cream Sandwiches
What’s your favorite summer sandwich? Mine is comprised of a thick layer of ice cream squashed between two cookies. Nothing beats an ice cream sandwich! They (...)
5 February 2016
Double chocolate cookies
When it comes to the all-important Super Bowl spread, dessert can get forgotten. Salty and savory are the focus of game day where there is no shortage of chips (...)
19 January 2015
Shrimp Fried Rice
The past few weeks we have been sitting down for dinner at 9pm. Our hectic evenings start with dashing from work to pick-up W. at daycare, feeding him his (...)
13 September 2013
Cinnamon Coffee Cake
My grandmother was not much of a cook. Unlike many women of her generation, her primary interest was the family business rather than household tasks. Despite (...)
30 May 2017
Roasted Vegetable Naan Flatbread
My oven hasn’t been getting as much use now that it’s officially spring and unofficially summer. I’ve taken food prep to our back deck where I’ve been grilling (...)
26 April 2018
Double Fudge Donuts
I’ve never considered myself a donut person. Maybe it’s because the sweetest my breakfast cravings go are waffles or pancakes and not full-on dessert for (...)
6 April 2015
Black Bean Burgers
W. keeps surprising me with his adventurous palette. On Saturday I gave him a simple PBJ for lunch. While W. was at the table, I was making black bean burgers. (...)
18 September 2017
Sesame soba noodles
Yesterday was all about improvising because I started Sunday stumped on what to cook, and I’m normally a total planner. At the farmers market in the morning, (...)
27 January 2014
Baked Chicken Tendersons
Growing up, my default kids menu item of choice was a plate of chicken tenders complete with French fries in all their golden fried goodness. Even though my (...)
13 April 2015
Smashed Roasted Potatoes
Nestled in an awkward corner in our kitchen next to the fridge is a colorful striped bowl where I stash fruits and veggies. During the cold weather months, (...)
13 July 2017
Sour Cherry Jam
Last weekend a wave of laziness overcame my usual hyper-productive persona. Never one to shy away from a project, especially when it takes place in the (...)
31 January 2019
Spicy and Sweet Chipotle Snack Mix
Potato chips, tortilla chips or pretzels? I have a hard time picking my salty and crunchy Super Bowl snacks. The best part of any game day gathering is that (...)
22 August 2016
Burst Tomato Pasta
I’ve been eating A LOT of tomatoes the past few weeks. So many that when I go through my camera roll pretty much all I see is a rainbow of red, green and gold (...)
30 May 2019
Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding Pie
Pies come in two seasons. You have autumn with Thanksgiving apples and pumpkin. On the flip side, you have spring and summer with an overabundance of berries (...)
12 May 2014
Ground Beef Tacos
There are certain meals that were dinner classics growing up. My brother and I asked my mom to make these on a regular basis, and they still seemed like a (...)
20 January 2017
Hot Chocolate Ice Cream
There’s probably a rule somewhere that you’re not allowed to eat ice cream in January. It makes sense, right? This is supposed to be a month of better eating (...)
29 April 2019
Mango jicama and black bean salad
It’s taken me way too long to appreciate the absolute joy that is a mango. Once you figure out how to cutone, I guarantee you will be eating mangoes all the (...)
4 May 2015
Balsamic Skirt Steak
I don’t think the weekend could have been any more fantastic. The weather was sunny and beautiful, so we spent as much time as possible out and about. We were (...)
14 August 2015
Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches
I’ve never considered myself an outdoorsy person even though I spent my summers at camp doing activities from hiking to archery. I have fond memories of that (...)
9 May 2019
Vegan Pizza Dough Cinnamon Rolls
I’ve been keeping a secret from my brother, and I don’t feel guilty about it. A few days ago he came over to babysit while my husband and I met friends for (...)
23 October 2015
Candy Bar Blondies
I grew up in a subdivision where the houses were just the right distance from each other for trick-or-treating. Halloween was a very big deal. My mom bought (...)
