Catching Up, Plus a Recipe for Crispy Kale, Winter Squash, and Cheddar Pizza
I’ve missed you. Lately the maelstrom that is life has been overwhelming me, and I’m afraid this blog has suffered as a result. If you’re ever wondering where I am (and I’d be absolutely tickled to think that someone actually is wondering that), check my Facebook page. I post something on there nearly every day, ...Keep Reading
Happy Accident
Two weeks ago I bought a bunch of mint at the farmers’ market. At least, that’s what I thought. I used it in some of my standard recipes, like this dead-simple herb marinade, but the results surprised me. The flavor was just a bit off, and I couldn’t put my finger on why. The following ...Keep Reading
Use Your Leftovers: Herb Chicken Pizza
Now that we’ve re-acquired our backyard, we’ve made it a point to grill just about every warm weekend. Polynesian Flank Steak. Ginger-and-Honey-Marinated Chicken. Kebabs. Plain ol’ burgers. A farmers’ market worth of vegetables. It don’t matter, so long as food emerges with those deliciously charred grill marks. Every meal ends with s’mores, of course, which ...Keep Reading
Brown Butter Noodles: World’s Easiest Comfort Food
When I think “comfort food,” usually it conjures images of long-simmered, filling soups, gooey, crusty macaroni and cheese, or creamy, cozy chicken pot pie. All wonderful, of course, but also time-consuming. Y’know, challenging for a parent to pull off. So what I’m going to share with you today may just rock your world: My friends, ...Keep Reading
Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce + Maple Syrup = Breakfast!
Have I mentioned that I married a freak? That’s right: My husband, who’ll eat approximately one blazillion more out-there foods than I will (seriously, he’ll eat just about anything, while I get fairly squeamish about texture and, y’know, yuckiness), hates cooked fruit. Sometimes I forget this. Sometimes, say, it’s the afternoon before our itty-bitty Just ...Keep Reading
