It occurred to me that we’ve been pretty sweets heavy around here lately, without much to suggest that we ever actually eat whole, balanced meals. And I’ve hardly even touched on the fact that it is, in fact, summer in Illinois, and we’ve been doing …
Every year, I tell myself that instead of heading out to the mall, or knocking out half my Christmas wish list on Amazon, I’m going to spend my time making delicious homemade gifts for my family and friends. And every year, I start with good …
Seems I’ve been so distracted going on and on about the waning summer months that I almost forgot about one of the absolute best things about the end of summer… the bounty that comes from my teeny tiny little garden. Sure, there are hardships that …
I don’t know about you, but I had a lot of extra quinoa hanging around after I made that quinoa salad. Like, a LOT of quinoa. What’s a girl to do? And then I remembered something, sort of had a flashback if you will… …
What is it about bright green foods that drives me absolutely crazy? They are just so beautiful and, typically, the taste measures up. So many good things turn a gorgeous, vibrant shade of green when cooked… peas, broccoli, fresh herbs… and apparently, fava beans. Confessional …
Have you missed me? I’m sorry I’ve been MIA for the past few days. It isn’t so much me, or a lack of cooking. You see, it’s my computer. It was, well… struck by lightning. Actually, our house was struck by lightning, which somehow fried …
Halfway through typing up this recipe, I became aware of its resemblance to a certain something else that I’d made recently. There’s pasta involved, along with asparagus. And some parmesan cheese. So I was actually thinking about not sharing it with you all; I don’t want …
I haven’t always loved American potato salad. I grew up on German potato salad, and before you say, “Ew gross,” I’m not talking about the German potato salad you buy at the grocery store or they serve at restaurants some times. I’m talking about the …
After a week of cooking things that left me feeling a little bit… dissatisfied, I think maybe I just need to go back to the basics. Something that time after time, turns out well and makes me think that maybe I’m not a complete cooking …