Happy Monday, friends! It’s time for another week, which means the computer is up and running and my kitchen table/desk is back into work from home mode. I’m trying to ignore the growing pile of …
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Work from Home Lunch: Wedge Salad with Roasted Eggplant and Caesar
I mentioned in my previous post that I roasted up three eggplants as an awesome meal prep item for the week, and have been munching away on leftovers in various forms since. This salad was …
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Recipe: Roasted Eggplant with Chickpeas and Feta
This recipe is the perfect meal-prep solution to tackle a beautiful pile of summer eggplant. I cooked this up on Monday evening for dinner, and I have been enjoying the leftovers for lunches in various …
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Making Ultra-Crispy Roasted Potatoes from Serious Eats
This is the only way I want to eat potatoes from now on. Seriously, this recipe is so good. We’ve made this twice in the last week it’s so good. J Kenji Lopez-Alt – you’ve …
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Quarantine Traditions: Wednesday Night Trivia Night
As we settle into September and we are still in quarantine (with no end in sight), I wanted to start a column about our Quarantine Traditions that have brought a little joy into our stay-at-home …
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Vegan Coconut Lime Panna Cotta with Mango Jam
As I mentioned last week, I developed a recipe for a Food52 contest that I wanted to share here on my blog as well. Now that I know that this recipe made it to the …
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My First Feature in a Food52 List!
Some fun news – I’m in a Food52 List! I developed a recipe last month for their latest recipe contest that focused on vegan desserts featuring oat milk, and I’m thrilled to find out that …
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Making King Arthur Flour Sourdough Discard Crumpets
During my time at home, my Dad made his favorite recipe for Sourdough Discard Crumpets from King Arthur Flour. The recipe is so simple and the results are so good! Perfect little activity to use …
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Summer Pizza Ideas
As promised in my previous post, I wanted to share some snapshots from our last pizza night to spark some ideas for a summertime pizza party. The fun of pizza is that almost everything goes, …
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How to Set Up a Wood Fired Pizza Oven – Step by Step Guide with Pictures
Almost no visit home is complete without my Dad firing up his pizza oven, and this last visit was no exception! Upon popular request from my cousin, Diana, who is a proud new owner of …
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