Recently, I put a picture of everyday life up on Instagram – mini frittatas stirred together with ricotta, feta, spinach and garlic – but as I was about to post it, I realized that for all my talk about planning ahead, I haven’t done a lot of talking about lunch. Specifically, school lunch. I actually just…
Make Ahead
Corn & Sweet Potato Chowder (Dairy Free)
It was fall of 2010 and we had lived in our new home for six months. I had collected frames, printed pictures and was ready to hang. For some reason, I could not get three pictures – my attempt at making grape nuts, that didn’t work, but looked like perfectly rustic graham crackers; a pot…
Grated Pasta, Lemon-Chicken Meatballs & Peas in Broth
Easton is Food TV obsessed. It started as a compromise. Easton doesn’t watch TV during the week, but on the weekends, she is allowed a couple episodes of Daniel Tiger or Sesame Street. But, one early Saturday morning, I wasn’t in the right headspace for Tiger, she wasn’t in the right headspace to settle for the…
Roasted Apples, for everyone
Roasting apples is not the most revolutionary thing out there. But, it’s been enough of a game changer for me, and enough of a surprise for others, that I thought it was worth it to write about them. A couple years ago, I made a batch of baked oatmeal using raisins and raw apples. It…
Scallion & Tofu Wontons
At first glance, homemade wontons do not seem like the answer to an easy dinner. You have to make a filling, divide it amongst the wrappers, then fold and seal each one. And, you still have to cook them. I’m really selling these things, aren’t I? But, you will LOVE yourself when you don’t know…
Roasted Shallot & Cider Soup with Cheddar Toasts
Some recipes are crafted by cravings or inspirations. Others, out of need. And that, is how this soup came to be. Of course, for me, creating is never a straight-forward, simple path. A couple weeks ago, I bought apple cider to make this salted caramel. Even though I doubled the recipe, I still had about…
Pear, Date & Cardamom Baked Oatmeal
When I decided to start this blog, I knew that baked oatmeal would be the first recipe I wrote about. Over two years ago, when Easton began eating and we were knee deep into keeping ourselves afloat in the kitchen, I came across a recipe for baked oatmeal and had an instant aha moment. I had made…