I am 100% over eating caprese salads with burrata. I go real hard on them in July and August… so when tomato season really kicks into gear I’m just tired. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of buying more burrata at Trader Joe’s one day. I was feeling ambitious and also like “I still have so…
Technically this is a pumpkin loaf… but I don’t want to call it that. I’m not a huge pumpkin flavor person. I’ve never been one for a pumpkin spice latte. Pumpkin pie? No thanks. I do get on board with other seasonal flavors. Gingerbread, peppermint, etc. It feels like there are others but I can’t…
This weekend I very intentionally flipped through several of my recipe books to find a new recipe to make. After a couple books, I found things that I would want to make some day but not right now. While I don’t have a million cookbooks, I certainly have enough that it would be great to…
Does actually sifting flour make a difference in cookies? Maybe. All I know is these cookies are delicious. They are beyond simple. Just a chocolate chip cookie. I refuse to compare the recipe to another one because I need to believe the recipe is a little bit of magic. In full disclosure, this recipe is…
This year I have inadvertently – and wonderfully – become a home to so many butterflies. It is wonderful. I am sure that I say this somewhat regularly… but I have not gotten so much joy and relaxation from something unintended recently. I planted these Mexican sunflowers in my garden that have grown to be…
A couple weeks back I had the best quiche ever. It made me realize how lazy and terrible my quiches had been to date. I just would mix eggs and milk and call it a day. BUT, this new quiche was so perfect. I legit could not stop talking about it at the brunch. I…
Good news. You can make healthy food even better with two small tricks. One? Cut the vegetables into adorable shapes like half moons. Two? Make this super easy dressing and pour it all on. Last weekend I stayed at The Gilded in Newport. The food was so amazing that since checking out I have asked…
I was in Newport for the weekend – which was lovely. It was such a special occasion celebrating one of my oldest friends. Although 11 years might actually not be that long, we have certainly done a whole lot of living in those 11 years. Learned a whole lot of lessons. Mostly good ones, which…
Woah. I had no idea that these little bitty eggplants could be so delicious. I think I have always turned away from eggplant parmesan because of the eggplant. In hindsight that is truly ridiculous because nothing can be terrible when you cover it in cheese. When I was planning my garden this year, I really…
I am not sure why, but I have simply not been compelled to write a garden update this year. It’s real lunacy given how much I depend on them when I’m garden planning each winter. Honestly, I think I’ve been waiting for some real bad weather or frankly a reason to sit in front of…
