foodie friends meat up

foodie friends meat up

When you have foodie friends, not only does it elevate the quality of dinner parties but also influences almost every interaction. While some people might get together to watch sports, our bonding often takes place in a kitchen or maybe a garden or an orchard. Often...
confessions of a caramel pusher

confessions of a caramel pusher

I try to eat healthy… really, I do. And most of the time, I cook that way too (I mean really… kale and quinoa are staples of my diet – sometimes I even go crazy and put them together!). Oh sure… there’s plenty of posts about bacon here but in...
butternut squash soup with parmesan & fried sage leaves

butternut squash soup with parmesan & fried sage leaves

There are so many recipes out there that my “to-make” list is longer than most children’s letters to Santa, and for that reason, I don’t tend to make a lot of things twice. But there are a few rare recipes that are just so good that they are...
quinoa with kale, squash & walnuts

quinoa with kale, squash & walnuts

I have to admit, it wasn’t that long ago that I would have scrunched up my nose at the suggestion of eating kale. Quinoa sounds foreign and exotic and maybe hoping to absorb some of those characteristics, I embraced that no problem, but kale, poor kale, fell...