it doesn’t get more from scratch than that

it doesn’t get more from scratch than that

It wasn’t until the next day when I saw my friend Sarai post on Facebook about the dinner party we’d all attended the night before that it really sank in. It read, “Last night we were invited to a friend’s house for pizza and almost everything...
who knew that vanilla and potatoes went so well together

who knew that vanilla and potatoes went so well together

A goal for this year was to pull a different cookbook down from the shelf each month and actually cook out of it versus just drooling over all the beautiful photography. So far I have tackled a VERY complicated, but delicious, soup recipe from Thomas Keller’s Ad...
hello pomelo

hello pomelo

I’m sure there’s a statistic out there related to the percentage of adults who eat the same thing over and over and rarely try anything new. I’m sure it’s out there – I’m just not finding it. What I did find though was an article from...
a pancake balancing act

a pancake balancing act

Poor pancakes. They seem to have a bad wrap for folks dieting or trying to eat healthy. In general I try not to make any sweeping bans on whole categories of food. I’m a firm believer of everything in moderation (including moderation at some times) because I...
the string cheese incident – literally

the string cheese incident – literally

Yeah… that might be kind of a cheesy title, but this is going to be one cheesy post! We have some friends, Sarah & Kramer (referred to by friends as the Kramersteins), that push the definition of “homemade” to a whole new level. So much so that...