no sugar, pumpkin spiced apple chips

no sugar, pumpkin spiced apple chips

The 6th Annual October Unprocessed is well underway and I’m doing my best to stick to my pledge. I don’t approach this challenge with the absolutes that some do (hence the almond milk latte I had this morning) but I do use it as an opportunity to be more...
blueberry chicken salad

blueberry chicken salad

It’s odd that for someone that tries to eat a salad almost every day – especially this time of year – that there’s so few recipes in my salad collection on this website. I think that’s because salads are often impromptu for me. A means of cleaning...
farro, cherry & walnut salad

farro, cherry & walnut salad

Summer is here and the calendar is already populated with BBQ’s so I’m always looking for an addition to the table that I will know will be unique in the sea of potato and pasta options. It also helps me rest assured when salads are not dairy or mayo based that they...
spicy bacon + brew muffins

spicy bacon + brew muffins

Dear Cooking Light, I clearly owe you an apology. Somewhere in the early 2000′s, I’m guessing it was, “light” food became synonymous with “boring” in my book. I turned my back on you for perceivably more gourmand magazines like Bon Appétit and Gourmet, Cook’s...
first fromage foray

first fromage foray

I do love cheese, but really what’s not to love (plus I am married to a guy from Wisconsin after all)? But the thought of making it has always seemed more like a science experiment than cooking. Yes, I realize that’s really what all cooking is to some...