Parmesan Flatbreads

Parmesan Flatbreads

These parmesan flatbreads, inspired by Smitten Kitchen, are crispy crackers elevated with a little thyme and honey. Top with flaked salt for an extra crunch. They have very few ingredients and are SO quick and easy to make. In fact, this was the first recipe…

Pimento Cheese Spread

Pimento Cheese Spread

Pimento cheese spread is a Southern delicacy. The Master’s made it famous, and tea-sandwich-filled luncheons have kept it in style. Like any good Southern spread, it’s got mayo in it. Like any good Southerner, I have to say it is best made with Duke’s Mayo.…

Polpette di melanzane

Polpette di melanzane

When we lived in California we frequented this fabulous pizzeria in Palo Alto called Terun. Their menu was nice for vegetarians and featured an eggplant meatball dish that I ordered every time. I have missed it since we moved away, and finally attempted to recreate…

Grandmother Phillips’ Fried Okra

Grandmother Phillips’ Fried Okra

I remember my father’s paternal grandmother as a strong, Southern woman. She was a force. I only saw her on holidays but I will never forget her cooking, which we ate at home all throughout the year. She used to freeze her fresh-from-the-garden, hand-battered okra…

Crispy Cauliflower + Homemade Ranch

Crispy Cauliflower + Homemade Ranch

As a vegetarian, I have no appetite for a food like chicken. However, I’m not crazy. I like food, and I enjoy the enticing smell of fried chicken. I get a little hungry when the Publix fried chicken commercial comes on [let’s be honest– it’s…

Potato Galette with Mozzarella and Rosemary

Potato Galette with Mozzarella and Rosemary

In a household with two working adults, a baby, needy pets, and a never-ending list of things to clean it is necessary to find simple dinner options. They need to be filling, yet fast. Extra points for little to no cleanup! Ever since Ava started…

Mini Breakfast Casseroles

Mini Breakfast Casseroles

The process of creating a miniature breakfast casserole was simple. We love breakfast, breakfast foods are delicious and easy to cook. We love miniature versions of things, they’re cute, this is just a fact. When these two ideas are joined together they yield a wonderful,…

4-Ingredient, “Soysage” Balls

4-Ingredient, “Soysage” Balls

Growing up, my family ate a ton of breakfast foods. One of the things we commonly ate on special occasions were sausage balls. These are tiny bites of absolute heaven. Cheesy goodness and spicy sausage held together with a little breadiness from a Bisquik box. Little…

Bruschetta con Burrata

Bruschetta con Burrata

Rich, Italian foods like this bruschetta con burrata are always immensely satisfying to me. Pretty much anyone can make a good bruschetta with a variety of ingredients, but this particular combination has become our go-to. Bruschetta is a fairly traditional Italian dish that has become…

Giant, Mozzarella Pretzels

Giant, Mozzarella Pretzels

These mozzarella pretzels are the BEST. I should know, I am the biggest fan of huge, soft pretzels. These massive, buttery pretzels outrank their crunchy, baked cousins in every possible way… except maybe standards of healthiness. No, these are not clean-eating pretzels that you got…