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…

Everyday Dinner Rolls

Everyday Dinner Rolls

It is my belief that a solid recipe for everyday dinner rolls should be in any home cook’s back pocket. At most holiday meals families will have this staple on the table, regardless of other food traditions. I will confess that until about a year…

Crispy Hash Browns  + Tips for Cooking with Littles

Crispy Hash Browns + Tips for Cooking with Littles

When meal decisions are made within an hour of actual dinnertime for two (almost three!) hungry babies, the options are limited. Brinner is a go-to for us as it is high in protein and the kids will always enjoy it, plus we can throw it…

Grilled Okra

Grilled Okra

Okra is a vegetable well known to the southern US and Asia. In Indian and south Asian cooking, okra shows up in a variety of stews, stir fries, and curries. Here in the south, surprise surprise– we fry it. Southern okra is usually chopped into…

Broccoli and Quinoa Salad

Broccoli and Quinoa Salad

I love this recipe for just about a billion reasons. Here are a few of those reasons: It uses three dishes, so clean up is simple. The salad comes together in under half an hour. And when I know I won’t have the strength to…

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…

Homemade Mashed Potatoes + Vegetarian Brown Gravy

Homemade Mashed Potatoes + Vegetarian Brown Gravy

When serving vegetarians, people regularly try to make up for the fact that they are missing meat. Often, I will be served absurd quantities of side dishes- oh you don’t want the chicken, here you must need twenty rolls instead. Sometimes, it comes in the form of…

Tangelo Sweet Rolls

Tangelo Sweet Rolls

It has been a very long time since I lasted posted, and (unsurprisingly) a lot has happened. My husband and I are expecting our first child in October! It is a very exciting time for us, and the first trimester was a roller coaster of…

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…