Go then, eat thy bread with joy and drink thy wine with gladness. Eccl 9:7
Rhubarb season is upon the Midwest and the South is in an uproar over this unique vegetable. It’s extremely tart, extremely delicious, and extremely difficult to find here! My goal several months ago was simple: make strawberry rhubarb jam. It was still early yet in…
I had never encountered or even considered a world of pestos outside of basil until Fabrizia Lanza’s Coming Home to Sicily introduced us to what is perhaps my new favorite variety of pesto: almond and sage. This pesto di mandorle e salvia is a beautiful…
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…
Most blueberry muffins benefit from added sugar, as blueberries themselves are rather tart. These blueberry muffins are certainly not lacking in that arena– they’re not trying to be health muffins! With buttermilk, two different types of sugar, and loads of whole and mashed blueberries, these…
There is a time in life when making small-batch, homemade biscuits from scratch feels doable on any given weekend. Young children often make this an impossibility. In 2014, when I shared this recipe for biscuits, I had the time to manually mix the dough and…
Many years ago I spent a few months in Turkey and while I will always remember the wonderful hospitality of the people there, I will have even fonder memories of their amazing food. Every store owner greets you with a piping hot apple tea, tart…
These blackberry lemon scones have redefined what a scone is for our southern household. The days of dry and caky scones are gone, and this recipe is definitely giving biscuits a run for their money. With cold butter folded in to create delicious layers, it…
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…
I try not to do too many Instant Pot posts as I’m not really a kitchen gadget gal, but I have found it to be an integral part of busy days in our home [infinite thanks to my MIL for spotting a need when didn’t…
We love having easy breakfast options for mornings when we don’t have the energy or time to make a full, warm breakfast for the kids. I was originally looking for something über healthy, but then scratched that plan in lieu of something I thought they…