RECIPES

simple salad no. 01
I’ve always prioritized eating well and exercise, but somehow in the busyness and stress of this last year I’ve noticed a few poor eating habits sneaking into my (and the kids’) routine, the two biggest:
strawberry pancakes
Seeing that we had several pounds of strawberries to use and preserve, the girls and I decided to make strawberry pancakes for breakfast last weekend. Blythe and Olive love to help, which I love, but
dark chocolate cake
Is there anything quite like a really good piece of chocolate cake? Not to me. It’s simple, unpretentious, and always delicious — and did I mention, it’s made with chocolate?  So when I had a few
sausage + red potato + kale
My sister and mother are wonders in the kitchen. Of course I can select and follow great recipes, but creating my own like they do? Not on your life. So you can imagine my disappointment
delicious nori wraps
I discovered the ocean vegetable, Nori, in the health food store a couple of weeks ago, and it’s delicious. It’s the same seaweed used in Sushi, so I suppose if you don’t like Sushi or California rolls, you
stuffed stromboli bread
This is a Rachael Ray meal, altered a tad. She called for broccoli rabe. I couldn’t find it, so I used a mixture of kale and spinach. Kristen and I made this together, so we doubled the recipe and made
grilled portabella sandwich
For the last…well, a long time, I’ve wanted to create some way of organizing the random meals that I make, love, and then can’t seem to remember when I need them. And several of you