Happy 2016 to all! It’s been a great vacation week for us! We just got back from a mini-food field trip to Portland and a visit to my nephews and brother and sister-in-law. We’ve been sleeping in, relaxing, and thinking about our goals for the new year. Looking back over 2015, it’s been a great year….
Pear and Persimmon Breakfast Bundt
Merry Christmas! At the start of college I decided to join the Women’s Choir. It was a good decision in many ways, except that I couldn’t really read music (I still can’t, really), and our conductor was a perfectionist. We tried learning a song in Latin by first just humming the notes to get them…
Sri Lankan Love Cake + Book Gift Guide
I’m going to share with you a couple of my favorite things about the Christmas season- an old tradition (Love Cake) and a new tradition (books). I’ve decided to take a little bit of extra stress off myself by choosing to do Christmas presents a little differently this year. Instead of agonizing over getting the perfect…
Rosemary Orange Roast Chicken
I don’t know about you but growing up, roast chicken was the way my parents fed us when they didn’t have time to make anything, but still wanted to eat something healthier than fast food. We’d stop by the grocery store on the way home, grab a $5 roast chicken, a bag of salad, and…
Cranberry Almond Slice-and-Bake Cookies
It’s Christmastime! And we’re prepared. We already have our tree and lights all up and sparkling, and this weekend, I made the first Christmas cookies of the season, roasted a chicken, listened to the same 8 to 10 Christmas songs on Pandora Radio, sung by different artists (namely, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside!” I’ve heard about…
Detox Salad with Turmeric Lime Dressing
I hate dieting. Dieting is one thing in life that I wish was never ever necessary. There is so much good food in this world, and how I wish that I could always feel ok about eating it. That’s sort of how I imagine heaven: a place with amazing food where you never have to…