Every year at Thanksgiving, I buy way too much canned pumpkin. I don’t even really like pumpkin stuff that much – I’m no raging pumpkin spice fan. But I make a Thanksgiving pumpkin pie every year and I never look up how much pumpkin you […]
My oldest turned ten the other day, which is quite a milestone, not least because she made focaccia herself for her special birthday dinner. Luckily, she still wanted me to make her cake. This chocolate toffee cheesecake – a regular cheesecake topped with chocolate ganache […]
Well, it’s been a little while. We moved back to our house over the summer and somehow everything has been a little discombobulated since then. But, dinner? Somehow, that keeps getting onto the table. I’ve also decided to see if I can monetize this site […]
Spring is upon us, which means that in our household, we are in constant need of easy, hand-held treats that I can throw in a tin and bring to the playground. I’ve sworn off singly-wrapped snacks to avoid the waste; this makes that Costco membership […]
Spring has sprung in Seattle and my goodness it makes everything better. Sun, blue skies, the mountains popping, the flowers bursting. This morning, the kids and I walked all over our neighborhood, stopping for pretzel rolls at our favorite bakery and macarons at the farmer’s […]
Oh my goodness my sourdough starter has been killing it over the last couple of weeks. I’ve made a few tweaks to my approach, and she is turning out the most gorgeous and satisfyingly delicious bread that I’ve ever made. Look at these beauties. Also, […]
Seattle lost its’ collective mind over the last month or so. It snowed, and we lost two full weeks of normalcy. It didn’t snow a lot – probably less than a foot total over the two weeks – and I KNOW, I grew up in […]
I have a rule, wherein I am not allowed to buy any cookbook until I have checked it out of the library and actually used it for a few weeks. If I find after a couple of weeks I’m happy to return it, I don’t […]
I started last week with a seven-year-old, and kick off this one with an eight-year-old. How’d I get so lucky and where did the time go? Monday. I’m going to make a pot of gigante beans to add to my lunches this week, and I […]
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” – Martin Luther King Jr. I’ll just leave that here, because I’m not sure there’s much to be added to such a poignant, relevant, and truthful statement. I hope your Martin Luther King […]