Today I Cooked...

Yet another recipe spurred on by my excitement for a fall-esque week in the desert.  We are in a week of fierce thunderstorms, and when I go...

There is a glorious, rare September thunderstorm happening in Phoenix.  Since it is flooding and I cannot go to yoga class, I am instead hap...

It's funny what things you pick up on from the people you live with over the years - this smoothie recipe has stuck with me from a roomm...

I was recently at K's house, and she's currently busier than most of us have ever busied.  I've decided to be a meddling little ...

Yet another guest post from our lovely cousin Jessica :  Summa summa summa time!  You know those hot summer days where nothing so...

My roommate Lili makes granola on a regular basis to prepare for the week ahead, and after a couple weeks of our house being filled with toa...

A lesson in utilizing this blog better for saving even the quickest recipe I came up with: I clearly remember utilizing this NYT recipe for ...

Here's a guest post by my lovely friend and fellow pie baker, Jess. She intros our friendship quite well, so I'll let her take it f...

I don't think I've yet extolled the virtues of the CRISPY. FRIED. EGG. on this blog, but you should go learn about it from Deb  and ...

This is a thing I like to eat for breakfast.  It's a small apple and a hard boiled egg, chopped up with other things that may inc...

Here is another delicious instant pot find.  I'm writing the recipe up here so I remember to make it again, but it's straight from ...

Tonight I made this soup  in the Instant Pot (which, when you're a vegetarian trying to get protein, is a pretty lifesaving legume-cook...

Years ago, I worked at a shelter for kids who'd crossed the border without an adult.  Not only were the kids from many different countr...

A roundup of sweets & treats that could warm your home this holiday week. I've been prepping away for all the family to arrive in A...

K told me a secret about a year ago - that Brie isn't the only cheese that gets 5x dreamier if you slip it in the oven before serving. ...

When I'm planning my week's lunches, I often shy away from salads because I convince myself that it won't be enough food, or tha...

Rich, easy and a show-stopper, this is a recipe that I dreamt up for our Thanksgiving meal, but that I think may actually belong on the Chri...

Our poor blog is beyond neglected, perhaps bordering on forgotten, but one year ago I set a reminder to finish and post a follow-up to last...

This was a staple of wintertime in our childhood home, so it feels a little wild that it's not posted on the blog yet.  I'm sure I...

Except with no vermicelli (just rice) and many many items from my fridge allowed to join the party: - At base of the bowl are some bl...

Using Deb of smitten kitchen and The Kitch'n as a guide, I set out to make vegetable fritters without realizing that they are a tad mo...

My Aunt Kathie recently posted that she had spent a busy day preparing all sorts of cookie dough to bake with her sister and mother, our aun...

This is not only a Thanksgiving leftovers option, it's a meal I'm dreaming of as the air turns to winter here in New England.  Mom...

Our cousin Jessica is returning - already! - to our blog, after commenting on my Thanksgiving Roundup with a mention of something that soun...

Just a really good salad. Ingredients: 1 red kuri squash (or any squash that roasts well, like delicata) 1 large or 2 small grapefruit...

It may be on the later end for Thanksgiving recipe planning, but allow me to put forward this post about some favorite recipes of ours (from...