- Sep 9, 2021
- 2 min
Cooking with Kids-Start Young
Start simple, but start young! He cuts, she picks it up and places it in a bowl. It's more than just cooking skills. It's learning about...
- Sep 6, 2021
- 2 min
Shaved Beet Salad with Blue Cheese
This is both rich and light at the same time, so there's very little guilt to be had while eating this dish! But, if guilty pleasure is...
- Sep 3, 2021
- 1 min
Watermelon & Beet Smoothie
This is such a cool way to eat some veggies without feeling like you are eating veggies. Well, I guess this only matters if you have an...
- Aug 27, 2021
- 3 min
Cabbage & Shrimp Salad with Miso Dressing
Ok, I know you might look at this recipe and say, "Shit, that's a lot of ingredients!" and feel discouraged from making it, but please,...
- Aug 24, 2021
- 3 min
Burrata 2-Ways
Some foods are just so decadent that they can only be described as food of the gods. Burrata definitely falls into this category without...
- Aug 18, 2021
- 2 min
Salmon Sashimi with Ponzu Sauce
Ponzu sauce is a highly acidic Japanese sauce that is very versatile. It can be used as a dipping sauce, a dressing and a marinade to...
- Aug 2, 2021
- 2 min
Bad Apple? Or Good Seed?
The best explanation I can give to anyone about what it's like to raise most boys, rings similar doing a great job over and over and...
- May 14, 2021
- 2 min
Tomato sauce with Chorizo
If you are looking for me, I'll be in a corner eating this with a large spoon. Tomato Sauce with Chorizo 160 g carrot - minced in food...
- May 5, 2021
- 2 min
Egg in a "Heart" Hole
A quick way to please the one you love, hint, hint Mother's Day.... is to make someone this breakfast. And just in case someone is...
- Apr 28, 2021
- 1 min
Shaved Beet Salad
I am a huge fan of beets and lucky for me, all four of my kids like them too, so we eat them any way we can. This is the simplest of...
- Apr 16, 2021
- 4 min
Orange & Fennel Salad with Mint
I haven't had the opportunity to travel to Sicily yet, but when I do, this salad will certainly be on my hit list of dishes to devour....
- Apr 14, 2021
- 1 min
Coconut Peanut Sauce
A creamy peanut sauce is fancy without a lot of work. You can pre-make the sauce and reheat it or use it cold in raw veggie and noodle...
- Apr 13, 2021
- 2 min
White Asparagus Salad with Blue Cheese & Bacon
Growing up American, you are used to seeing blue cheese dressing on menus and/or in your household refrigerator. Here in Europe, it's not...
- Apr 8, 2021
- 2 min
Chive Cream Sauce
Spring is here in the form of a creamy "green as freshly cut grass" sauce. Of course it tastes way better than grass, but its beauty and...
- Apr 7, 2021
- 3 min
Spinach Pesto
I cannot emphasize enough two things here. One, freshly made pesto is always going to be 100 times better than a jarred version. And,...
- Mar 27, 2021
- 3 min
Grilled Asparagus & Egg Salad
THIS. IS. INCREDIBLE. Oh, and happy Easter! Grilled Asparagus & Egg Salad serves 4 1 egg yolk 8 hard-boiled eggs (cooked for 8 minutes)...
- Mar 22, 2021
- 2 min
Lemon-Infused Couscous Salad
Somehow when I tell myself to eat more grains I still end up eating a carbohydrate that looks like a grain. That's basically what...
- Mar 11, 2021
- 2 min
Strawberry Bruschetta with Goat Cheese
For some, this is an unexpected combination of ingredients that often leaves people wow-ed. At first they say, "Strawberries and goat...
- Mar 10, 2021
- 2 min
Roasted Fennel Soup
Fennel is under appreciated. Period. End of sentence. So are artichokes, but that's for another post.... Fennel makes for a creamy,...
- Mar 9, 2021
- 1 min
Baking with Kids-How To
Opening scene: "Can I lick the bowl now?" "No, not yet." "Ok, then, can I lick the spoon?" "No, not yet." Fade out from an impatient...