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Miso Soup with Sweet Potato Dumplings

I got an incredible surprise this past weekend.  I am coming off of a pretty busy two weeks which have beenView full post »

Open-Faced Egg Sandwiches with Ricotta and Mixed Greens

I had this whole post ready, but I feel as if general morale needs lifting. So, I’ll tell you somethingView full post »

Ferrero Rocher Cupcakes with Nutella Buttercream

“Drink your water, people.” “He’s a bad, bad man.” “Party’s almost overView full post »

Spring Radish Crostini

I equate the season of Spring with little tea sandwiches and all sorts of things “dainty.”  ThereView full post »

Whole Wheat Crêpes with Sweet Yogurt and Berries

I have always had this sincere fear of crêpes.  I don’t know.  Maybe because they are part of FrenchView full post »

Farro Salad with Ricotta Salata

I am absolutely loving farro right now.  The slightly nutty, warm, kinda chewy grain that seems to go well withView full post »

Vegetarian Tortilla Soup

Whenever I happen to be in Indiana, visiting with my family, we will usually end up going out to dinner forView full post »

Peanut Butter Banana Quinoa Muffins

Here’s a new protein-packed semi-sweet snack that I am absolutely nuts about.  Seriously.  I made theseView full post »

White Cheddar Filled Pretzel Bites with Honey Jalapeno Mustard

May I proudly present to you, my dear friends, my most favorite pretzel bite recipe…ever.  Which is sayingView full post »

Chocolate Chunk Bread Pudding

    As most women usually do (and if you are a woman and you don’t ever experience this, please let me in onView full post »

Soba Noodles in Mushroom-Ginger Broth

A while back, Lukas sent me his new cookbook, and there were quite a few recipes that I was dying to try.  AfterView full post »

Blueberry Chia Blast Smoothie

This smoothie is out of this world.  I was excited to experiment with chia seeds again since the Chia Seed Pudding IView full post »

Roasted Maple Squash Salad

I was so all over this salad when I first saw it in the February issue of Food and Wine Magazine.  I had prettyView full post »

Black Bean Salsa Chili with Avocado Cream

Spring is taunting me.  It got a little bit warmer here for a while, the sun was shining, and I mistakenly thought (andView full post »

Cauliflower Chickpea Cashew Curry

You know, in the three or four years (really, has it been that long?) since I’ve had this blog, I’mView full post »