The Best Apricot Galette Recipe Fruit Galettes Are the Easiest and Most Versatile Rustic Dessert to Bake I’ve always been a mix of traditional and free-spirited. My parents were self-proclaimed hippies, and their creative, rebellious approach to life definitely rubbed…
9 Easy Recipes to Celebrate July 4th!
Thinking back on how I used to celebrate the 4th of July, I can’t help but smile. As a kid I usually found myself in a small beach house in Cape Cod with a pack of rowdy cousins, all eating…
Frozen Melonball Cocktail
I know what you’re thinking; Midori? Did I get sucked into a time warp and spat out in 1997? Are scrunchies and over-plucked eyebrows back in fashion? No, no…although these days it might not feel like such a bad situation…
Blueberry & Goat Cheese Salad with Creamy Basil Dressing
We are always being told to eat healthy. Our daily servings of fruits and veggies, is listed as taking in somewhere between 2-2.5 cups of raw vegetables a day. Incorporating this into a regular day can mean a lot of…
Chinese-Style Ginger Beef
I like to think that my husband and I have pretty adventurous palates. Both of us enjoy trying new things, and I have written a few times about his love of spice, particularly in the many types of Asian cuisines….
Rhubarb Vodka Shrub Cocktail
There’s an old expression: “Some eat to live, while others live to eat.” Food can be many things to many different people – it can range from ascetic nourishment to pure hedonistic pleasure. Whether it is borne out of necessity,…
Easy Turkey Meatballs and Roasted Tomatoes with Celery-Root Purée
One of the best moments as a recipe developer (besides eating all the yummy food), is when I hear back from someone who really enjoyed something that I created. That ‘WOW’ moment, or the look on their face when they…
The Creators Series: Monsoon Roastery
One of the highlights of writing a cooking-focused blog (besides all of the taste-testing & cocktail sampling), is meeting fellow food creators! They run the gamut from fellow bloggers all the way to local farmers and top-notch chefs. What we…
Red, White & Blue Shortcakes
The warm weather has finally arrived, and backyard grilling is more popular than ever. Even before everyone was spending so much time at home, I’ve watched my three little boys bond with their dad over the grill. It’s either a…
Cherry Cheesecake Macarons
If you know me in person, or have followed me on Instagram, you’ve probably heard me lament on my experiences making macarons. I LOVE those tiny almond-flour bites! Light, crisp, and filled with jam or ganache, they are my favorite…