Warning: Super-fudgy, super-delicious, super-photogenic brownie recipe coming up in 3...2...1... Boom. Ga's Brownies. You are welcome. Ga, for those unfamiliar, is the nickname given by my brother to my mom's mom. I honestly never saw anything amiss with this nickname. It's short for "Grandma." My brother was a kid when this happened. It ... view more
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Creamy Baked Potato Soup {Healthy + Easy}
It continues to be so cold this winter. SO cold. And nothing beats the cold like warm comfort food - especially when it is healthy and easy! My friend NB wanted to cook with me one day in January and I asked her to pick the menu. "Pizza and soup?" Done. The simplest recipes turned out so well that night. I am still thinking about them! Pizza ... view more
S’Mores Smush
S'Mores Smush is the result of me trying to "s'mores up" some Brownie Bark. It didn't exactly work like I envisioned it. It worked out much better. I had recently had a toasted marshmallow and nutella crepe {she says casually, as if it wasn't a completely amazing concept}; and at an unrelated recent time, I had brownie bark. I had a ... view more
Pomegranate Seeds
When I was younger, I was captivated by Greek mythology. Back in the day, I knew all the gods, goddesses, constellations, and tales of glory and despair. I learned that myths were invented and passed on, in part, to explain the unexplainable - and as cautionary tales. Life. Death. Creation. Thunder. Flying too close to the sun. Some myths are ... view more
Honey Mustard Brisket
I first made this recipe with grass-fed beef brisket and local honey from a local farmer's market. When I went back the next week to tell the vendor how I had used both their brisket and honey and how well it turned out, they were pleased that I had used and enjoyed their products, but the farmer made a face like he would not have put those ... view more
Fiesta Muffins
As hard as I try to have breakfast at home before heading in to the office, I am often/usually ravenous at work by, like, 9:50 a.m. Likewise, I come home from work absolutely starving, at 6:30 or 7:00pm, and have a certain somedog to take for a half-hour walk before I can focus on dinner. I don't keep snacky foods like chips and crackers around, ... view more