A few years back while cleaning out boxes to clear room for my daughter’s crib, I stumbled upon a photo of my mom and me. In the picture I was around 6 years old in my grandmother’s backyard and it was probably 1990. I sat on the floor of my […]
A few weeks back I was on a mission to make my favorite coffee cake. We were having some friends over and I wanted to have something on the table for everyone to snack on. I gathered my ingredients and set them out to make my favorite recipe when it […]
When I was in college I worked at a small café that served the most incredible cinnamon rolls. They were baked fresh every morning. I probably ate my weight in them over the course of the 4 years I worked there. I love the ooey gooey quality of cinnamon rolls […]
I always knew I wanted to breastfeed my children, even before I became a mother in 2013. I spent the months leading up to my son’s birth reading articles about breastfeeding and the joys attached to it. I never thought of reading the articles describing the struggles that could take place in […]
It’s a few days after Christmas and it’s snowing here in Washington. We rarely get snow so it has been an absolute joy to see our children play outside all morning. I wanted to make something sweet but something that would not weigh us down after a chilly morning outside. This banana […]
One of my all-time favorite cookies is the molasses cookie. They were my number one craving when I was pregnant with both of my kids and I would be ashamed to share how many of these cookies I have consumed in the past year. This recipe is everything I love in cookie. […]
Last week, my 4 month old and I went on an adventure. We flew to Salt Lake City to visit a very dear friend of mine and fill her freezer with meals before their daughter is born. The weather was crisp. Okay, it was freezing! This soup was a perfect […]
It was one of those weeks. While we were preparing my 2 year old for his first trick or treating experience, the stomach bug hit. We spent the night hulled up on his bedroom floor. Sparing you all the details but in the end, we didn’t make it trick or treating. Needless to say, my […]
In true Northwest fashion, right in the middle of mowing the lawn, it began to rain. While I hadn’t started dinner, I could smell it in my mind as I mowed the lawn in the pouring rain. As the months grow cooler, my soup pot becomes more seasoned. There is something about […]
I love granola bars. But I don’t enjoy all of the processed sugar and added ingredients that come along with them. About a year ago when my husband started to travel for work, I started packing him homemade granola bars for breakfast. Every trip, a different variation. They kept him fuller for […]
As summer turns to fall, there is nothing I enjoy more than kicking up the heat in my recipes. This vegetarian dish combines basic vegetables most households have on hand at all times. The canned coconut milk makes it a quick and easy recipe for the novice chef. Don’t be scared to […]
I love the fall. The smell in the air, the changing leaves, and throwing flannel sheets on the bed. There is something about this season that just refreshes my entire soul. One of the greatest parts of fall is the transition in our weekly menu. We throw the cover on the bbq […]
When I met my husband over ten years ago, he rarely ate seafood. I found this surprising because my family ate seafood at the very least twice a week. I was raised on the Oregon coast and my father was always filling our freezer with fresh fish and crab. While most girls I […]
For as far back as I could remember, I always loved to cook. Most of my childhood memories are of me standing on a stool in the kitchen watching my family cook. If I close my eyes, I can almost smell the aroma of sweet and sour spare ribs, cupcakes […]
