When you’re a working mom, your three best friends go by the names of Coffee, Dry Shampoo, and Crockpot. You often hang out with Malbec and Anything Carbohydrate and sometimes even Can I Just Febreeze This, but overall you stick to your three very best friends. Lately all of our meals have been straightforward, simple, and have required little…
Kale & Brussels Sprout Salad with Walnuts, Parmesan & Lemon-Mustard Dressing
It’s March 2018 and I am no longer acknowledging our scale in the bathroom. You know what’s to blame? Nope, it’s not the fact that I just delivered a baby a few months ago. It’s the Girl Scouts of America. You know, those little sweet eyed, rosy cheeked girls that you pretend not to see as you enter the grocery…
Crockpot Beef Stew
2018 is here and I have returned to work after a 3-month maternity leave. It’s been an adjustment, for sure. Yesterday morning I sleepily spent a good 2 minutes wiping off my glasses because they were so blurry before I realized it was because I had already put my contacts in. I’m a little socially awkward after spending 3 months…
Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Cranberries
With Christmas just a couple weeks away, we are certainly getting into the swing of things around here! For us, this time of the year looks like a beautiful oversized Christmas tree, an inflatable 8 foot holiday moose in our front yard that we have affectionately named ‘Leroy,’ and a rescue hound dog that hasn’t quite learned that live Christmas…
Cheesy Hasselback Potatoes
Cheesy Hasselback Potatoes. Because they’re good for ya!* With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, we’ve got holiday recipes on our mind! And while the turkey usually seems to be the star of the show, let’s be honest – we’re all really looking forward to our favorite sides, whether it’s cornbread stuffing (my favorite), green bean casserole (my favorite), or sweet potato casserole (my…
Lola’s Chicken Adobo
The Philippines has a rich and colorful history. Colonized by Spanish in the last 16th century, there is much Spanish influence of language and religion that permeates the Filipino culture. Later, the flow of the Chinese traders that would come through the Philippines would influence their food and flavors. The combination of these two countries has brought us what some…
Easy Chana Masala (Chickpea Curry)
It’s definitely been a while. Between the end of my third trimester and the arrival of our little Sofia, it has been a couple months since my last recipe post. I’ve cooked since then. I’ve even photographed since then. But when it came time to sit down and write a post, I’d grab my laptop, lock myself up in the…