I love this time of year, when it feels like everything is still liminal and in-between seasons. When it careens between sunny skies and hailstorms and even the weather seems to hint that we’re-not-quite-there-yet, but that there’s something good just around the corner. A little hint of the potential that’s yet to come as the […]
Anchovy Dressing with Lemon & Herbs
Don’t you go making that face at me. You know the one. I like to call it the “anchovy wrinkle”. That exact face people make before they tell you that they don’t like anchovies. It could be a wee lift of the lip, a mini furrow of the brow, or a full blown nose-crinkle that […]
Baked Pizza Meatballs
You’re all looking at me now like, “Rach, pizza meatballs are not a thing”. I can tell. It’s ok. But you know, before you judge, hear me out. I see a lot of meaty balls in this food blogger sphere I’m inadvertently in and, yes, I usually make inappropriate jokes about them among friends. Because […]
Shaved Brussels Salad with Avocado & Kumquats
This brussels salad came together by accident, really. And it kind of caused an accident, too, but I’ll tell you about that later! I’ve been a little obsessed with kumquats lately. Cute citrus fruit, really odd name. These olive sized mini orange imposters are like a flavor punch to the face. In a good way. […]
Instant Pot Pork Cheek Stew
Have you ever tried pork cheeks? Before you start to get all skeeved out: don’t. Because they’re one of the most wonderful, tender and tasty cuts of pork out there. And pork cheeks make ridiculously amazing stew, for a whole bunch of reasons. Why I’m lovin’ the pork cheeks lately: they are paradoxically really lean and […]
Apple & Cranberry Paleo Oatmeal
Before anybody goes ahead and freaks out at me using the word “oatmeal”: DON’T PANIC! Fear not, I haven’t started posting recipes with grains in ’em. I’m just too lazy to come up with a “no-oats-meal”, “n’oatmeal” or “faux-tmeal” type name. This recipe looks like oatmeal, tastes like oatmeal and can be gussied up a million […]