I’ve carried a single photo of my mother & I to every place I’ve ever lived for the last 20-plus years, but I’ve never really looked at it. I’d tuck the blurred image – me, squinty & self-assured despite the fact that my pink-buttoned dress likely hides a diaper; her, focused on the camera, the […]
Classic Cosy Weekend Beef Stew
I flip my face to the other side of a too-thin pillow, a smushed pancake of sleep resting on the crook of the elbow I’m using to hold my head aloft. My hand is, predictably, numb. But that’s not what woke me. Tilting my head, I search for voices, either raised & unrepentant or muffled […]
Beanless Hummus with Spiced Beef & Lemon Pickled Onions
I’ve been playing it too safe here, lately. (Yes, I swear this does have something to do with beanless hummus!) I have a tendency to default to “people pleaser” in my life because I’m naturally very conflict avoidant, often to my own detriment. So, for a few different reasons, I’m making an effort this year […]
Almost Irish Stew (gluten & nightshade free)
When your heritage is a mix of English & Irish like mine… you’ll find that a lot of the classic comfort food you crave is the yummy to eat, but near impossible to photograph kind. Brown food. It’s the kitchen song of my people. And this Irish Stew is no exception. But it is deceptively […]
Greek Meatball Bowls with Green Tzatziki Sauce & Pomegranate Olive Rice
These Greek Meatball Bowls are me pretending like it’s Spring already, or something. Despite the weather telling me otherwise, I feel that kind of hopeful readiness this year. LikeĀ a flower learning towards the sun. It’s, honestly, quite unlike me. I’ve always been more of a practical, placid, “welp, we’re all gonna die” type of […]
Perfect Prime Rib, Smoked or Oven Roasted
Hands up if the idea of perfect prime rib sounds amazing… until you spend an inordinate amount of dollars on standing rib roast and then begin to panic over all the ways you could screw it up. Yeah, my hand is up, too. While prime rib is one of the most tender and obnoxiously, juicily […]