So, I started to write, here on the blog. Really write, as opposed to the kind of filler content the internet overlords like recipe bloggers to trot out. I wasn’t sure what would come out when I started. But I’ve promised myself that I will keep looking inside & letting my self go where my […]
French Onion Pot Roast
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 […]
Hearty Dairy Free Leek & Potato Soup
My mother cooked like she loved; not at all, or just for show. My father, however, brought a sense of irreverent frivolity to almost everything, which was true most of all in the kitchen. I wonder now if he ever really loved to cook, or if the few moments of actual joy sprinkled throughout the […]
Saucy Spinach Artichoke Salmon
So everyone’s had spinach artichoke dip — some of it pretty questionable! — but have you tried spinach artichoke salmon yet? This dish is where comfort food in the form of a creamy, dreamy dip-inspired sauce meets a healthy dinner with salmon & greens for the win! While it looks and feels super indulgent, there’s […]
Nightshade Free White Chicken Chili
Who else has been craving comfort food lately? It’s been unseasonably warm, if windy, up here and yet my body still demands the wintry dishes it’s been missing. This nightshade free white chicken chili is a great case in point! Don’t you just want to dive into that bowl with a spoon and not emerge […]