This is a virtual kitchen table, a place for pulling up a chair and sharing in good food and good wine with good friends, a place for telling lousy jokes and good stories. Most of the dishes you’ll see here are ones you can whip together at the last minute out of whatever is in your pantry at the time, although they’ll taste like you worked on them all day- because easy and delicious entertaining is practically an Army tradition!
We’ll encourage you to take a lot of our favorite shortcuts to getting great meals as well, like meal planning, hunting for great grocery store finds, and growing your own produce right in your backyard, no matter how small.
About Kris
I’m a career Army officer, wife, and mom to one extremely energetic almost two-year-old boy. I spend my days crunching numbers and writing policy for the U.S. Army, and when I’m not doing that, I’m taking my family on hikes, running, trying to see what kind of delicious veggies I can cultivate in my garden, and making pretty food and taking pictures of it.
My food philosophy is that it doesn’t have to be fancy to be good – often, simple is best. Most of my recipes are what I’d call Central Coast Casual, influenced by growing up on California’s gorgeous Central Coast – lots of Italian and Mexican influences, and simple fresh ingredients. But you’ll see a lot of recipes I picked up from friends around the world, shared after a great meal and a glass {or a couple} of wine, sitting around a kitchen table.
Looking forward to sharing with you!
You may find some affiliate links and sponsored posts here, but this is primarily a hobby blog. Anything I share for sale around here is something I would buy – and probably have bought – anyway that I want to share with you, and I never accept a sponsored post for anything I wouldn’t use. For partnership opportunities, you can contact me here.
Thanks for visiting, and happy cooking!
