Food + life + work at home
Career Army officer with a tendency toward workaholism. On the side, self taught cook, carpenter, and gardener, working to build a beautiful life for my family. Trying to tilt my balance in the right direction.
I’m normally against doing much with scallops besides seasoning them very lightly with salt and pepper and tossing them into a hot pan to sear for about 90 seconds to 2 minutes on each side. I had a chef instructor …
Hearty chicken, savory blue cheese, all the fresh summer veggies, and a beautiful drizzle of your favorite barbecue sauce make this the perfect salad to dig into on a warm summer afternoon! When you start talking about salads, people come …
Oh, hey guys! How’ve you been? Things have been quieter around On the Home Front this month. Partly because I’ve been swept away by the craze of work {remember that workaholic tendency I’ve talked about?}. And I’ve also started a …
Oh, hey, Monday. How’ve you been? I wasn’t trying to avoid you. I totally didn’t see you standing there. I had something in my eye. Something like sleep. Some leftover from a weekend I thought I had but that slipped …
Jump to Recipe! Let’s talk about strawberries. Fresh, ripe spring strawberries are awesome in so many ways. Normally, they’re the first fruit to ripen in the spring, but since we’ve had such a weird year weatherwise, we’re only just now …
We believe in Taco Tuesday. There are a lot of things that hit our calendars during the week and slide right off smoother than fried eggs out of one of the ceramic coated cast iron pans I drool over constantly. …
Jump to Recipe! Breakfast is my favorite meal. Especially a wonderful, sunshine-filled, leisurely weekend breakfast, one where I can sit and savor the tastes in my pajamas and messy hair still and not one hastily gulped down between morning run, …
My parents recently planted artichoke plants in the backyard. To my whole family, this is unreasonably exciting. We all went a little crazy at the prospect of fresh artichokes anytime. Which was puzzling to a lot of our friends. Which …
Hey, guys, it’s finally spring! Which means it’s time for spring cleaning and decluttering. And I’ve got a guide that we use when stuff gets away from us and we need to get back on track, that will help you …
Hey there, friends, and happy spring!! Even if it’s still cold here, I’m still glad to know we’re heading into longer and sunnier days, with blooming flowers and warm weather on the horizon. Really glad. Really. I think, after missing …
It’s hard to deny that bacon is great on it’s own, without embellishments. And it’s probably a special kind of heresy to suggest that you can improve on bacon. But you can. You can. Because while great ingredients stand on their …
Craving the broccoli and cheese goodness of your favorite restaurant soup? That taste is all too easy to get in your own kitchen. Try our easy broccoli cheese soup recipe on for size! When I’m folding laundry or washing …