Food + life + work at home
Food + life + work at home
Give your stovetop macaroni and cheese a surprisingly easy gourmet twist with pasta shells, homemade bechamel sauce, several types of cheese you probably have tucked away in your fridge, and some diced bacon! It will taste luxurious but take you …
Normally I would make these delicious taco-stuffed mini-pepper poppers as an appetizer for a gathering, but right now, they’re great to snack on as a family meal on game night or on those evenings where you’re busy playing catch-up around …
These beautifully soft and flavorful homemade pretzels are nice and chewy on the inside but just crispy and salty enough on the outside! Perfect for dipping in your favorite cheese or mustard dip, or just plain snacking on in this …
Happy Friday, folks! If you asked me a few months ago, I wouldn’t have said we’d be watching San Francisco play Kansas City in the Super Bowl this weekend. But as a California girl, I’m happy to see the 49ers …
I love the holidays – and I even love the holiday parties! Even if I’m a little frazzed about saying yes to way too many of them along with hosting our own. There’s just something about gathering with friends and …
Combine the delicious buttery flavors of fall with the last of summer’s sun-dried bounty for a delicious explosion of flavors you can enjoy throughout several seasons! As we get closer to Thanksgiving and everyone starts talking about turkey, it’s probably …
I don’t need much of an excuse to whip up a side dish of buttery mashed potatoes. I love them and Marcus tears into them with both hands. But every once in a while, especially as we get into the …
I’m far from being a minimalist, but sometimes less is oh so much more. I find that a lot in cooking. Good ingredients can get absolutely buried under a lot of complicated spices and preparation methods, whereas if you have …
Jump to Recipe! When Scott and I first moved in together, he had a lengthy list of foods he didn’t like. But as I discovered while overcoming my own childhood picky eating habits as a young adult, my husband didn’t …
There’s not much I love than gathering a bunch of people around a table and sharing good food and fellowship together. We’ve got space for ten – maybe fourteen if we squish – at our table, and when I get …
There are many foods I will always find room for, no matter how much I’ve been eating or hosting. Deviled eggs are probably at the top of the list. We had a busy Memorial Day weekend, hosting friends and family …
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 …