Food + life + work at home
Chicken Parmesan is one of our all-time favorite dishes. This version is lightened up by substituting panko for heavier Italian breadcrumbs and baking it in the oven. Enjoy! For my job, I have to watch the news. I have to …
Here’s a fresh, sweet, and cozy springtime treat to enjoy with your family on a cool spring St. Pat’s evening that the vast majority of us will be enjoying cozied up at home! Safe to say, none of us will …
Avocado toast takes a step up with sourdough toast, fresh avocado, seasoning, and a just-a-little-bit-runny egg for a hearty yet healthy breakfast sandwich. Breakfast is a big deal around my house. Depending on everyone’s schedules, it’s the one meal we’re …
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 …
Combine the rich flavors of Irish lager and Dubliner cheese for a fantastic bit of cozy comfort that’s absolutely perfect for a cold late-winter day. I almost didn’t call this “Irish Beer Cheese Soup.” Because this time of year, every …
These deliciously sweet cookies, combining the best of shortbread and its Danish butter cookie cousin, are easy to make, keep for weeks, and don’t have to be reserved for the holidays! Shortbread is one of the oldest cookies around. It …
Since this is a partner post to my post on making my own croutons, I don’t want to go too far into where I draw the line at too much from-scratchness and how it’s less craftiness and more just being, …
*Edit: I published this and realized as I read through it that I made a very different recipe to shoot the photos than I published – and I wanted to publish this recipe. Updated with the correct recipe shot! This …
More often than not, I believe simple is best. And not because I’m ridiculously busy and don’t have time for complicated. Because let’s be honest, these days, I just don’t. But because sometimes you just want a good, tasty, simple recipe. …
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 pretty good about keeping the clutter in my house to a minimum, but you know where I am absolutely terrible? My digital life. Isn’t that horrible? I work in data. I live in information. I get paid to organize …
It always pays to have a dish up your sleeve, whether it’s for that office holiday potluck or a gathering of friends and family, that 1) is guaranteed to taste great whether you execute it perfectly or if you have …