Food + life + work at home
Inspired by one of our favorite South Beach recipes, this recipe combines a lip-smackingly umami steak marinade with delicious soy ginger peanut sauce for a unique and wonderful special occasion dish that has a special place in our hearts. This …
Carrot cake has been a family favorite for as long as I can remember. But when you live with a bunch of Scandinavians, sooner or later, someone is going to whip up a delicious carrot cake. I don’t think it’s …
Up until last year, Scott and I traveled to visit either his family or mine for Christmas. Last year, between my scary first trimester and everyone else having one health issue or another, we just couldn’t make it work. This …
In this season of frenetic cookie baking, we need a variety of cookies, but we especially need ones that travel well. And if you’re looking for something deliciously seasonal that will survive a trip to faraway friends and relatives, my …
My family has always shared a love of good food, cooking, and gathering together. Even when we’re not together, I love brainstorming ideas with my dad for big family dinners to cook up and serve. It’s been a long time …
A little while ago, as I was getting set to celebrate my 39th birthday, my mom suggested that, since she’d be out our way for a conference and visiting us anyway, Scott and I take the opportunity to go have …
I was hoping to get after transforming our second guest room into Marcus’s nursery when the biannual six-week One Room Challenge was going on in April, but obviously that didn’t happen. Fortunately, the ORC happens twice a year, and I’m …
I love photography. It’s one of my favorite hobbies. But when you’re the photographer, you’ve always got tons of photos of your loved ones, of family get togethers, of amazing memories – but you’re never in any of them! Granted, …
Oh, hey there, how are you guys doing? It’s me here in real time. I only had a couple of days of pre-scheduled content ready to go for you before there, because, well, I kind of thought I had until …
In my travels, I’ve seen a lot of different options offered for maternity leave, from none at all to full years of paid leave. Here in the U.S., we don’t have a national paid leave law, which means a lot …
Every day I get up out of bed, I know I should be grateful. My baby is a healthy, wriggling little guy, I escaped without morning sickness, I avoided swelling until last month, and I healed from a nasty subchorionic …
I’ve spent a very large part of my life being self-sufficient. Life required it at some points. And at other points, I just preferred it that way. And while all of this can be positive work wise, I’ve sometimes gone …