Food + life + work at home
Food + life + work at home
Today we’re giving the mocktail treatment to the popular Paloma cocktail. This is a truly delicious mixture of grapefruit juice, thyme syrup, lime, and sparkling water! I read somewhere that the Paloma is the most popular cocktail in Mexico. Whether …
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 …
There are plenty of times where, as Ina says, store bought is fine. Better than fine, even. But once you’ve tried homemade pesto from fresh basil leaves, you’re going to leave the store bought stuff far behind. You can grow …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 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 …
This delicious salad combines hearty beets with tangy mandarin oranges and tops it all off with crispy breaded goat cheese rounds and a bright and delicious homemade orange vinaigrette! Sometimes, you just have to listen to your cravings. Especially when …