Chesapeake Crab Imperial
Find some sweet and savory winter comfort in this Chesapeake Bay dish that’s basically a delicious and less sticky crab cake in a dish with all my favorite flavors of Virginia and Maryland! My job sends me back up to …
Harvest Pumpkin Soup
This delicious and creamy harvest pumpkin soup with subtle spices and a hearty texture is something everyone will enjoy! It’s fall and everything everywhere foodie-wise seems to be all about apples and pumpkins. I’d say I’m sorry to be adding …
Home Improvement VA :: Before + After
When we’re not working or cooking, we’re home makeover and DIY junkies. We can’t be in a house for too long before we’re planning ways to overhaul our space. After living in our house here in Virginia for five years, …
How to Grow and Cook Your Own Potatoes
Growing your own potatoes is remarkably easy, whether you start them from seed or from scraps of your own potatoes! And as you can imagine, when you roast them up with just a little simple butter, salt, and garlic, they’re …
Roasted Root Vegetables
Need a delicious, savory, and easy side for your autumn main dish? Roast up a tray full of fresh chopped root vegetables with just a dash of maple to go alongside your main or serve as a filler in other …
Tomato Corn Chowder with Crispy Goat Cheese
Bringing all of summer’s sweetest and freshest produce together in a tasty, refreshing, and not too heavy chowder topped off with just a little decadent breaded goat cheese crouton! Just when we were getting used to the heat, a rash …
Honey Maple Turkey Summer Salad
All the best summer flavors come together in this delicious and light-tasting but filling summer salad – rosemary, pecans, honey, maple syrup, strawberries, and fresh seared turkey cutlets! The leanest and healthiest protein you can find doesn’t have to wait …
Stovetop Mac and Cheese with Bacon
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 …
Simply Delicious Apple Pie
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. …
Signs of Fall
Hi guys, and happy Halloween! Fall always seems to come late in NoVA. It’s already cold where my folks live in California and it has already snowed on our friends and relatives in Denver. And here in northern Virginia? We’re …
Blackberry Sangria
As much as I work indoors, I feel like I’m trying to be outdoors as much as possible. When we’re not actually out of doors hiking, running, or exploring, a lot of my projects lately have been trying to bring …
Spring Greens Salad with Fresh Strawberries
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 …