I recently shared one of my favorite recipes for coconut lime cupcakes that were originally inspired by key lime pie… even though I’ve never actually tried key lime pie before. When I shared this little bit of news with Yuli, she was shocked. She…
Last week, I picked up 25 pounds of fresh, local apricots at a nearby market. I wait for this brief window of opportunity every year so I can make my delicious, low sugar apricot jam. I was once intimidated by the jam making process…
Now that summer has somewhat showed up in Seattle, my husband is always asking me what he can grill or smoke. This juicy Traeger grill smoked chicken is one of our favorite go-tos for many reasons: Smoking the chicken adds SO MUCH FLAVOR Always…
This Easy DIY Salmon Gravlax is one of my favorite ways to eat salmon. When done right, it tastes smooth, rich and buttery- like taking a bite out of a stick of butter (which may sound weird to some, but I love my butter!).…
These easy shortcut coconut lime cupcakes taste like vacation. As I write this post, I am 24 hours away from my own vacation and by the time this post goes live, I will already be “Somewhere on a beach, sipping something strong…” and if…
I’m a huge fan of anything that can be made ahead, and this Make Ahead Freezer Chili is no exception. When I was pregnant with my son, I stocked my freezer with this chili and it made my life as a new mama SO…
Let me start off by saying this is not one of those quick and easy, one pan desserts that you can simply throw together last minute like these cookies. I make Bobby Flay’s Chocolate Bread Pudding only once or twice a year, and the rest of…
I recently shared one of my favorite (and easiest!) bread recipes here and because we got such a positive response, I decided to share this Simple Sea Salt Rosemary Focaccia Bread recipe. Although the process itself is simple, it does require a couple extra ingredients and…
I love taking a classic dish and then changing it up just a bit, like these cream cheese dill mashed potatoes. It helps to keep things interesting and transforms boring dishes into new and exciting ones. The dill really adds a lot of freshness to…
Before these bacon roasted brussels sprouts entered into my life, I was not a big fan of any brussels sprouts. Growing up, brussels sprouts had a bad rep amongst kids so I put off trying them for a long time as an adult. The…
