I'm back...ish! You know...in those years when I was blogging constantly, I used to come across other people's zombie blogs out the...

There's something about a good flatbread or light pizza that's just so satisfying. Flavorful and delicious without being heavy and...

I'm not sure when cauliflower became the duct tape of the culinary world, but these days it seems to be the cure-all, quick-fix du jour...

This year I discovered the joy of going  to  the pool by myself. For the past 13 years I have rarely set foot in a swimming pool without ...

Have I ever told you about the time I walked into the dining room and found my daughter sitting at the table digging into a block of feta c...

My freshman year of high school I announced to my mother that I was becoming a vegetarian. This announcement triggered a years-long a...

Cooking for my family can be a challenge. My daughter and husband? Meat and potatoes all the way. My son? Oh wow.  He's p...

Both of my kids liked eggs when they were little.  I still remember my daughter's little fingers plucking chunks of scrambled egg from ...

What a weird year. What a weird life. If you'd asked me at any point growing up where I envisioned myself at this point in my li...

I've been at this whole blog thing for almost seven years now. Seven years! So much has changed in my life since then. Seven y...

Ladies and gentlemen, there is an absolutely ludicrous amount of sugar in my home at the moment. So many cookies.  So much snack mix.  ...

The day after Thanksgiving my husband left to go visit family for a few days. Do you know what that means? He left me with boatloads ...

I was 22 when I ate my first sausage ball. That's right- I spent over two decades of my life completely oblivious to these fantastic...

I've been a bit of a grouch this week- just ask my family. I'm just tired. It feels like I'm being pulled in a million di...

Is it just my family that's really excited about the holiday season this year? Normally I roll my eyes when I see the Thanksgivin...

I used to hate sweet potatoes. No, hate isn't quite the right word. I despised them.   Loathed them. No candied yams at Thanks...

Things I should be doing right now: Writing a research paper.  Studying for my Spanish midterm.  Reviewing for my math class.  Reading ne...

Once upon a time, long before I went back to school and found myself with zero free time, I made Cuban sandwiches. If you look at pret...

A month or so ago, as I was deep in the throes of my ice cream obsession , my 12 year old asked (more like begged...) me to make Rocky Roa...

It wasn't long ago that I was talking about my huge collection of mason jars and how much I missed canning. I kind of did something a...