Some recipes are born from a love of making some of my recipes easier. I love to whip up a good quiche or frittata but sometimes I like to keep things simple (really simple). This baked egg dish is about as easy as it gets, once you get quick at dicing. The Sweet Potatoes Don’t…
Breakfast
Spinach Millet Egg Bake
One of the things I love about running this site for so long is seeing how some of my favorite recipes morph. Outside of developing recipes, I don’t measure. I go based on whatever mood I’m in and never cook a meal the same way twice. This millet egg bake is the perfect example. This…
Creamy Millet Porridge with Roasted Strawberries
When it comes to morning porridge, I tend to stick with oatmeal (it’s the easiest to satisfy even the littlest member of the family). However, if I’m just cooking breakfast for myself, I make a cracked grain porridge. Running a grain in a coffee grinder or blender for a few pulses creates a mixture that…
Pumpkin Bread with Oats
A riff on the classic pumpkin bread that includes ground oats and maple syrup!
Spiced Carrot Muffins with Millet
My attempt at a healthy muffin that I would still want to eat.
Fried Egg Biscuit Sandwich with Garlicky Greens
Loving food as much as I do, there are certain foods I will never pass up when offered. Croissants top that list followed by tacos, roasted sweet potatoes, and french fries. And of course, biscuits. My love of biscuits started when I was younger at a shall remain nameless fast food chain where I’d only…
Pear Chutney Cheese Toast
I hesitated posting another cheese toast recipe because it would be easy to think that toast has been played out. There are probably 100’s of variations of avocado toast (which, I’ve never had- the avocado never makes it past the waiting for the bread to toast), toast cookbooks, and even restaurants serving toast. Over the…
Smoked Paprika Red Potatoes and Egg Bake
I have a core collection of recipes on the site that have been my staples over the years. I’ve realized that egg skillets and egg bakes top the list. In particular, this recipe for smoked paprika red potatoes and egg bake has stood the test of time. Whether I’m cooking for myself or my family,…
Amaranth Porridge with Roasted Pears
This post is in partnership with The National Milk Life Campaign. See below for more details. I think one the hardest things to do when you have a baby is to tune out everyone else. There is advice, stories, and everything in between. It’s easy to get your hopes up or your fears churning, just…
Pumpkin Pancakes with Brown Butter and Pecans
Recipe originally posted on October 8th, 2013. Last updated on October 11th, 2015.
Turmeric Cauliflower Egg Skillet
I love whipping up lunches that have no recipe and sharing them on Instagram. Sometimes, I use it as a metric for what I should post on this site. If I post a meal to Instagram and it’s not popular, it most likely won’t ever see the blog. (Unless I love it, of course. Then…
Breakfast Quesadillas with Bell Peppers
I’m often asked, now that it’s been a couple of years, whether or not I’m glad I moved to California. I go through my now well-rehearsed spiel that while I miss my family in Illinois, California is pretty amazing (and hopefully stays amazing, we need rain!) I list off all the places that one can…
Baby Broccoli Frittata with Feta
Baby broccoli (also known as broccolini) is one of those items that grabs my attention at the store/market from time to time. It’s not broccoli but rather a hybrid of broccoli and kai-lan (Chinese broccoli or Chinese Kale). The result is something that looks like broccoli but is more tender and has a slightly more…
Pesto Potato Skillet
Originally Posted on August 29th, 2012. Last updated on August 30th, 2015. Breakfast. As I get older, I tend to realize small things that make my life great. Things like not using an alarm clock (I have a dog for that), withdrawing from pop culture (I had to look up what YOLO meant and the first…