It’s the time of year for parties and potlucks and gatherings, which, of course, means that cheese boards abound. I flock to cheese boards whenever they are available. It is my firmly held belief that all occasions are appropriate for a cheese board. I love that they are easy to prepare ahead of time, people … Continue reading A Guide to Cheese Boards
Happy November! November 1st means one thing and one thing only to me: Pie season is in full swing. In observation of the beginning of the best food season of the year, here is my all-purpose pie crust recipe. Whether I'm making quiche, chicken pot pie, pumpkin pie, blueberry pie, apple pie, etc., I'm making … Continue reading All-Purpose Pie Crust
I feel it is my duty to tell you that things are about to get extremely cheesy and creamy and carb-y. Consider yourself warned. Nothing feels as endearingly homemade or comfort food-esque to me as a casserole. The thought of living in a home where casseroles abound makes me giddy. For this reason, I am … Continue reading Au Gratin Potatoes
I think my doctor would be very pleased with the number of apples I eat when this dip is around. Maybe not so pleased that my ratio of apple slices : tablespoons of creamy, sugary dip is approximately 1 : 1, but fruit is fruit, am I right? This is by far my favorite thing … Continue reading Creamy Brown Sugar Apple Dip
French toast is to me as waffles are to Leslie Knope. I simply cannot get enough of it. French toast used to be an almost-empty fridge meal for me: As long as I had milk and a couple of eggs and bread, I could make it. Dinner: Rescued. And then I got serious about my … Continue reading Old-Fashioned French Toast
There are a lot of amazing things about being pregnant: Baby kicks; the best hair days of your life; the surreal feeling of growing a human person. There are also some not-so-amazing things. The top of this list for me is all of the comments. Nothing invites family, coworkers, friends, even complete strangers, to comment … Continue reading 15 Things You Should Never Say to a Pregnant Woman (and 7 You Definitely Should!)
I’m not a fan of any sentence that begins with “when I lived in France…”. It sounds so elitist and like whatever the second part of the sentence is will have some assumed superiority. Just know that if ever I were to begin a sentence in that way, I wouldn’t mean it in any sort … Continue reading Pureed Vegetable Soup
Things are moving along in the unpacking-and-getting-settled world over here, and we’re finally at a point where we can start thinking about fun things. AKA, the nursery! I have been DYING to put together a nursery pretty much from the minute I saw two lines on that test. We didn’t have a nursery in our … Continue reading Plans for the Nursery
Is there a clearer sign that you're in for a productive day than having breakfast made before you even get out of bed? Breakfast burritos are something we try to always have on hand. They are super easy to assemble in big batches and freeze. Anytime you need a burrito, just grab one and microwave. … Continue reading Homemade Southwestern Breakfast Burritos
Welcome to the Fall 2018 installment of the Coffee Date series! This is a landing spot for relevant topics that maybe don’t fit neatly into the regular posts about food and home on here, and a place where you can find lots of what's going on with us in one post. See here to get the … Continue reading Fall 2018 Coffee Date
