Mushroom Barley Soup
My grandma is a great cook, but a self-professed terrible baker. Which makes sense, because I find that the more I cook, the worse baker I am. I catch myself thinking, “ehh, let’s not dirty the measuring spoons if we don’t have to.” Besides Gram’s signature sauerbraten and potato pancakes dish, she makes the most […]
Gingerbread Cookies, Candy Canes, and Ornament Cupcakes {and a giveaway!}
Last year at this time, I was back in San Francisco hopping from cookie exchange parties to a cookie decorating workshop to holiday get-togethers. This year has been much calmer, which has been helpful to keep holiday weight gain at bay, but I have no parties to bake for! I managed to figure out how […]
Adrienne’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Mallow Brownies {holiday cookie swap}
My cousin, Adrienne, is back in the kitchen making her holiday goodie boxes and has generously shared another one of her great recipes! In case you missed them, check out her chai cookies, poinsettia cookies, and I <3 NY brownies from past years!
Peppermint White Chocolate Teabag Cookies
I recently went into Starbucks for my long awaited red cup of peppermint hot chocolate and to my disappointment, there was none to be found. The lady behind the counter looked confused and said, “Pfefferminze? Und Schokolade?” As if it isn’t the perfect combination. I obviously still can’t get over the lack of minty desserts […]
Persimmon Pomegranate Quinoa Salad
I just finished my first of eleven modules on the road to becoming a yoga teacher. It was probably the most physically challenging activity I have done since high school sports tryouts. By day three of five days, every muscle in my body was sore and not happy with me. I came home each night […]
Nutella Brownie Bites
Last week, Jon’s office threw us a celebratory “apero” for our recent nuptials. I thought it was just a casual happy hour, so I arrived fashionably late, per usual. As I arrived, everyone was sitting down in a circle and there was an empty seat at the head of the circle, next to Jon, waiting […]
