ever since getting my first waffle iron this year, one of my favorite easy breakfasts for the little she and myself is buttermilk waffles. i like to make the batter the night before, and then in the morning all i need to do is heat up the iron and scramble us some eggs and breakfast…
scrambled egg muffins
mornings can be tough, yo. especially when you are rushing around and really getting tired of eggs and toast every. single. morning. we all need a little excitement, and that excitement in my house, has to be kid-friendly. these not-really-a-muffin muffins are all of the above. so delicious, kids love ’em, and they’ve been a…
homemade strawberry sauce
this past saturday, we had a birthday party for the little she and all of her friends (her actual birthday isn’t until the end of the month, but with everyone’s schedules in may we decided to start the celebration early:). it was a small shindig at our house (because of near-freezing temperatures – in may…
winners of the book giveaway + a thank you
i had such a wonderful time getting to celebrate a good friend and an incredible writer on my little blog. thank you so much to all of you who came on over and supported shauna, and to those of you who told others about it. i know she felt honored and blessed by all of…
bread & wine: a love letter to life around the table
shauna niequist is one of those people you would love to be like. one of those people who makes you feel at home the first time you meet her. and after one afternoon spent with her, all you want to do is spend more time in her presence and then when you get home, wear…
crispy parmesan hashbrown rounds
you know when you need a side dish that has to be the perfect combination of salty and crispy? these, my dears, are your answer. these go great with a grill-out night, with burgers or chicken, or you can be weird and serve them with tacos like i did the other night. hey, i had…
arancini mac & cheese
arancini is a masterpiece of italian cooking, and is one of those divine things we get to experience in life on earth. in italian, arancini means “little oranges”. they are small fried balls of oozy, cheesy risotto with a gorgeous, crispy outside. as glorious as they may be, they are a rare thing i will not…
banana chai muffins
the little she loves muffins. more than snow. more than puppy dawgs. more than chocolate. more than dora. probably more than her own family. she seriously goes ca-razy (insert pauly shore voice) when i tell her we have muffins, will be making muffins, or will be eating muffins that day. these are her favorite…
blueberry cornmeal cake
new favorite alert, folks! this buttery, blueberry-y brunch beauty has stolen my heart and my taste buds. it is the recipe from huckleberry bakery & cafe in santa monica CA that was published in bon appetit a few years back. i tried it this week on a good friend of mine and her toddler and…
spiced pumpkin baked french toast
i know fall is over and it’s just plain cold winter now, but i am still loving the pumpkin flavor in everything. (a few of you know exactly what i’m talkin’ about!) i worked on & tweaked this recipe until it was just right, and believe me, it took a few times. (but the little…
maple pudding cakes
prepare yourself. i’m ’bout to get all pretentious up in here. these little beauties are called pudding chomeur cakes, a traditional quebecois (as in those-who-are-from-quebec, canada) dessert. i found this recipe in a 2012 issue of my favorite home design magazine, house & home (a canadian publication). ever since i tore out this recipe over…
chewy chocolate spiced molasses cookies
the other night i attended my first ever cookie exchange. super fun & super yummy.. except. a party where there is a large table covered with loads-o-cookies and you can’t eat any of them?! not right. the good part came when i got to take a big plate home and share them with the hubby,…
she likes to eat 