Yay! ’Tis the season of summer! Yay finally!! So excited for summer, I can barely stand it. Warm weather and windows open and coat-free and million layer-free and picnics and potlucks and get-togethers and block parties and all sorts of summer fun! Or, just hanging out at home doing nothing summer fun! Either […]
It wasn’t until I was in my late twenties that I had natural peanut butter for the first time, and I remember marveling over the incredible peanutty flavor of it. The sandwich I had was reminiscent of a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup thanks to the grainier texture and stronger peanut taste. Color me SOLD. I […]
Years ago, I came across these ah-MAZING bagels at my local grocery store—chock full of nuts, seeds, and dried cranberries, they were hearty, lightly sweet, and utter perfection. They were also seasonal, much to my dismay. My pleas to the bakery staff did no good. They had no control over which bagels were baked each […]
After the news came out last month, that hefty levels of glyphosate—the weed-killing chemical in Roundup—has been detected in breakfast cereals, granola bars, and oats, I decided it was time to get serious about making our own granola bars. (Cancer bar, anyone?) Because, I don’t know about you, but I don’t like the thought of […]
Birthdays in my house are often an exercise in How Much Sugar Can I Get Away With in One Day for the kids. And the one we celebrated this week for the newly-minted 12 year old was a case in point. Let me present Exhibit A: Did I mention yet that my kids each want […]
About four months ago I posted on Instagram that I’d perfected the Decadently Delicious Beer Brownie recipe, and my fabulous friend Gina asked/cajoled/begged me to make a vegan version. I happily agreed, thinking it’ll be soooooo easy since I’d already veganized many a recipe with great success. So I made a couple of quick and […]
“This is how you eat pizza fancy,” my eleven year old says, holding his slice up, pinky extended. “No, it’s not,” says Steve. “Well, then, how do you do it?” “With a fork and a knife.” “AND your pinky lifted,” I add. My thirteen year old, looking totally confused, says, “Why would anyone eat pizza […]
This may be my favorite recipe. Outside of my Everyday Whole Wheat Bread, it’s the one I use most often. And I have to tell you from the get-go that these are not your ordinary, everyday chocolate chip cookies. I mean, they ARE—I make them all the time, keep them in the freezer, and we […]
My kids love to bake. It’s something they’ve done with me from a very early age, something I’ve encouraged because it is an incredibly good skill to have as an adult. Be able to make your own food? Yes, please. I want my kids to be self-sufficient. This is not to say that I don’t […]
I am a bread snob. There, I said it. I want my bread to be hearty, dense, and whole grain. You know, the kind that comes from a bakery, not the squishy, light, limp stuff you find prepackaged on the bread shelf in the grocery store. The latter falls firmly into the category of Food […]
