{recipe} Soft & Chewy Molasses Crinkle Cookies
These are an old favorite. I first tried them at a friend’s house in the 8th or 9th grade. Her mom gave my mom the recipe, and the rest is history. When I had...
Author: Karen
{roundup} 33 Great End-of-Summer Recipes
I’m heading to Europe tomorrow for almost three weeks, and I couldn’t be more excited. We’re off to Switzerland for about a week (where I’ve only spent a night, heretofore) and Italy (which I’ve...
{how to} How To Make Lavender Salt – And 8 Suggestions For How to Use It
We grow an outrageous amount of lavender in our garden, and aside from making lavender caramel sauce from time to time, I have mostly left the lavender flowers to the bees. But this year...
{recipe} Strawberry Chipotle Cobbler with Cornmeal Biscuit Topping
My grandma used to make the most delicious cobbler from all of the Oregon berries that grew in her garden. It was sweet and jammy with big, fluffy biscuits baked on top. It’s harder...
{recipe} Oven-Baked Sesame Ginger French Fries (Plus 5 Tips for Making Great Fries in the Oven)
Do you ever look around your kitchen and think “what the heck am I going to feed this kid/myself?” That happens a lot around here; somehow, despite the overwhelming feeling that I’m wasting like...
{travelogue} Maui Update: More Favorite Eats and Activities Around the Island
I love Maui – it’s one of my favorite places in the whole world. I have written previously about some of my favorite places to eat and visit in Maui, but that post mostly covered the...
{recipe} Jam Nut Pinwheel Cookies
Every summer, my Dad spends his weekend scouring the countryside, climbing fences, fording ditches, and tackling brambles to collect as many blackberries, boysenberries, and raspberries as he can find. Then he makes copious amounts...
{recipe} Weeknight Pasta with Sausage, Broccoli, and Red Wine
Do you categorize recipes by “weeknight” and “weekend” like I do? There are some dishes I can leisurely fuss over on the weekend that I wouldn’t dream of attempting come Monday night. Between the...
{recipe} Spiced Blueberry Upside Down Cake
I don’t know what it is about me, but if something can be made 1) rainbow or 2) upside down, I am most likely going to go ahead and do it that way. I...
{recipe} Ham and Cheese Pancakes
I love sweet, buttery, maple-drenched pancakes–for about one or two bites. After that, I want salt! Luckily, this problem is easy to solve. Simply add ham and cheese to the inside of a fluffy...
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