it’s become a habit, good or bad (yet to be determined) that sunday night after the chores and prep for the week are complete, we make a comfort meal. last night it was meatballs with left over gravy and crusty toast and the week before that it was this cauliflower mac and cheese. i added […]

this fall i’ve barely touched the pumpkin puree and have been CRAVING caramel apples. instead of ice cream (which hudsonville pumpkin pie ice cream is a revolution) i’ve been going for the caramel apples with peanuts. i typically do not even like nuts. but i make that my sunday night snack. joe and i have […]

before work this morning i woke bright and early and headed off to the fulton street farmers market. guys, life has been moving at a face pace and every wednesday or friday morning i’ve been busy with something. i got to take a quick walk up and down the aisle this morning gathering just a […]

growing up i thought michigan was the most boring state on the planet earth. all i could think of was… robins and cherries. you know simple kid stuff. guys, not to brag about my state but i’m going to brag about my state. we have the most amazing fresh water beaches, 4 seasons (one however, […]

towards the end of the week i am always left with half bottles of this or that sauce, one or two of this veggie etc. i hate waste so i try to be creative and use what i have left so i don’t end up throwing things away and letting them expire. it’s so hard […]

i don’t think it’s a secret that if it’s covered in cheese, i want it. my dutch great grandma once said “if given the choice between chocolate or cheese i will always choose cheese”. so it’s hereditary. i love cheese really but nothing beats a good cheese plate. you don’t need a ton just some […]

this weekend we stayed home and had time to lounge around the house and dare i say…relax?! guys it’s so hard for me to sit. i’ve alway struggled with rest because there is just so much that i love to do and it’s hard to stay in one place. but one thing i love to […]

a few years back on a business trip i went to this restaurant in dallas called smoke. you guys… mind blown. i’m not a “big steak” kind of gal but i am when there is something that intrigues me about it. like ummm a coffee rub? coffee!? delightful. i can never get enough coffee in […]

I’m just going to go ahead and get this bad pun out of the way first hand. You can make these Blueberry Thyme Turnovers in no time. ok now that that is out of the way we can move on. but seriously it will blow your mind at how easy these are and how incredibly […]

i feel a little ironic writing about a hot fudge recipe the day after my son $hit all over me at the hospital check in. i’m sorry also that i’m about to tell the poo poo story before i write about food but meh, real life right? so yesterday we had our check in with […]

week after week and the deeper we get into winter joe and i have become hermits. there has been weekends where we haven’t left the house from friday after work to monday and i’m not even mad about it. we get stuff done around the house, we relax and enjoy the quietness that winter brings. […]

in the spirit of coming up with new traditions for the holidays i really wanted a small breakfast for the three of us (or just the two of us because one of us is still on milk). i wanted something that could be prepped the night before and just tossed into the oven while we […]