** Thank you to Blue Apron for sponsoring this post! As always, all opinions are my own. For Bjorn and me, the kitchen is the heart of our home. Sure, we love spending time in our living room or watching a movie together, and I love the peaceful haven of the bedroom, but we always seem to gravitate back towards the kitchen! I've been blessed to marry a man who is just as excited about cooking as I am, and what's neat is that we are equally competent in the kitchen! That makes supper time fun. … [Read more...]
Warm Vanilla Almond Milk
If you know anything about me, then you know I'm a huge fan of hot drinks! I'm not a coffee drinker, but I certainly love my fair share of tea and other warm beverages. I shared my Simple Hot Vanilla Milk recipe a while back. It is so nice to have a go-to warm drink recipe on hand. But, we don't always have regular milk in the refrigerator! Many families now days have a carton of almond milk in the fridge, whether it's for baking with or if a family member is lactose intolerant. Almond … [Read more...]
Apple Feta Salad
This post is an old favorite pulled from my archives. With spring finally here, this salad is the perfect fresh side dish (or, let's be honest, a main dish because it's just that good!). :) My dear friend Jordan and I get together whenever we can - we live about 2 hours apart but we still do our best! :) Once when we ate supper together, she introduced me to this amazingly delicious side dish that she and her husband love! This fresh salad with apple slices and feta is such a fun … [Read more...]
Homemade Coconut Chia Pudding
I developed this pudding after experimenting with several batches and a couple different types of coconut milk and extracts. Today I wanted to share this fun snack with you! Coconut Chia Pudding Gather: 1 can coconut milk (probably not Lite, so that you maintain a thicker texture) 1/3 cup chia seeds 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 1-2 tablespoons honey Berries (I use frozen mixed berries - my favorite: the raspberries) What To Do: Pour the coconut milk … [Read more...]
Rustic Spiced Pear Galette
This is a re-post and a tweak of something I published almost 2 years ago. It's definitely the perfect season for a rustic pear galette! Enjoy! Well, friends, I think I've found my new "thing!" Each season I feel like I get into a new hobby, project, cooking genre…what's the current obsession?? Galettes. Have you heard of them before? Pinterest is full of tarts, pastries, and the like. But galettes are my new joy. Even the name is lovely!! :) Today I'm sharing a recipe I developed … [Read more...]
Mixed Berry Overnight Oats
I have been a fan of overnight oats for almost a year now! They quickly became my new favorite thing back when I tried a Peanut Butter Banana Oats recipe. Since then, I've experimented on and off with overnight oat recipes...and honestly, I think I've finally found a breakfast recipe I don't get sick of! :) I'm not a big breakfast cereal person - I tend to eat hot oatmeal packets or granola bars before I'd reach for cold cereal. But these overnight oats are just plain amazing, cold from the … [Read more...]
DIY 4-Ingredient Hot Cocoa Mix
With all of the freezing cold weather (and even snow days) we've been having around here lately, I've been absolutely relying on hot drinks! I leave for work each morning with a thermos full of my favorite Teavana tea, and I conclude my day with 1-2 more mugs of either chamomile tea or chai. :) I've been buying a good amount of store bought hot cocoa mix recently...so I finally decided to start experimenting with a recipe of my own! This hot cocoa mix could be wonderful as a homemade gift … [Read more...]
Martha Stewart’s Appetizers Book
My husband Bjorn and I love to spend time in the kitchen together. We especially love making fun, creative snacks and appetizers together. We have very different skills and talents in the kitchen, though. We joke about this often because Bjorn is very skilled at scrounging around and coming up with meal ideas using what we already have...and I tend to go the ambitious route with sometimes overly complicated recipes! Standing in front of the fridge, not knowing what I want to make for supper, is … [Read more...]