A million years ago – when Kevin and I were dating – we went to Christkindle Market in Chicago on a date. Even though I had lived in the Chicago suburbs all my life, I had never been. It was…
Easy Cut Out Sugar Cookies Recipe
These easy cut out sugar cookies recipe are a family tradition for us at Christmas time. I remember making them with my mom, my aunts and my grandma while I was growing up. It was always one of my favorite…
Caramelized Onion & Tomato Tart Recipe
Summer tomatoes are something every gardener waits for with anticipation – like kids waiting for fireflies and warm, summer nights with no school the next day. They signal the peak of summer, the abundance of memories to be made and…
Delicious white cake recipe with buttercream frosting
My daughter loves white cake and it really came as a total surprise to me. She’s a sweets girl. She even says, “Can I have some sweets,” which is really cute and one of those sayings that only kids…
Chopped Thai Chicken Salad with peanut dressing
When I first started this website, I thought that I would stick to creating food that was quintessential Americana. But, that’s just not who I am. In fact, I plan to veer more Italian and Mediterranean this year. But I…
Honey Ginger Lemonade
With summer headed our way, I’m getting excited about all the summertime food and drinks. Lemonade is the one quintessential summer drink that’s on everyone’s menu when the weather warms up. And if you love trying different varieties of lemonade,…
Bacon & Mushroom Smothered Chicken
Sometimes you find those recipes that are Earthy, full of comforting things and just all-around delicious. Meals that become part of your regular rotation, that the whole family loves and something that can be made year-round. This Bacon &…
Mini Blueberry Lemon Bundt Cakes
One of my favorite things about baking in spring is the welcome return of fruity flavors. The bright berries and the sunshine-y citrus flavors typically mark early spring desserts, for me and these Mini Blueberry Lemon Bundt Cakes are a…
Roasted Peppers and Burrata Salad
As spring approaches I’m craving lighter meals that are easier to make. With all the work on the farm in the spring, I just can’t afford to spend as much time in the kitchen as I can during the fall…
Irish Soda Bread Recipe
I ate Irish Soda Bread for the first time a few years ago. It was this delicious, dense, biscuit-like bread that I slathered with butter and enjoyed with a good cup of coffee. A friend made Irish Soda…
Homemade Chicken Nuggets with honey mustard sauce
As much as it may look like we have a magical farm life where we eat fresh food from the garden, and the kids play outside all the time and work of craft projects, the truth is we are a…
Chocolate Mousse recipe made from scratch
Kevin is a chocolate-on-chocolate-on-chocolate dessert kind-of-guy. He loves chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and if you can get a little more chocolate in there somehow – GREAT! He also is partial to having a raspberry compote sauce to run his…
