Smoky Split Pea & Ham Soup

A bowl of split pea and ham soup with sourdough bread

This Smoky Split Pea & Ham Soup is the perfect cozy meal on a chilly day! Green split peas serve as the velvety base for this soup packed with smoky ham, tender carrots, and delicious aromatics.  Soup’s On There is something so comforting about a warm bowl of soup. A whole meal, in one cozy bowl! Add a slice of toasted bread, and this turnsRead more ->

Protein Dream Bars

These Protein Dream Bars are a delicious post-workout treat! The perfect macro combo to fuel your body deliciously. Food as Fuel The food we put in to our bodies, simply put, is pure fuel. Our bodies use that fuel for energy and nourishment, so why would we eat junk? Silly question, I know. As well-intentioned as we may be, sometimes the only thing that willRead more ->

Fresh Rosemary & Garlic Bread

This Fresh Rosemary & Garlic Bread is so simple and unbeatable in taste! This no-knead bread recipe is baked in a dutch oven, yielding the perfect loaf every time. Made with just 5 ingredients, this the best bread I’ve ever had! Everybody’s Baking! Let me ask you a question: how many times, whether it be during a FaceTime, a zoom call, a social media interaction….haveRead more ->

Favorite Recipes for Easter

A collection of my Favorite Recipes for Easter! These side dishes, sweets, salads, and cocktails are the perfect addition to your springtime table! My Favorite Recipes for Easter Spring Salad with Buttermilk Herb Dressing Soft and tender butter lettuce is topped with peppery radish, sweet shelled peas, and crunchy cucumber. Topped with a creamy homemade herby buttermilk dressing, this is bound to be a newRead more ->

Roasted Asparagus with Lemony Breadcrumbs

This Roasted Asparagus with Lemony Breadcrumbs is the perfect side dish for Spring! The asparagus is roasted yet crisp and topped with lemony crunchy breadcrumbs. Perfect served with Engagement Roast Chicken, Sweet and Smky Grilled Salmon, or that Easter Ham! Eating Seasonally I like to eat fruits and vegetables when they’re “in season”, meaning they’re readily available, and take fewer resources to get in to my kitchen.Read more ->

Kitchen Memoirs – Marsha

Kitchen Memoirs are a collection of stories about the people and dishes who have inspired me most in the kitchen. Each month I will share a new story about one of these people accompanied by one or more recipes. This month’s feature is Marsha. The Beginning The year was 1975. Microsoft was born, bell bottoms and mood rings donned the majority, and the movie Jaws keptRead more ->

Kaylee’s Asian Noodle Salad

This Asian Noodle Salad combines brown rice noodles, crunchy veg, bright herbs, and a zippy Asian vinaigrette. Delicious for lunch or dinner! I featured this recipe from my friend, Kaylee, in my February Kitchen Memoirs story. I share some tasty stories about our friendship, and how food has defined so many pivotal moments in our lives. The Recipes Along with this Asian Noodle Salad, IRead more ->

Marinated Sesame Cucumbers

A jar of cucumbers being poured with sesame oil

These Marinated Sesame Cucumbers are light, crunchy, and the perfect topping on an Asian Noodle Salad! Sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, and Aminos season these simple refrigerator pickles. I featured the recipe for these Marinated Sesame Cucumbers in my February Kitchen Memoirs story about my dear friend, Kaylee. These “quick pickles” are perfect on top of an Asian Noodle Salad, tossed in to a veggieRead more ->

Tofu & Shiitake Lettuce Wraps with Perfect Peanut Sauce

These Tofu & Shiitake Lettuce Wraps with Perfect Peanut Sauce are a delicious and healthy appetizer! The Peanut Sauce is perfectly balanced in umami and salty flavors.  I featured this recipe for Tofu & Shiitake Lettuce Wraps with Perfect Peanut Sauce in my February Kitchen Memoirs story about my dear friend, Kaylee. She is a master at creating flavorful, simple, and creative meals, and thisRead more ->

Kitchen Memoirs – Kaylee

Kitchen Memoirs are a collection of stories about the people and dishes who have inspired me most in the kitchen. Each month I will share a new story about one of these people accompanied by one or more recipes. This month’s feature is Kaylee.  We all have them. Those people in our lives that we look up to. Whether it be as a friend, a parent,Read more ->