Our Seahawks {Go Hawks!} are not in the Superbowl this year cause it just wasn’t our year. That means we can still have friends over and watch the game without stress and eat yummy food! This cheese sauce is the perfect answer to that movie night on the couch, a football party, or you know …. just […]
Finding your favorite Thai takeout feels like finding the holy grail. They’re not all good – at all. So when we found Irene’s ….. oh Irene. I don’t know who Irene is, but her Thai restaurant is delightful. They delivered…. until they didn’t. That Friday night when I went to call in a delivery order and […]
While the holidays may be coming to a close there are still plenty of cold, winter days that need a comforting hot toddy. This mulled wine is a great option for a warm cocktail and can be made in large batches for a dinner party. When I served it to some friends we started referring to it as “Christmas in a cup”. […]
The Holidays…. from Thanksgiving to New Years…. bring so much nostalgia with them. From my very earliest memories, I remember once the first snow started falling in Montana each winter it also brought the parade of homemade holiday treats. From cutout frosted cookies, to fudge, tea cookies, to chocolate covered cherry balls {I know!}, date bars, […]
Have you ever tried a bean dip and been….well, unimpressed? My thing with bean dip is finding one that is simple enough that the beans are still the star, yet has enough layered flavors to make it dynamic and not boring. This bean dip is creamy, spicy enough to give a kick, and rich with […]
Here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest we have just ended almost two weeks of 90+ heatwaves – which merely means, it no longer feels like i’m igniting the literal fires of hell when I turn on the oven. So with a comfortable 66 degrees today I can indulge {again} in my new obsession – a riff […]
After three months of a non-planned absence I am back to writing, blogging, and cooking. Life has twists & turns and brought a big one that put a stop to blogging for a bit. I learned awhile ago to move with the turn, the bump, the crater….whatever. No pressure to force life to be normal because sometimes it’s just not. Period. […]
I first came across shrubs at a local restaurant that made seasonal shrubs for drinks. I really didn’t know much about them. Well, now i’ve gone down the rabbit hole and am pretty much obsessed with them. My husband has asked how many jars of funny looking liquid are we going to keep in the fridge. […]
A perfect comfort food for me is shepherd’s pie. Mine has evolved over the years as i’ve adjusted and fine tuned my recipe. I usually make it with lamb {sooooo good}, but this week decided to use portabello caps as my “protein”. Ok well actually, truth time. I am a Montana born and raised carnivore. I […]
As you will come to find out I have a love {LOVE}for chocolate. It is quite possibly my first love. There is a bag of Reese’s peanut butter cups from my childhood that can confirm that. Line up sweets like licorice or fruity candy all day and I am a rock of strength. You put […]
