I am writing this post with the heaviest of hearts. Yesterday my friends, we had to let our dear doggie go. We spent a week trying to find out what was wrong with him and why he suddenly was unable to walk. Tuesday night we found out he had an inoperable brain tumor. By Thursday […]
I have made Fish en Papillote dozens of times. It is one of my favorite ways to prepare fish. This method accentuates the fresh clean flavors of the fish and vegetables you add to each little package while maintaining my standard of being simple to make {and clean}. This week, I continue, Cooking My Way Through La Tartine […]
Starting with my daughter’s birthday in July, it seems as if we are always celebrating a birthday around here. Second up is my son’s, who this year requested a chocolate cake with vanilla frosting ala cookies + cream style. I remembered this beauty from Eat, Live, Run and decided to give it a try. It […]
I love this time of year in the kitchen. Who am I kidding, I love any time of year in the kitchen. But when it’s fig season, I’m really happy. Figs are the unsung hero of early fall produce. We start to see pumpkin recipes everywhere, but it seems figs are unfairly overlooked. The natural […]
When it occurred to me a few days ago that I didn’t have a pic for this month’s Just Us post, something wonderful happened. Rather than becoming stressed to fit it in, I was relieved. This had been such a busy month. Between my travel to New York, my husband’s travel, and the countless other items […]
An end of an era at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Decadent + beautiful Fig Tart Some good news for runners A House. A Home. This is one of my biggest pet peeves in writing Another pretty shop from Etsy Martini Bar Perfection Thinking about this quote with my kiddos Currently reading this book Our instaweek Have a lovely […]
I love this recipe! It is super simple and makes the softest best playdough EVER! My dear friends at the Child and Family Institute use this recipe. Each of my littles have grown up with it. I’m happy to share the simple recipe with all of you. This recipe is right up there with all […]