I can’t recall what conversation I was having or with whom, but somehow the topic of bread pudding came up and a little thought bubble of realization popped into in my head: It had been over a year since I’d had bread pudding, and...

While I was home last weekend I decided to take advantage of one of the northwest’s seasonal fruits, the sweet and juicy pear. Rather than make traditional caramel apples for my family and friends, I decided to use bosc pears because their coloring blends...

I was home in Oregon this past weekend (got me & Jeremy’s engagement photos taken, so excited to see how they came out!) and had an Oktoberfest get-together with some friends and family. I made some more “intense” dishes for the party (homemade ravioli!),...

Yes, there is a bonus post this weekend. But this is a post-in-progress, or pip!™ as I lovingly refer to it. (Just kidding! I did not trademark it. How do people even trademark things? Is it different from copyrighting?? So many questions!!) Last weekend...

Early fall is prime apple-picking season here in southern California, so yesterday Jeremy & I headed back over to Oak Glen to enjoy the scenic apple orchards and tasty foods that come along with them. I didn’t eat breakfast because I was planning on...

The crispy, well-seasoned skin of a roast chicken is one of life’s finer things. And that smell…Lord, don’t even get me started on that smell. Savory and piquant, a smell that reminds me of my mother’s giddy laugh and the sensation of hot air...

  The cool air of fall is returning like an old friend, tickling the nose and making me long for a warm, comforting dish that will wrap its solace around me like a blanket. I know it hasn’t been that long since I posted...

I like to use the fall season as an excuse to eat an exorbitant amount of nuts. I also count nut spreads as nuts, which means that a steady stream of nutella is always flowing through my veins from September to November. Because I...

One of the best parts of having my roots in the Pacific Northwest is the large amount of salmon I get to eat whenever I come home. My parents always keep a few frozen slabs of smoked salmon tucked away in the freezer for...

Remember in my last post where I talked about raspberry picking and got 3 pints of raspberries but only used two pints to make that pie? Well, this is what I did with the last pint. I couldn’t make much jam with only one...

Between work, Jeremy, and the five million side projects I have going on at any given point in time, sometimes weeks end up going by before I make the time to hang out with my girlfriends. My friend Alana and I were talking about...

I don’t know why the end of summer is always the hottest, but August has been killer here in Southern California. As a result, I’ve been eating more and more meals outside in the evening under the shade of the oak tree in my...