We are having a grazing appetizer menu for a quiet New Year’s Eve party at home with 2 kids – we may do the countdown at 7pm. The is the 3rd way I have posted meatballs, and they are all
Happy New Year! and Sweet and Sticky Party Meatballs
One Pot Maple Pork Roast
Print One Pot Maple Pork Roast Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 8 hours, 20 minutes Total Time: 8 hours, 20 minutes Ingredients 2.5 lb or bigger pork roast 2 T olive oil 2 t kosher salt 15 cranks freshly
2nd Annual Yoga and Snacks
My friend and yoga teacher hosted her 2nd annual yoga fundraiser, and this year I not only made the snacks, I got to attend the class. It was a wonderful night of snacking, chatting and yoga, which I haven’t gotten
Brie with Honey Pecans and Fruit
I was testing out this recipe to make for my friends yoga with snacks event coming up in January, the second annual. My cousins were in town visiting and they got to enjoy the test run, it turned out pretty good.
Gifts from the Kitchen
Christmas gifts from the kitchen are well loved in our family. The kids love making them as much as their grandparents love eating them. A few years now we have been making batches of Almond Biscotti (recipe here) and we
Home Sweet Home, and Cranberry Muffins
I haven’t been writing lately, I’ve been cooking, we’ve been eating, but not much writing. This summer we moved…finally after house hunting since I was pregnant with our first. He is now 4 and his sister is 1 1/2. After
Winter Roasted Veggie Flatbread
March in Minnesota means long gone are the tomato basil pizza’s of summer. I’m roasting a ton of winter veggies (extras can be eaten for lunch) for a hearty cold weather version. Ricotta cheese is the “sauce” but any of
Protein Brownies
These brownies are packed with protein – black beans, pecans and 3 eggs – but don’t worry, I would not call them “healthy protein brownies”….they are still a sweet treat. I am testing out these brownies for a little yoga
Roasted Acorn Squash Soup
More snow, more soup. This soup is only a few ingredients, healthy, delicious and your blender does all the work. Soup and sandwich night is always a favorite at our house, we had BLT’s tonight. When daddy and toddler both
Goat Cheese with Raisin Pine Nut Topping
My distant cousins were in town a few weeks ago and came for a visit, bringing us a goat cheese snack from the local fancy cheese shop. We devoured it, the kids played, and we figured out that we are