This will make me sound like an unabashed nerd, but a well designed grocery store is my happy place. I love turning the corners around aisles to discover unexpected treasures on the end caps. Encountering baby vegetables of any variety can turn my day around like that Dead or Alive song. While at Trader Joe's … Continue reading Speculaas Cookies
Thanksgiving
Whoopie!
As I found myself puttering around the kitchen on Halloween, I had two words that kept popping into my brain..... Whoopie Pie. As delicious as they are, though, whoopie pies can be a bit messy. And sometimes I just want a little whoopie, you know what I mean? So I made 'em tiny. You can't … Continue reading Whoopie!
The Overstuffed Thanksgiving Post…(part 1…)
From the blustery, gold-leafed Northeast to the sun-kissed coast of California, Thanksgiving is right around the corner. As the tell-tale gobbling draws closer, even the best of us question why we ever agreed to host Thanksgiving Dinner in the first place. The in-laws are coming in to town with Everest-level expectations, you are frantically googling … Continue reading The Overstuffed Thanksgiving Post…(part 1…)
Hospitality @ Home: When a Turkey Runs You Over…
When I think about hospitality, what it is, what it requires, I think about holiday dinners at my parents’ house. It seems, obvious, I know, to wax nostalgic about Midwestern childhood dishes and their inevitable companions (ice! Fireplaces! Piles of leaves and hot apple cider!), but this is not one of those posts. My parents … Continue reading Hospitality @ Home: When a Turkey Runs You Over…