I think my second love (my husband being my first of course) would have to be bread. I am being so serious right now. I adore crusty bread, soft bread, savory bread, and sweet breads…big breads, little breads…get the point? Bread is like my love language. I am currently making 15-18 loaves of sourdough bread… Continue reading Homemade French Bread
Apple Hand Pies
It’s apple season! My dad has a big apple tree in the back yard. Every year, I fill up a bunch of buckets with apples and spend a few days cranking out jars and jars of applesauce. Then, my fruit loving son spends the following week eating them all. It’s a labor of love.
Apple Pecan Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette
Oddly enough the fall is more about salads for me than any other season. Our social schedule seems to pick up a bit, life isn’t the laid back days of summer anymore, and the holidays are right around the corner. So when it comes to easy, quick, healthy meals I can throw together on a… Continue reading Apple Pecan Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette
Roasted Beet, Heirloom Tomato Salad with Ricotta Salata
It’s the peak of summer harvest here in the Pacific Northwest. Gardens are over-flowing with the bounty. Local farmers markets are saturated with the vivacious tastes, smells, and colors of the season. Co-workers bring in boxes full of produce, letting the bright colors seep into the office, laying out the summer bounty in the… Continue reading Roasted Beet, Heirloom Tomato Salad with Ricotta Salata