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Sunday Baking Series: The Miracle of Bread

Sunday Baking Series: The Miracle of Bread

Bread gets a bad wrap these days. It always seems like everyone is trying to “cut down” on their bread intake, be it calories, carbs, gluten, or whatever other fad diet grabs our attention. And yet, bread has sustained humans for thousands of years. I’ve 

Sunday Baking Series: Tackling Ciabatta

Sunday Baking Series: Tackling Ciabatta

Bread may be one of the most intimidating things to try your own hand at, especially if you already have access to good-quality bread from a professional baker nearby.   Yes, most recipes look more like chapters out of a textbook and use weird words like 

Lentil and Root Vegetable Salad

Lentil and Root Vegetable Salad

Lentil and root vegetable salad is one of my favorite meals on a cold winter night.  This warm and cozy salad is the perfect entrée if you like feeling satisfied but not stuffed after dinner, maybe with some room for hot chocolate leftover while you 

Pumpkin Mac ‘n’ Cheese

Pumpkin Mac ‘n’ Cheese

In a former life, I created a very popular recipe for “Macaroni and Cheese with a Secret” that was wildly popular with my friends and blog followers.  The “secret” was a can of pumpkin used to replace most of the cheese that would typically be 

Meal Prep Madness: My Process for a Busy Month

Meal Prep Madness: My Process for a Busy Month

It seems like we’re always “too busy” to eat homemade food regularly, which means most people resort to buying their lunches 5 times a week and many Americans eat out or get take out several times a week for dinner as well. In response to 

Sunday Baking Series: Apple Cake, or “The Best Homemade Dessert We’ve Ever Had”

Sunday Baking Series: Apple Cake, or “The Best Homemade Dessert We’ve Ever Had”

Hubtastic has decided that he’d like to become The Baker of the family, while I remain The Cook.  I love that idea, because he’s a scientific-perfectionist and I’m much more about whimsical improvisation, which I hope is evident from the entire premise of this website.