Let’s be honest, some recipes are just plain ugly. Some of my favorite pasta dishes and soups will never make it to Bon Appetit magazine because of their looks–but that doesn’t mean they aren’t delicious and worth sharing.
These gluten-free cheese crackers are of those ugly-but-delicious recipes that you’d never find in Bon Appetit or Saveur, or scrolling through Pinterest or foodgawker. But life is too short to worry about aesthetics all of the time, and this recipe is one of our absolute favorites!… Read More »

Last fall I shared my
Well, the weather here is officially the worst. I haven’t been outside in three days now… but on the plus side, my stir-craziness has me baking up a storm. Yesterday it was banana muffins and potato-crusted quiche. Today I’ve made another quiche and these pumpkin oatmeal bars–so I thought I’d take the opportunity to share the recipe with you!…
We’ve had a bit of a thing for these applesauce spice bars in our household going back several years. I actually made them for the first time it as a junior in college, as I sandwiched recipe-creating sessions between organic chemistry homework and my work-study jobs. (Goodness, I am so glad to be done with college!)…
Last year, if you’d approached me with a plate of kale–or a smoothie or quiche or pretty much any food containing kale–I would have smiled politely and said firmly, “Thanks, but no thanks.” I hated that stuff. I’m generally not picky when it comes to vegetables (except for beets and cauliflower, and the veggies I can’t eat due to IBS) but kale is something I genuinely couldn’t stand.…