Category Archive: Recipe

Baking bucket list: Croissants – check!

Baking bucket list: Croissants – check!

There are a couple things on my baking bucket list:  macarons, croissants, and chocolate souffles are among them. I shared my failures and eventual triumph …

 

Pancetta frittata and lavender stuffed french toast

Pancetta frittata and lavender stuffed french toast

I like to start off days at home with the entire family gathered around the breakfast table. But in those early morning hours, I face …

 

Lavender brown sugar butter

Lavender brown sugar butter

This lavender brown sugar butter is one of the more simple concoctions I developed using the fresh lavender we just happened to chance upon a …

 

Easy summer entertaining

Easy summer entertaining

The keyword here is easy … because traveling 4 days a week and working 13+ 16+ hour days should never be an excuse not to …

 

WWBD?

WWBD?

Just say corn, and I will immediately recall the flavors of Dan Barber’s corn chowder on my tongue. It has been two years. Considering that …

 

(Almost) perfect blueberry oat scones

(Almost) perfect blueberry oat scones

Many debate whether a good scone is cake-y or biscuity. I like to think that they can be either, as long as it has a …

 

A treat for all seasons

A treat for all seasons

Pumpkin-based recipes tend to be associated with Autumn for due reason. But I like to throw pumpkin into a variety of recipes all year round …

 

Resourceful

Resourceful

There were quite a few things I learned during my brief flirtation with the restaurant industry; how to find and market to an attractive market …

 

When life gives you chicken breast

When life gives you chicken breast

Gracie came to visit awhile ago and due to a fortuitous snow storm in D.C., I got to keep her with me for over a …

 

15 minute meals with Kat Han

15 minute meals with Kat Han

And it ’s even less than “$40 a day.” Beat that, Rachel Ray. Spiced Chicken *I always do tads, dashes, and pinches when cooking, so consider …