Seriously Soupy: Ribollita (Bread) Soup

It's Seriously Soup day today, featuring one of my favorite bloggers, Serena, who authors a blog called Seriously Soupy.  Serena started Seriously Soupy as a creative outlet for herself after her first daughter was born, which combined her passion for cooking with an interest in learning more about soups and soup making.  Since it started, she has given soup tours and taught soup classes and has a catalog of over 100 soups on the site!  You can join Serena on her Soupy journey at SeriouslySoupy.com and twice a month you can find her here, at My … [Read more...]

Chicken Sliders w/ Cole Slaw

It’s a challenge coming up with new meals every night for my kids.  Over a year later, I’m still learning that when you find something that works, don’t stop there.  Challenge yourself to create other related dishes that will help stretch out your meal repertoire. For example, all of a sudden, we’re all about CABBAGE! Who would’ve thought? A year ago, my kids only willingly ate broccoli and maybe some mini carrots. Ever since they (reluctantly) tried my first tasty attempt at Brussels sprouts with Bacon & Maple Syrup, I’ve created … [Read more...]

Pumpkin Chip Pancakes

Every year during fall’s harvest my family pays proper homage to pumpkins.  Before I spent dedicated time in the kitchen, that simply involved going pumpkin picking and carving pumpkins.  Now that I’m cooking more, it means more pumpkin-based recipes! In fact, it seems we can’t get enough pumpkins.  Within the past week we’ve made: Cappuccino Chip Pumpkin Muffins, Pumpkin Brownies, Pumpkin Pie, Pumpkin Bread.  Tonight is Breakfast-for-Dinner Night – our favorite dinner of the week.  I’ll never really understand the thrill my kids get eating … [Read more...]

Video: How to Make Homemade Guacamole

    One of my biggest aha moments in the kitchen was when I realized that I could make homemade guacamole for a fraction of the cost of the store-bought varieties AND, it tastes great! Once I learned what an avocado actually looks like and how to select the perfectly ripe fruit, I haven't stopped making batches of fresh, creamy guacamole. In fact, raid my kitchen any week and I've always got at least 4 ripe avocados on the counter top and another 3-4 unripe avocados ripening in a brown paper bag in one of our kitchen … [Read more...]