Is it possible that traveling in the US for two weeks is ten million times more exhausting than traveling in SE Asia for four months? I conclude that YES, it is WAAAAY more exhausting! Fun, yes, but exhausting. We had a whirlwind wedding tour that took us to Seattle, then a redeye to New York…
Breads
Black Pepper Biscuits with Bourbon Molasses Butter
I’ve never been much of a salter. I don’t put extra salt on my food unless it’s tragically under-salted, which I find to be a rare occasion! The same goes for ketchup — I almost never put ketchup on food. Up until a few years ago, that included fries! I’m much more of a mustard…
Lemon Blueberry Muffins
We’ve been in Vietnam for more than two months now, and are just past our halfway point before returning to the States for a visit. All of a sudden, we’ve both become a bit travel-tired! I suppose you could even say we’re homesick. It took us both by surprise, especially since it hit us both…
Pecan Banana Bread
Today is a big day! I made a huge “to-do” (more like “to-cook”) list a few months ago, and was pretty nervous I wouldn’t actually be able to finish it. Yesterday I cooked my final four (!!) recipes on the list, and finished photographing the last one this morning. Woohoo! I’ve definitely had some ups…
Baked Raspberry Almond French Toast
Two weeks until we move to Asia! LESS THAN TWO WEEKS! Holy cow. {this post was supposed to go up yesterday, but my site was down all day… sorry ’bout that!} I can’t even really grasp that as a reality right now. Get ready for two weeks of OMG OMG OMG as I (likely daily)…
Whole Wheat Blueberry Pancakes
I have a bunch of springy recipes all ready for you guys, but felt like I needed to keep it simple today. I had an experience last night that I haven’t been able to put out of my mind, and have been wrestling with the suitability of discussing it here. I’ve been sitting in front…
Blackberry Almond Coffee Cake
I’ve been super excited to share this recipe with you guys! It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a long time, and I finally made it happen — and it totally exceeded all expectations. It was ADDICTIVE. Seriously addictive. I love all things almond, and the topping on this was absolutely perfect, which made for…
Oatmeal Flax Blueberry Muffins
We really love the house we’re living in right now. It’s minutes away from Derek’s office, spacious, has a beautiful sunroom, huge garage, MASSIVE closets, big ol’ yard, brand new oven, etc. Even though we were bummed to have to move last summer (from the cutest little house EVER), we’ve really enjoyed it here. Today…
Spinach Soup with Rosemary Garlic Croutons
It’s been two weeks and I’m pretty sure I haven’t even mentioned the Olympics yet. WHAAT!? I LOVE the Olympics!! I’ll admit, I’m much more a fan of the summer Olympics, but the winter Olympics still fascinate me. Slope style?? CRAZY. How do you even make your body do that!? Speed skating? Terrifying. Watch your…
Cheesy Garlic Herb Pull-Apart Bread
I’ve been avoiding all Super Bowl everything (is Super Bowl even two words? or one? SuperBowl?) because, frankly, I couldn’t care less about football. I am just not a football watcher, nor have I ever been, and therefore: the SB (can we abbreviate?) has always been a day too close to my birthday to be…
Fresh Cranberry Lemon Scones
I’m feeling really proud of myself this morning. Oh, you ask why? Well, I’m basically the best snow-remover there ever was in the history of snow-removers. I would say snow SHOVELER, but I actually have not been using the shovel much lately. Our house has a SNOWBLOWER. It’s in the garage, there for our use,…
Lemon Zucchini Loaf
I feel like Montana is getting away with a serious weather crime right now. Everyone else is suffering crazy cold temperatures, and we’re here in balmy 20-40 F weather! I didn’t think it was possible for Atlanta to be colder than Bozeman… but apparently it is! Crazy polar vortex! I have a few cold-weather soups…
Baked Pumpkin French Toast
I know it’s almost Christmas, and many of you have fallen off the pumpkin-train. I’m here to tell you to GET. BACK. ON. Seriously, there is no reason pumpkin needs to be shunned after Thanksgiving. It’s still totally delicious! For those of you in less-than-arctic climates, you might even still have IN SEASON PUMPKINS. Oh…
Challah
All I can think when I say/write/think “challah” is “HOLLA!” Yes, I am embarrassed about that. CHALLAH! My mom went to a wedding recently that had fabulous challah, which she then got the recipe for, and here we are! I’ve never made challah, and it’s been a long time since I’ve made anything yeasty besides…
Apple Pecan Cinnamon Rolls
Yeaaah Portland!! Can you tell I’m excited to be home? A little bit? If you follow my instagram, you’ve probably noticed we aren’t in Montana anymore. West coast best coast! Now that we’re here at my Mama’s house, I’m seriously considering making these cinnamon rolls again. I made them a few weeks ago because, just…
Light and Fluffy Baked Apple Pancake
I’m having serious issues with breakfast. For some reason, lately, I just can’t bring myself to make it! You guys know I LOVE LOVE LOVE breakfast. I’m all about trying different breakfast things — breakfast quinoa, stuffed french toast, pancakes — but lately my mornings look like this: wake up, lay in bed, drink the…