Category: Food

Over winter break, I was standing in line at the grocery store when a stranger behind me tapped me on the shoulder and said, “I’m intrigued — what are you making?” I grinned and told her my plans with the ingredients I was buying, and she replied, “I knew it! I knew two things: you … Continue reading “Lunch: Salade Nicoise”

Hello and Happy New Year! 2016 is going to be a good one, I can feel it! It was really nice to take a break from blogging and taking photos and instead just spending time with family and friends. Seriously, the social calendar this holiday season has been amazing — we have spent the past … Continue reading “Sunday Supper: Cornish Game Hens, Roasted Green Beans with Sage, English Potatoes”

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies With cool weather upon us, I’ve been digging through the archives of Crumbbums and looking for our favorite fall recipes. It made me remember how much I love fall cooking (especially stews)! Here is a list of our favorites. Hope you try a few, and if you do, let me know if … Continue reading “Favorite Fall Recipes”

It’s been so long since I’ve posted a recipe here, and the reason is tedium. I’ve been relying on Andrew so often to grill fish or chicken, then toss that on a salad with whatever we can find in the garden or refrigerator. That, or lentils and rice, or a roasted chicken with roasted vegetables… … Continue reading “Roasted Eggplant, Quinoa, & Feta Salad”

This weekend, we celebrated Emil’s 4th birthday, attended the boys’ back to school family swim night (with very little swimming — it was pretty chilly!), played in the large green space down the street from our house… well, I read on a blanket while the boys tore around me in all directions playing frisbee and … Continue reading “Weekend Shenanigans”