Family Food Blog 

These pancakes have a cheerful honey lightness that brightens whole wheat flour perfectly, a little tang from the buttermilk and a slightly salty, slightly crisp edge from the smidge of bacon grease that they're fried in.

For our family, this pasta marks the start of High Summer: those hazy, lazy days when all we do is sit around eating piles of fresh...

This fresh slushie was first concocted by my son Alex. We had a giant box of cherries and he got to thinking that slushies might be the...

The hill that I am willing to die on is that shortcake should be simple but not sweet. Good shortcake is very much like a craggy vanilla...

Last year, during a series of "life events," I stopped requiring my kids to do anything in the kitchen. With temporary housing, plastic...

I like most coleslaws enough to scoop some on my plate at a picnic. I like a several coleslaws enough to make them myself to bring to a...

When you microwave the garlic with the butter it cooks the garlic a tiny bit, making it sweeter and less pungent. With this recipe for garlic bread you'll win dinner and your breath won't ruin the rest of your evening.

When Erich and I were in graduate school in Chicago we would often drive to Huron, Ohio for the holidays. Erich's mother was (and is) so...

I cook a lot AND I'm a messy cook. As a result, I feel like I spend a silly amount of time cleaning up the kitchen. So when I find a...

Despite my kids' requests, I had not made these coconut-coconut-banana muffins since before we left Michigan. For some reason I recently...

Hi! It's been a minute. I got hit on the head, suffered a concussion, and lost a few weeks. What did I miss? (Ha-ha. Sob). Moving on,...

When the weather gets warm and I cannot bring myself roast vegetables because of how hot our oven makes our house, this is our answer to...

This light wheat bread it is the perfect sliced bread. It's pillowy and sweet from the malted milk, slices well, and my kids love it.

Personally, I always found plain banana swirl to be cloying. So, a few weeks ago I decided to figure out how to make banana swirl delicious.

My family spends an inordinate amount of time talking about strawberry season: predicting when it will arrive, planning when we can go...

With a splash of cream your pesto can be both harmonious and dreamy without being oily! It turns out you CAN have it all! "It's Fiya!"

For several years I have been on a quest for the perfect veggie burger. I want tons of umami flavor, good texture, natural ingredients...

This soup is adapted from Chef Matt Fleming's recipe served at Fort Defiance. Fort Defiance recently closed its doors...

My sister Julia introduced me to this salad many years ago. I've tried other versions, using bread crumbs, different nuts, and dried...

I think that buckwheat is such a nourishing way to start the day. It's like oatmeal in that it satisfies you without weighing you down or...