Family Food Blog 

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

One of my favorite things from the late 90s was the overabundance of sun-dried tomatoes in oil. For example, there was a Cheese Cake...

Sometimes you need a smoothie that tastes green and fresh and gives you the superpower to not eat a whole block of cheese. Sometimes your...

My favorite cakes are Next Day Cakes. To be clear, these are not cakes that you have to wait to eat (I do not have that level of...

Cream cheese frosting pairs so well with fruit-centric and spice-centric cakes that require (or benefit from) refrigeration. Theres's...

I have had sumac in my spice rack for a while, and it's mostly gathered dust. Thanks to the prodding of my friend Emily I did some...

I have two fathers-in-law (that's like attorneys general right?). Sadly, my step-father-in-law, Tom, passed away almost 8 years ago. He...

In my humble opinion, white chocolate should be eaten in two ways: paired with dried fruit and paired with macadamia nuts. In the first...

At this point in the calendar year a vibrant fresh salads can seem hard to come by. In Michigan we're still weeks away from the smell of...

This chocolate torte rises to incredible heights as it bakes, but as it cools it quickly cracks and falls. Those cracks are not flaws,...