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Gabrielle’s Winter Tomato and Corn Soup

Last week in writing about my confessions of coffee snobbery got me thinking about food snobbery in general. You know what I mean; “If it’s not seasonal, local, »

Sweet potato croquettes and taking risks on Thanksgiving

It’s during this time of year that we all start to get a little high on the blood pressure when it comes to planning the Thanksgiving meal. I »

Coffee Toffee from The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook

Diane would like to apologize in advance for anything I am about to say. She says I’m a coffee snob.

I don’t know whether to respond with a »

Dairy Free Butternut Squash and Pear Soup

I know, many of you probably have a butternut squash soup recipe in your trusted cooking index. Your recipe is possibly the only one you’ll ever need because »

Pumpkin & Flax Seed Good-Dog Treats

This was a post which almost didn’t get written. You see, I’ve started to get a bit self conscious about over sharing. Not in that creepy “I feel »

Baked Sriracha Spaghetti Squash with Turkey & Kid/Puppy Training

My conversation with Mom last week ended up with her asking, again, when Todd and I were going to have kids. Like every Mom I know, there’s joys »

On Turning 40 and Celebrating Happy Finds (Bakerella Cake Pop Holidays Video)

I turned 40 years old this month. Gosh, that feels like such a significant number when heard in the context of “over the hill”. In my teens, the »

Brown Sugar-Butterscotch Slice-and-Bake Cookies

When we shared Nancy Baggett’s latest cookie cookbook that we photographed, Simply Sensational Cookies, many of you have shared with us that you bought the book and are »

One-Pot Honey Oat Cookies from Simply Sensational Cookies Cookbook

This giveaway has ended. We asked facebook to choose the winner. Congrats to commenter #52 Nichole and #77 Alice . Each of you won the book!

Hello everyone, »

Brown Butter Apple Hand Pies

When in comes to baking, I tend to get a little obsessed. Case in point; last night Diane is flipping through a recent Sunset magazine and sees a »

Baked Kale Chips with Sea Salt and Black Pepper

Everyone has their vices. Admit it. I know each of you has a food weakness that you find yourself giving into when times get rough. Or tough.

I »

Fig Pecan Sticky Buns. And our guardian tree

The first tree that meets your eye when you enter our garden is a huge thirty foot high silver oak tree. We call it our first guardian tree because »

Pistachio Olive Oil Mini Tea Cakes

Ever buy yourself a little treat, something that sounded perfect and tasty, but after biting into it disappointment ensued. Maybe the bakery wasn’t as skilled as you hoped, »

Creamy Turkey Potato Soup Recipe & Updated Blog Design

It only took us over a year and a half to finally get the second phase of our blog re-design completed since we shared our first phase. Blame »

I made an iphone video and so can you.

“Making videos are so hard. I want to save memories of my kids and family on video, but I can’t do it”.

“I don’t have the money to »

Mini Garlic and Mozzarella Bread Bowls

We’re still trying to understand how October is almost around the corner. Please, September, don’t leave too quickly.

It felt as if it was only a few weeks »

Cheesy Brussels Sprouts Gratin

If I were to confess some of my guilty pleasures in life, then these brussels sprouts photographs would convey much of what I’m already about to say. Warm »

Butter Rum Apple Crisp Tart & Pink Pearl Apples

Stumbling onto new varieties of apples is always such a wonderful treat. We keep mental notes of unique heirloom apple varieties, but because these varieties are often so »

It’s like giving birth, they say. Sharing news of our very own cookbook.

Update: Our cookbook, Bountiful, is now available for pre-order on Amazon here. It’s our 300 page baby with over 100 fruit and vegetable inspired recipes. You can blame »

My, How Puppies Grow!

It’s hard to believe it was just over a month ago we brought our little Lexi home. My, oh my.  How quickly things change.

There is the obvious »