Meet two of my loves: one old, one new. My sister, Talia, and my new secret ingredient, smoked paprika. I enjoyed both last night as T came over to cook and blog with me. Who is she exactly? Well, she is my (much) younger sister who also shares a deep love of cooking and writing. …

I did not grow up eating blondies so really had little clue what I was getting into when I set out to bake them one lazy afternoon. To say I was impressed would be a slight understatement…where have these been all my life??? I immediately turned to my mother. It’s just too easy to blame …

This past week M traveled to NY so I had the opportunity to have my sisters over for a girls night in. I love these nights because I can selfishly cook a veggie heavy meal that doesn’t revolve around meat and I knew exactly what that meal would be. I grew up eating a great …

It’s been a whirlwind of a few weeks or so in our household. I think M counted he’s been in 8 different states in the past 2.5 weeks and he leaves yet again this week. L has been to two family reunions and a mini getaway for the 4th. Needless to say today was all …