Hey friends❣️ This new cake is going on my list of favorites. I keep a running list and every once in a while I'll share it in a post or an email. I'm picky about the sweets I allow myself (since I'm around them a lot) and I've gotten pretty good at resisting, But this cake won me over. The lemon is assertive, and the addition of crushed nuts in the batter gives the cake a wonderful soft, moist crumb. It's one of those cakes that slices wafer thin, which just encourages snacking :) Lemon...

Hey friends❣️ Don't miss out on a great summer find just because you don't have a plan! It's how I shop and cook in these summer months. When I stumble across a fabulous ingredient ~ in this case a pile of gorgeous yellow wax beans at my supermarket ~ I have an easy ingredient forward recipe right in my back pocket. Dilly BEAN Salad get the recipe Green Beans Almondine Fried Green Beans (a favorite!) French Potato Salad Summer BEET Salad get the recipe Beet Salad with Sour Cream and Dill...

Hey friends❣️ Happy Sunday! Before I get to the snacks, something's been on my mind lately... In a moment when food content can be generated on a screen in seconds, I’m still here cooking real food in a real kitchen and taking real pictures of it. Why? Because food is about as human as it gets: we literally become what we eat, after all. And food inspires real passion. We crave it, we celebrate with it, and a perfect plate of fries can make just about anything better. When I create a recipe,...