Image shows a platter with a green and black pattern, set on a multi-color zig-zag background. The platter holds a small meatloaf with a reddish sauce on top, surrounded by roasted fingerling potatoes.

Dill Pickle Meatloaf

I got this great 1966 cookbook at an estate sale that is just ground beef recipes. Growing up in the

In a clear bowl, light brown porridge with raisin, on a brightly colored backdrop

Morning Glory Overnight Oats

At the end of last year, I took a very cold trip out to the SeaTac airport area for a

Scooping coffee beans into a JavaPresse coffee grinder, which is open, the crank on the table next to the mason jar lid, a mug in the background.

Coffee Snobbery, a weekend coffee odyssey.

Coffee. Coffee. Blog post. Coffee. Tea drinkers, go here. This post isn’t about the history or origins of coffee, but

MaryKate and Corinne of sparecake.com at some taqueria in Denver

Reading Restaurant Menus: the despair and the glory

I just read this in an online menu: SHRIMP & GRITS spicy New Orleans garlic sauce, poached eggs, Cajun seasoned

Loads of bright green mosses (or moss-like plants -- I'm not a biologist) from a Hawai'i rainforest

Shaking it up: New Directions for Surviving the Food Allergy Apocalypse

Surviving the Food Allergy Apocalypse was born out of frustration-fueled conversations Denise and MaryKate started about 6 years ago. First

Orange mango, purple and green Thai basil, purple cabbage, and other green herbs in a slaw on a white plate, with a "tree" sprig of Thai basil in the center.

Mango Slaw

I just spent a week in Hawai’i, the Big Island, and came home to cold and dreary weather. We hit

warm kale & bacon salad

Warm Bacon & Kale Salad

This will be a quick post. This salad is really loosely based on some paleo salad recipe that I found

Casserole dish holding a cheese-topped meal with black beans

Corn & Black Bean Casserole (vegan & gluten-free)

So this post needs to be quick, as I’ve spent the past two weeks moving and I’m exhausted. But this