THIS salmon: it’s light and fresh with just enough greens to boot that you can consider it a salad atop the fish. It’s one part tropical and one part cozy. Like a warm, cooked ceviche? The chiles give it a little kick but can also be subbed for jalapeños too. Easy peasy, limey squeezy.
Read MoreAugust is here, people, in all it’s peak summer greatness. Long sunny days, popsicles, and produce overflowing everywhere. I’m not brave enough to turn on my oven, but the stove is fair game. I’m dreaming of stone fruit pies, grilled steak with chimichurri, and cold fresh veggies.
Read MoreThe real question: is there anything better than the wonder that is the potato?
Frank’s favorite thing to eat is mashed potatoes. Probably why he married the girl from Idaho, right?
For the longest time I stayed away from butter. I didn’t understand fully the purpose and so I cooked mostly with olive oil. I’ve since embraced butter (not as much as Paula Deen, but I subscribe to the belief that a little goes a long way.) I prefer grass-fed high quality butters, and when using it for this recipe, the creaminess with the potato can’t be beat. Sorry olive oil, take a step back.
This recipe is simple, no intensely fancy ingredients or methods, just good old fashioned mashed potatoes. Good for your soul, and better for you than potato chips, so get cooking!
Read MoreAn easy veggie forward summer meal.
Read MoreIt is officially spring and I am writing this post from our little porch off our apartment. I forget how fresh air and sunshine can really brighten your mood and workday. I’ve been sitting outside this past week getting work done and loving every second.
With sunshine comes flowers, warmer weather and SPRING VEGETABLES! This recipe is inspired by my newfound love for radishes (seen here) and what you’d be able to find at your local farmers market this time of year.
Read MoreMaple: bacon’s forgotten, yet perfectly-paired best friend. Top with a warm baked brie + flaky crust and you’ve got yourself a holiday appetizer that just keeps on giving.
Read MoreA recipe that mixes the best carbs and savory flavors that always remind me of Christmas morning when we would eat a combination of bagels and lox and egg + sausage breakfast casserole.
When I was 8 or so, I loved (and still love) Christmas so much that I wanted it to be perfect and last all day, so I would make Christmas itineraries that outlined the day hour per hour.
Example: 6am: wake up and put on Christmas pajamas, 6:15am: put the kettle on the stove for hot cocoa, 6:30am open stockings.
You can’t make this stuff up.
I was like the Christmas rule maker, opening 1 present every 10 minutes for maximum Christmas cheer, only to pause for breakfast and savoring every last bite of our bagels and lox in front of our hotter-than-hell farmhouse fireplace, grinning from ear-to-ear as we read Santa’s letter that he left on the counter.
So as a nod to Christmas mornings + warm pastries, I made the tiniest, miniest galettes filled with dill cream cheese + topped with lox, red onions, and capers.
Read MoreSoups and carbs are my love language, so this butternut chicken pot pie with buttered sage biscuits is the love of my life. Armed with a chicken pot pie-esque inside mixed with the best parts of a butternut squash soup and topped with crispy flaky biscuits, there is a warm and coziness that brings back memories of those freezing cold, yet soupy-warm Idaho tundra-like winters. Snow as high as the roof line, igloo forts in the front yard, checking to make sure the pigs were still toasty warm in the barn after a -20 degree night.
Read MoreI put together this meal plan to help bring new flavors and seasonal produce back onto grocery lists for those who are short on time but value their nutrition, time, budget and flavor. There is more to food and cooking than meal prepping basic produce and consolidating it into a bowl, which I did countless times during my years in college. I’ve had a good amount of friends ask me specific questions about cooking, like what to buy, how to change up their routine and what to do to bring flavor without sacrificing clean eating and quick meals. Cooking doesn’t have to be time consuming or difficult, so I wrote this seasonal meal plan to help!
Read MoreIn the Gunn household, my mom has been known to be the queen of snack trays and party platters. Since we were kids, she would make us these elaborate snack trays for our weekly tv show marathons with combinations of gold fish, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, and basically a everything in child’s wildest dreams. Now that we’re older and all three of us are allergic to wheat and traditional dairy (tragic, I know), we are more keen to snack trays like this one, full of goat cheese gouda and sliced truffle salami.
Read MoreTried and true: The perfect guest to any gathering. This platter and pesto ricotta dip will be the star of the appetizer event.
Read MoreHi friends! I had the opportunity to write some recipes with Nuovo Pasta and play with some delicious cheese in recipes, my favorite past time and luckily, I had an amazing group of people ready to eat!
I made an Lemon Caprese Pasta Salad, perfect to prepare ahead of time for a late summer outing to the lake or a big potluck!
Read MoreThis past weekend I was lucky enough to spend time with Frank's Aunt Tammy and learn all about how to pickle! I've been a dill pickle fan since I can remember and since I live in Georgia now, I thought I should probably learn how to make bread and butter pickles, which, to my amusement are gluten free AND dairy free....so much for bread and butter right? An homage to the southern cooking culture you would say.
Read MoreDon’t cry over spilled milk (or mis-dolloped ricotta).
Read MoreSweet or savory, the perfect crisp sweet potato fries!
Read MoreA simple base hummus recipe that's interchangeable with different flavors and spices!
Read MoreA quick no-fuss homemade marinara sauce that can go with anything.
Read MoreOne of my favorite Italian dish that I tweaked to be dairy-free, but just as yummy.
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