Something special from Mandy's kitchen...
Who doesn’t love apple sauce? There’s an acceptable childish feel to it; it’s just so basic and delicious and comforting. In my opinion, apple sauce should be completely unadulterated. Nothing needs to be added. Even if you start off with apples that are less than …
When you’re in need of a quick dessert, a simple crisp is a great option. Whether it’s with apples, pears, peaches, plums, or whatever berries you have in the fridge, crisps are the much simpler cousin of a pie. No crust, no fuss. Just a …
I first made these buffalo chicken meatballs for my husband shortly after we got married in 2015, so we’re talking almost ten years ago now. For him, I served them like mini subs on whole wheat hot dog buns, topped with bleu cheese dressing. Even …
If you’ve been following my posts, you’ll remember I wrote about a buckwheat sourdough recipe that I made to replicate my favorite single-ingredient gluten-free sourdough bread from a brand called Pacha. In that post, I also wrote about another gluten-free sourdough recipe that I had …
Food is a love language in our family and always has been. My grandmother, Mom-mom we call her, and I love sharing recipes with each other. Whether it’s new recipes we read about in a magazine or an email, or even a recent discovery in …
Last summer we grew carrots for the first time, and as first time “real” gardeners, we actually reaped a pretty decent harvest! We grew an excellent crop of carrots with huge, bushy green tops! What a magnificent joy it was to see these wispy carrot …
My husband loves chicken Parmesan. One valentines day while we were dating, I made him chicken Parmesan. I bought sheets of large green square lasagna noodles and hand-cut tiny little heart shapes out of them for the pasta to go with our chicken Parm. Yes, …
Do you have any food memories that transport you back to your childhood? Tuna noodle casserole does that for me. Little six-year-old me, sitting at the counter in our cozy townhome in Glyndon, Maryland watching mom cook up our favorite dinner. How could such few …
A few years ago, I stumbled upon a delicious find at my local Sprouts supermarket. I love when my Sprouts has items on “super-sale,” and this item was a bargain jackpot! I quickly grabbed all seven remaining jars, because why not!? A jar that’s normally …
Sourdough seems to be very trendy lately, and while I’m not usually one to hop aboard a fad train, I do actually enjoy sourdough bread. My good friend, who has celiac disease, started making her own gluten free sourdough and has even graciously baked me …