I am taking advantage of the last few cool days to spend some time in the kitchen, heating up the house with the oven. I had planned on making a romantic dinner for Z., but I underestimated how long the University of Kentucky game would be on. It ended up being a romantic dinner for… Continue reading Chicken with creamed mushroom sauce

I have waxed on before about my love of Sunday slow roasts. There is something divine about a cold day cuddled up at home while the scent of meat and root vegetables fills your home. It is the stuff memories are made of, that makes you savor the perfect space you have created for yourself… Continue reading Wine braised Pork Pot Roast

Fall almost demands that you break out your dutch over and make a dish that goes well with a beautiful crusty bread. I also wanted to drink a glass of wine (or two) while I was working in my kitchen. Clearly, I need to make a french-inspired dish. Some wine for the dish, some wine… Continue reading French inspired Chicken Stew

This is the intro I want to write for this blog:The weather is still slightly warm, but it is late August so I'm calling it... it's fall. Time for coffee and bread in the morning, while desperately looking out the trees to see if they are starting to change colors yet. Time to make banana… Continue reading Banana Bread Recipe

I love getting my CSA share, but especially my first year, but continuing now, I find myself thinking "what am I going to do with all this [insert any vegetable here]". If you are like me and struggle with what to do with x,y, or z vegetable or simply looking to add more vegetables into… Continue reading Bacon, Zucchini, and Swiss Chard Savory Muffins