Peach butter during the summer, ready for cool fall mornings.

Quinoa soup with vegetables. Perfect for those days when you need an EASY button.

Braised fennel and orange. An easy recipe for cooking fennel….and drawing silly faces on it.

Chicken salad, light and simple.

Summer grilling with burgers and sweet potatoes. Too hot to cook, so let the grill do all the work.

A review of a new cupcake store. The Strawberry Shortcake was divine!

What’s quick, easy, healthy, and yummy? Quesadillas. Make them while it’s too hot to cook anything else!

No bake, easy, berry cream cheese pie. Best enjoyed under an industrial fan or in an ice bath and only in three-digit heat.

Slow cooked black eyed peas. Perfect for days it’s too hot to breathe.

Simple, easy, light. Leek soup is perfect for hot summer days.

Brussels sprouts with bacon and mushrooms. Can’t hide these under the mashed potatoes.

Pre-workout nutrition or post-workout nirvana? Either way, this is staple in my runner’s kitchen.

Arugula with roasted vegetables. A meal fit for a king with a salad fetish.

As the disaster recovery continues, we are thankful for the little things in life. Like good tea out of a mason jar at sunset!

Oats in the summer…just as good as in the fall.

Chipotle lime black bean soup slowly cooking while we destroy a brown table.

I hate raw tomatoes, but roasted with olive oil and basil is FANTASTIC!

Red, white, and blue cupcakes with a festive firework on top!

Patriotic parfait of blueberries, strawberries, yogurt and cream

After a day of tomato preservation, a fresh salad with garden vegetables tasted oh so sweet!