Cranberry Pear Relish

Somehow my small group’s Thanksgiving feast happened to fall on a crazy-busy workday this year, leaving me pretty much zero time for any prep...

Cinnamon Mini-Cheesecakes With Pumpkin Pie Frosting

So the trend around the blogosphere this fall seems to be pumpkin pie…frosting! Yep, that’s right. You literally take a perfect pumpkin pie and...

Favorite Apple Chicken Salad

Remember what a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad accusation it was when we were young to be a (gasp!)….copycat??? Well, in the world of...

thanks {squared}

This post isn’t a recipe, but rather an invitation to join me for a November of giving thanks…actually, thanks²! It’s very simple. My poet-photographer-reader-creative-artist-kind-amazing-and-thoughtful friend,...

Apple Cider Baked Chicken

‘Tis the season for apple cider…and apple cider recipes! After making these delicious caramel apple cider cookies earlier this month, I thought it would...

Apple Cinnamon Raisin Bars

Look out. I’m warning you right now that this recipe is addictive… My roommate, Christin, introduced me to these bars last week. I was...

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Oh my goodness — the last two weeks of life have been crazy! Between having to work 55-hour weeks while transitioning into a new...

Caramel Apple Cider Cookies

Last weekend, I took a trip with my lovely book club girls….camping! That’s right! A bunch of city girls road tripped it to spend...

Butternut, Bacon, Spinach and Feta Pizza

Many of you know that I was a super-picky eater growing up. But one of my absolutely-positively-no-good-very-bad “foods” to avoid was….dum dum dum…crust. Oh...

Chicken, Apple & Gorgonzola Salad On Endive

This summer I was approached by my friend Kelly, along with two other amazing girls from our church, to help out with the annual...

Lemon Parmesan Kale Salad

Kansas City has a zillion amazing restaurants. But one of my newest favorite is a healthy fast-food alternative restaurant called “Unforked“. It is brilliant....

Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Onions

Allow me to introduce you to one of my all-time favorite side dishes. I’m not kidding. I make this one all. the. time. It’s...