I come from a family with a number of working mothers. More who worked while raising kids than not, even when it wasn’t the norm. My own mom, my aunt, my grandmother, and a slew of other great aunts, cousins, and other female relatives mixed in between. It’s shaped who…
These taco cheeseburgers are a fun twist on both tacos *and* burgers! My family has a love-love relationship with cheeseburgers. All of them. And, even though we could all happily nosh on the traditional beef patty with American cheese, sometimes I like to try and change things up a bit.…
This delicious apple bread is simple to make and so good. No peeling apples and a secret ingredient to add tons of flavor and keep it moist! I got a mixed box of apples, peaches and plums from a local farm a couple weeks ago, and it was filled to…
These glazed cinnamon cookies are delicious little bites of yum! I got in the habit of baking cookies (almost) every week for a couple of reasons. First off, it’s so easy to make cookies at home that it’s nearly offensive to think buying them from the grocery store is easier.…
Mashed potatoes might be the quintessential comfort food. Or, at least, my quintessential comfort food. Mashed potato pancakes? Ahhh … divine. It’s rare that I whip up a batch of mashed potatoes and have leftovers “just because,” so I have to be intentional about it and throw in an extra…
It seems like lately, more than ever, nostalgic stories of things I loved as an ’80s kid are not only showing up everywhere (looking at you, BuzzFeed), they’re also turning retro-cool with this generation. It could be that Gen Xers, like me, have kids who are now old enough to…