i told you i was going to get real fall-like in here yesterday. and i shall continue. this time with some cide

i've been summoning fall for the last two weeks, and now it's finally here. i know it's totally boring to comp

in the vast world of vegetables out there, patty pan squash for sure have the cutest name. how could you not w

it's embarrassingly been almost a month since harvest's heirloom tomato dinner and i still haven't written ab

in february, jason and i spent a really amazing weekend in seattle. we ate our weight in oysters and walked th

we went kind of nuts at the farmer's market last week, purchasing what would normally amount to three weeks wo

you know julie and julia? the story about a girl (julie) who challenged herself to make every recipe from a ju

you may have noticed the flow of posts on my little blog here have slowed down over the last couple of weeks.

people deal with summer ending in different ways. i, personally, get excited about fall colors and crunchy lea

my camera batteries were dead when we decided to start making dinner, so this recipe had to be photographed on

there is this unique thing that happens in madison every august 14th: all student apartment leases end at noon

last winter, i was making baguettes on a weekly basis. i'd make the dough, wait for it to rise, punch it down

there are some colors in nature that are so saturated i have a hard time believing they are real. this was how

yes, that's two lentil recipes two days in a row. and i already mentioned how i know that lentils just don't l

in learning how to photograph food, there is one lesson you learn early: greenish brown food just doesn't look

it's always been interesting to me how particular different people are about condiments. they have love/hate r

they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. that when someone much more talented than you creates so

every once in a while you stumble upon a hidden gem of a recipe. this summer red pepper soup recipe is one of

i'd like to go on a rant about tv shows. and show you a really good pizza recipe. here we go. we don't have ca

if only the word 'egg' started with a "p" this would be the perfect plate. okay, i'd done. remember my phase w

one of our 2013 goals is to go camping more. not surprisingly, this goal was added by jason, but i'm all for i

hello internet friends. i feel like a brand new person. that's what cutting off 10 inches of your hair will do

i started this blog about 10 months ago with the intention of documenting what we were eating for dinner (as j

some meals come from inspiration, some come from necessity. what to do with that avocado that's probably not g

i have a new found appreciation for fresh fish. i've always found it delicious, but after fishing for the firs

we've had a long and glorious weekend that included first birthday parties, fireworks, boats, brats, fishing f

summer wednesdays are the best for one simple reason: concerts on the square. each week, the wisconsin chamber

this thing has been all over the internet. quite literally, i've seen it on at least six different food blogs

one of the first times jason ever had dinner at my parent's house, my mom made one of her favorite recipes, a

every once in a while i come across a recipe that is simple but intimidates me. this was one of those for me,

what a special surprise i have for you today, my arch-nemesis andrew spector (aka specdiesel) has written a pi

yesterday was perfect. the weather was exactly as i want it to be at all times - 75 degrees, sunny and breezy.

i am so looking forward to this weekend! first of all, it's a four day weekend for us. i don't think i've take

as you are all aware if you read my blog, i am a total amateur when it comes to photography with my new DSLR

i've made different versions of eggplant wraps before, usually treating the eggplant like manicotti, stuffing

our typical sunday tradition is to make dinner with our friends marty and anne and watch game of thrones. this