Pesto Potato Salad

When I was browsing the Smitten Kitchen blog a few weeks ago, and gathering up so many fun recipes to try, one recipe really stood out to me because it combined some of my favorite foods together – and it looked so simple! The Pesto Potato Salad with Green Beans was calling my name, so … More Pesto Potato Salad

Melting Potatoes

I might be the last person in the world to have discovered the Smitten Kitchen blog. I’ve heard about it from a number of websites that I follow and I did not realize how fantastic the site is until I visited it last week. Wow- such amazing recipes!!! I fell down the rabbit-hole and spent … More Melting Potatoes

Homemade Salsa

My tomato plants have really begun producing some gorgeous little red gems, and I knew I had to do something epic with them. What’s the point of growing tomatoes if you can’t showcase them to their finest?!? I knew homemade salsa would be a perfect way to celebrate my tomatoes, time and again, so I … More Homemade Salsa

Smoked Salmon

A few years ago my parents bought Greg and me a smoker for the holidays and I immediately fell in love. What is better than smoked meats? I’ll fill you in- very few things! When we went mostly vegetarian, I thought my days of smoked meats were over, until I discovered smoked salmon. Smoked salmon … More Smoked Salmon

TGIF- fun finds

Happy Friday!!! You have made it to the end of the week!!! Sometimes that’s a huge feat in itself- so celebrate it. I broke down and got some coordinated bedding this week for our master bedroom. I have been eyeing this bedding from the Hearth and Hand line at Target for months, and I pulled … More TGIF- fun finds

Lunch Bonanza

My parents were coming into town for a few days and I wanted to make sure that there was easy and accessible food in the house for all of us. Usually, with my parents in town, we are running around doing things and lunch is an after thought. Since I had a few days to … More Lunch Bonanza