Have you ever had a weekend that’s just so utterly perfect and soul quenching? A weekend filled with so much love, you can hardly stand it? Well that was my weekend. Hours lounging on the couch with my Carrot. A beautiful, Pinterest-worthy bridal shower for a woman who deserves nothing short of perfection. A 20-hour whirlwind…
Category: recipes
The Great Cheese Adventure + RECIPE: Cauliflower Quesadillas
One of the top things in my life I’m grateful for, aside from my kind, patient, incredible husband and the farm we created together (and clean water and good food and a roof over my head…) are the two beautiful energetic pups we adopted one year, three weeks and one day ago. They are best companions…
Carrot Metabolism + RECIPE: Sweet & Spicy Pumpkin Chili
My Carrot husband is back to work at his greenhouse gig for the spring season. Back to working super duper hard and burning millions of calories every day. Only two weeks back and he’s already starving. All the time. Like starving so bad his stomach feels like a big hollow cavern two hours after he eats….
RECIPE: Za’atar Roasted Sweet Potatoes “Chips”
One of my absolutely favorite things in the whole world (aside from talking to you and spending time with my husband) is discovering new exotic ingredients to get obsessed with. Tahini. Gochujang. Coconut Milk. White Miso Paste. Sriracha. A couple weeks ago it was Vadouvan (which I didn’t even have, I just kind of adlibbed…
Dinner Party + RECIPE: Hummingbird Cake
My sweet little Carrot man decided a few days ago (post schnitzel dinner) that we needed to have a dinner party. And we needed to make that schnitzel!! Mr.Carrot was so amped about it because it was something he could make and something he could make well. (I’m always the one cooking for people and…
A Few Good Days + RECIPE: Sesame Noodles with Kale & Mushrooms
Beer nuts with bacon and cranberries. Beautiful friends. So many Belgian beers. A surprise soft pretzel with 3 different mustards and a slab of cheese A surprise bibimbap. A surprise evening out. A perfect midweek Blue Bird. Lingering runs with blue skies and no ice to slip on. Puppies in the elevator. Puppies in the office….
Three Day Weekend + RECIPE: Paleo Carrot Cake Muffins
Today marks the first paid holiday of my adult life. Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Day. At home. Blogging. And cooking. And getting paid for it! I know, I know. I told you I didn’t take the big girl job. Well, technically, I didn’t. But I did keep my other office gig and turn it into…
January Yuck + RECIPE: Tiny Tahini Chocolate Cake
This is what people talk about when they say they hate January. This. Today. Most of this damn week. Gray skies and crabbiness. Short days and no more Christmas. Yuck. It’s the worst. So many terrible things have happened today. And it is all January’s fault. First, I made us Blackberry Farm’s griddle cakes for…
Blah Week + RECIPE: the silliest hot cocoa of all the hot cocoas
In the Leek world, this week has been very blah. Very, extremely, (insert additional intensifiers here) blah. Nothing bad has happened. In fact only good things have happened. I’m doing things that I love surrounded by people I love but I’m still kind of sad and kind of stressed for no real reason at all….
RECIPE: Accidental Blueberry Bacon Brown Butter Muffins
Today I decided to put everything I love that begins with B in a cupcake. And it wasn’t even intentional. I even overdid the brown sugar in these babies for the ultimate alliteration. Yes, blueberry + bacon + brown butter + brown sugar in one yummy treat!! Then I forgot to add the milk because,…
The Leek & The Carrot 