The Leek & The Carrot

All Whisked Up Take 2 + RECIPE: Vegan Chia Seed Donuts

Remember way back in October when I participated in Wisconsin Whisk‘s first ever recipe swap?! I met Sarah from Food, Fun & Life in Waukesha. I explored her blog for weeks then whipped up her fantastic recipe for Butternut Squash Soup. Well we’re doing it again and this month, I was lucky enough to be introduced to Tara…

Greenhouse Season + RECIPE: Deep Dish Pizza with Cilantro Pesto, Brussels Sprouts & Bacon

You guys!? We start growing things indoors in the greenhouse in a week! This is always such an exciting/frantic time of the year for us. The skies are all gray and the ground is so muddy and even though temps are sporadically jumping above 50 from time to time, we all know the real spring…

Winter Changes + RECIPE: Sweet Potato & Lime Rice Bowl

The last time we talked (I mean really talked, you know about something other than vacations and avocados and Christmas) seems like so long ago. My Carrot was in the midst of building a greenhouse (our first greenhouse!). I was dreaming of zoning and building codes at night and drawing up dozens of house plans…

Avocado Season + RECIPE: Butternut Squash Enchilada Stack

Perhaps my favorite part of dining in Puerto Rico was learning that even avocados have a season and, like everything in life, they taste so much better in season. The avocados in Puerto Rico were smooth and creamy. Perfectly ripe with a velvety texture and somehow, never a brown spot in sight. I was sure…

Caribbean Reflections + RECIPE: Cracked Pepper Parsnip Mac & Cheese

Have you ever taken a vacation with your significant other, your parents and your younger sibling? Add in 11 days of travel, a cruise ship and 6 places you’ve never visited, and you’ll just begin to break the surface of our 2016. Yes, we attempted what many would deem (or hope?) impossible. A vacation with…

Cookie Bake + RECIPE: Thimble Cookies

Have you ever had a weekend where you come into the office on Monday morning and for once you aren’t sleepy or grumpy to be back at your desk, but instead you are filled with this intense joy? This kind of happy where a calm just washes over you and literally nothing can bring you…

Staycation + RECIPE: Leek & Cabbage Quiche

I’m so glad I didn’t spend the past month hyping our trip to Maine. A trip where we planned to pack the Subaru to the gills and head out east for adventure. A journey that required we borrow a car top carrier so that an air mattress and two dogs could fit in the back…

Farm Crush Saturday + RECIPE: Holiday Popcorn + A Giveaway!

There is little I love more than the holiday season. Truly. I’ve already had the Christmas station on my radio (and phone) for a solid two weeks and participated in two holiday baking events. I’ve only watched three Christmas movies, but only because my Carrot thought I was hitting it a little too hard and…

RECIPE: The Best Damn Grilled Cheese I Ever Did Have

I know everyone else in the world is participating in post-holiday detox right now, but I threw out my back over the weekend (because apparently I turned 50 this year and not 27) and now that I can’t get on the treadmill (my usual post-holiday fix) and work off all those holiday calories, I’ve instead…

What I’d Make for Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving eve! Are you all excited to hang out with family and friends over copious amounts of wine and turkey?! Are you excited to watch the Packers play while you try desperately to stay awake because they put the “best” team way later in the day than is reasonable?! Are you excited for the…