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CSA Week 18: Butternut and Arugula Quinoa
I have a lot of squash in my house. Like. A lot. And one of the easiest ever ways to use up fall squash is to roast it and toss it into a grain salad with some greens and cheese. … Continue reading →
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Chocolate Prune Smash Cake + Curious George Party
My baby is 1!! How did that even happen? In keeping with my goal to one day turn into Annie of Annie’s Eats, I planned the heck out of a birthday party for him. I landed on a Curious George … Continue...
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Multigrain Pancakes
You know what’s weird? My husband loves whole grain breakfast foods, but doesn’t really like whole grain bread. Me? I would probably trend the other way, given how much I love flaky pastries and...
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Honey Whole Wheat Tea Cakes
It seems like everyone I know is sick or trying to get over being sick. Myself included. I have been dripping like a faucet. My head is throbbing like a cartoon thumb that got smashed by a hammer. Not...
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Brussels Sprouts and Capers Flatbread Pizza
Dave says I need to stop calling things pizza that don’t have tomato sauce. But he also said this pizza (er…flatbread?) was very tasty, despite the fact that it features a vegetable he isn’t such a big...
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Quinoa with Kale and Sweet Potatoes
Do you ever buy things while you are grocery shopping and have no idea what you are going to do with them? I often find myself throwing greens and pickled peppers and hunks of cheese into my cart, even...
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Irish Brown Soda Bread
It’s almost St. Patrick’s Day! My husband is Irish, so this is really a day I can’t overlook. Of course, he always wants just one thing in celebration of his heritage: corned beef and cabbage....
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Farro-Stuffed Portabellas with Balsamic and Goat
When I was a kid, I remember hearing this fantastical tale about neighborliness. You know the one I mean. About knocking on their door and asking to borrow a cup of sugar? I was always sure this kind...
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Couscous-Stuffed Eggplant with Tahini Sauce
Can I please just riff for a moment about things going wrong? Because you know that happens to you when you are making dinner, too. Like…sometimes I get all set and purchase all the ingredients I need...
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Oatmeal Energy Bites
Does this ever happen to you?: Some time in September—because you are planning ahead—you diligently buy two bags of candy to give out at Halloween. (Naturally, you buy the good kinds, the chocolate...
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Turtle Bars
I have to admit that the last two months have been the busiest, most stressful two months I can remember. I really am going to tell you all about that sooner or later…but for now I want to focus on …...
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Avocado, Tomato, Egg Sandwiches
I think of this as my pregnant-lady lunch. Because when you are pregnant and have a toddler, lunch must be tasty and ready in less than 5 minutes. And, you know, it should also have some good things in...
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Overnight Oats with Coconut, Honey Almonds, and Chocolate
Can you believe it has been FOUR YEARS since Smells Like Brownies was born? Four years of delicious treats and meals (and some disasters), four years of learning to take food photos and learning new...
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Chipotle Sweet Potato Burgers
It’s finally warm and beautiful outside! The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, and you know what that means: eating outside! This time of year I am always on the lookout for different ways to...
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Spicy Peanut Noodles with Shrimp
I can’t believe my beautiful girl is 4 weeks old! But it was a long road in getting there (and I’m not just talking about sleepless nights)…did you know she was a week overdue? I spent a lot of time …...
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Seeded Peasant Bread
You know the phrase, “It’s the best thing since sliced bread?” This is the best thing since sliced bread. (And then, you can slice it and butter it…and the irony will only make it more delicious.) I...
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Maple Coconut Granola
Stop everything. Make granola. Have you ever wondered why your homemade granola doesn’t give you joy? Why you don’t eagerly look forward to throwing it into your yogurt every morning? I am willing to...
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Quinoa and Chickpea Tortilla Soup
When I was a kid, my mom used to make this amazing white chili. It was a football season/New Year’s Eve tradition for us. My brother and I totally loved it, because we always ate this chili with a...
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Millet Vegetable Stir-Fry
Mind, prepare to be blown: Stir Friday. Yes…it’s the solution to my weekly pleadings with my family to name something other than pizza (Jake) or meatloaf (Dave) when I ask what to cook for dinner. Stir...
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Brownie Baked Oatmeal
One of the hardest parts of giving up dairy has been figuring out what to eat for breakfast. There have been a lot of mornings in the last month and a half that found me staring listlessly into the...
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