If I asked you what you disliked about making pie crust, I bet I could guess the top two answers: cutting the butter into the flour and rolling out the dough. I’m right, huh? That’s how I feel, too, which is why I love this recipe so much. The cutting part is much easier [...]View Post →

  With all of the chocolates flying around this month, I thought I would throw something out there that would satisfy your sweet tooth or chocolate craving, but won’t leave you feeling like you’ve overindulged.  These adorable Dark Chocolate Cookie Dough Cups by TK member Adrienne Jacobs (who blogs at This Country Girl Cooks) are [...]View Post →

  After having my third baby last summer, I’m beginning to understand the desperation I sometimes hear from moms who want fast, easy meals. Because I love to cook, spending 15 minutes chopping vegetables isn’t a big deal to me, but it is if I have a baby crying at my feet (or strapped to [...]View Post →

Friends, this may be the most beautiful soup I've ever made. Or photographed. Or eaten. The lovely TK member Julia at The Roasted Root definitely has an eye for color and a wonderful sense for taste. This soup was one of those recipes that grabbed me and wouldn't let go. View Post →

  We recently bought half of an organic, grass-fed cow. That’s, like, a whole freezer full of meat, and my mind is reeling at all of the unfamiliar cuts. (My meat selection growing up was limited to ground beef, steak, roasts, and boneless, skinless chicken breasts. I’ve come a long way!) Beef short ribs is [...]View Post →

  I think I should come clean before I start telling you about this recipe. Confession: I really don’t like peaches. Like, despise them. I like peaches about as much as Ree likes bananas. What business did I have making a dessert with peaches? Well, it was all about love, people. The rest of my [...]View Post →

  My heart goes out to everyone without air conditioning this summer. Being hot is right up there on my list of “most unpleasant sensations” between having a cavity drilled and discovering my husband finished off the Nutella without telling me. The only redeeming quality to hot summers is the abundance of fresh fruit—especially melons. [...]View Post →

  If I ask my (almost) 5-year-old what cooking show she wants to watch with Mom, she always says, “Pioneer Woman!” She adores Ree’s show! After one recent episode where Ree made soup in bread bowls, my little girl was obsessed with the idea of eating her bowl when she finished her soup. (It IS [...]View Post →