Winter

Legumes

Vegetarian Chickpea Chili

I’m not even pre­tend­ing any more. Did you get that? I’M NOT EVEN PRETENDING! I’m so tired of win­ter that I can no longer try to be chirpy about it. (Was

Snacks & Desserts

Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Every year I organize a holiday cookie decorating party for Scarlett and her friends. It’s not a cookie exchange with a goal of having dozens of cookies to use over

Nuts & Seeds

Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Crumble Topping

This post was originally published in 2020. This is a hard post for me to write. As an American living behind a closed Canadian boarder, traveling home to be with

Thanksgiving

Slow Cooker Whipped Mashed Potatoes

Thanksgiving sides are, in my opinion, more important than the bird. (Sorry, mister turkey.) However, managing all your favorite sides in one oven can be a timing origami game you

Fall

Bourbon Brown Sugar Whipped Cream

Keep it simple this holiday and lean on little tricks like a homemade whipped cream to turn store-bought treats into dessert heaven. This Bourbon Brown Sugar Whipped Cream is easy

Snacks & Desserts

Dark Chocolate Energy Pennies

I’m a big snacker and so is Scarlett. In our second cookbook, The School Year Survival Cookbook, we have four of our favorite trail mixes that we use quite often.

Vegetables

Beef & Mushroom Stew

Originally published in February 2013. When Laura and I decided that this week’s theme would be comfort food, we were, of course, thinking about the weather. Middle of February, spring

Red Meats

Slow Cooker Ragu

Since I was little girl, a slow cooked ragu meant home to me. My Italian father was an amazingly charismatic person who could make a Sunday ragu that was as

Snacks & Desserts

Raspberry Linzer Cookies

This post was originally shared in December 2014. When you’re a parent you play the lottery all the time. In the early years, there is the can-we-keep-them-from-killing-themselves lottery or the

The Holidays

Cherry Bon Bons

These cookies are the beloved family recipe of Erin Davidson Of Erindale Design. A viewer and friend of The Morning Show where I am a weekly contributor, Erin shared this