food – The Small Things Blog

March 30, 2020

My Favorite Cookbooks

I enjoy cooking but mothering three little ones means that creative recipes are usually at the bottom of my list of things I can tackle…

December 16, 2019

These treats are one of the reasons why the baby weight didn’t just “fall off” after I gave birth to my first son David. My…

November 25, 2019

Food is probably one of the things I think about the most when I have people coming to stay with me. I’ve been places where…

October 22, 2019

I did a quick pan with my camera over the mound of smashed potatoes that I made for my family a few months ago and…

June 10, 2019

photo by Jordan Maunder from this original post I love being in the kitchen. I generally prefer to bake more than cook, but really anything…

May 31, 2019

Nothing looks like summer in a glass more than Sangria. From the sliced fruit to the pretty pink or peach colors, it’s one of my…

May 24, 2019

I can’t believe I’m doing this. I’m giving you my secret family recipe for the best cookie of all time. I haven’t met anyone who…

December 17, 2018

Holiday party season is in full swing and I always look forward to this time of year. My mom loves to host parties and she…

September 6, 2018

I could eat mexican flavors for every meal. Well, except breakfast. But man I love cilantro and a little bit of spice. I realize there…

November 13, 2017

I’ve never been a great meal planner and just recently figured out a way to make it a bit easier by only planning out a…

September 13, 2017

I’m not a good meal planner. I really enjoy food and cooking so anytime I would plan out a week of meals there would inevitably…

July 4, 2017

Are you entertaining for the 4th of July?! We are in Wisconsin so my mom will happily be doing all the cooking, but if we…