Here's the thing. Today's Monday, which is usually on the bottom of the list for my favorite day of all time,

I'm so excited today because I get to show you what I've been working on for the last few weeks! This design (

Breakfast is my life lately and I'm not complaining one bit! Since we moved to Austin we've been hosting trave

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! We had a fantastic one over here at the Van Slyke household and ate so m

It's Christmas week. Yayyyy! I've consumed more sugar already than I want to admit, and there are still so ma

I'm a soup fiend. I think I could eat it every day of the year. Creamy, tomato based, broth, pho, you name it,

My attempt at Gingerbread houses in the past has been less than successful; maybe it's because sometimes I'm j

I slept through the night last night!! That's big news, seeing as how we've been living in Austin for 52 days

Yesterday was one of the best food days I can remember in a really long time. It felt like every meal and snac

Picture this. The most amazing soft and chewy chocolate cookie rolled in pecans or peanuts and filled with a s

It's Friday!! Happy happy Friday to you! May it be filled with getting off work early, changing into your swea

So bright, so colorful, so yummy!! I'm bringing you a salad of lentils and lots of yummy vegetables today as a

Eggnog is quite possible the best thing ever. I don't think I knew until I made my own homemade 'nog how obses

Anyone in food coma today? No need to answer; I'm just going to assume you are! I read an article the other da

I'm not sure if decorative Thanksgiving socks are a thing, but if so, hold onto them because these Brussels Sp

I've tried to cater my recipes the past week to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, and that was still my inten

There's nothing ground-breaking about Biscuits and Gravy, but there is something very comforting. It's one of

What's better than peanut butter cups, oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, and dark chocolatey fudgey brownies? Mo

I've been doing A LOT of cooking lately. Breakfast almost every morning, a new dinner recipe every night, and

You know those times when you're just really irrationally in love with something that doesn't love you back? L

Today Mr. Albie, aka Sir Albus Dumbledore Van Slyke, had to take a very important visit to the vet for his *ah

I've come to the conclusion that not all food needs words to accompany it.  Luckily, this epiphany hit me on

My nephew was over at our house a few days ago and I was asking him if he usually ate lunch in the school cafe

Today's the day. It's Monday morning, Kevin just bicycled down the street to his first day on the job in Austi

We did it!! We made it to Austin. We had been dreaming about this move for almost 9 months and had finally dec

I'm a Nebraska girl. Well, a Nebraska girl transplanted to Minnesota, but my roots are still in NE nonetheless

When summer hits in Minnesota, everyone (me included) heads to the lake, to the cabin, to the beach, up north

If there’s 2 things I love in this life, it’s cooking and finding a good deal. My idea of a perfect day wo

Yum! Double yum!! Shoutout to 2 of my favorite Minneapolis restaurants, Brasa and Hola Arepa for making some

Mmm. Yes. Caprese love!! Ever since our 9 days in Italy filled with so much basil, tomatoes so fresh you wond

Happy 4th my lovely readers!! The 4th of July has always been in my top three favorite holidays. It's just so

Last week’s CSA brought me purple potatoes. Is it weird that I fell in love and almost avoided cooking them

Saturday mornings are my jam. It seems that I'm more motivated, the creative juices are at their peak, and bes

It’s been way too long blogging world and this post has been a long time coming. I’ve been vacationing in

Today is just one of those days where I feel like I'm physically walking through the motions but mentally I'm

It's become a tradition as of late that on Saturday mornings we sleep in (until 8:30), do the dishes (because