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Red Pepper Couscous with Balsamic Chicken

We had an epic snow day week in Portland recently. From a city that sees mostly rain (we’re basically Seattle’s hippy cousin) 12 inches of snow was a big deal! Businesses close, kids don’t go to school and parents with school aged kiddos go a bit crazy. So I’m told…But not us, because when you […]

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Sweet Almond Pesto Salad

I’m convinced that any dish with pesto in it is incredible! In my world, pesto trump’s all other sauces. I mean, how many sauces do you know can have the starring role in multiple, completely different recipes? How many sauces do you know require little time to make, freeze incredibly well, and can be found […]

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Rosemary Cream Mushroom Pasta

This Rosemary Cream Mushroom Pasta recipe is for the mushroom lovers. Cue the choir, “hallelujah!”  To the mushroom haters, sorry I promise to offer non-mushroom dishes in the future. My husband is one of those mushroom haters.  He claims it’s because he went to school next to a mushroom farm. He really did. I guess […]

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Brined Pork Chop with Sweet potatoes

Last summer, my husband and I were out having dinner at a restaurant where I had the most AMAZING sweet potato puree I had ever had in my life.  It was creamy, yet light and I pretty much wanted to lick my plate clean.  But, that would have been awkward… This creamy goodness was all […]

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