honey, honey This Ukrainian honey cake, or medivnyk, is one of my grandmother’s recipes, and is one of my all-time favorites. Augmented with cozy spices like cinnamon and cloves, as well as walnuts for a little crunch, this is a great little sweet to serve around the holidays (or just because). Enjoy it in the …
tasty nostalgia This cranberry walnut bread is a classic recipe of my grandmother’s, and it’s one of my favorite nostalgic treats during the holiday season. Even though we’re past the holidays, you can certainly enjoy this sweet and nutty bread throughout the winter and let it bring you comfort. Paired best with a warming cup …
brown sugar, spice, and everything nice These buttery, sweet cookies are perfect for the eve before Halloween. The great thing about this cookie is how simple it is. Nothing crazy, easy and accessible ingredients, and a light mapley glaze to top them off. The maple syrup and the warming spices are definitely the highlight of …
the cider in my house rules What’s the point of just slow-cooking pork without something special and seasonal to add to it? Since it’s fall and there are glistening apples and freshly bottled cider everywhere, it became clear what I would use to braised my next pork dish with. This whole recipe is fairly simple …
what’s summer without squash? This may be my…thirdish risotto with squash recipe I’ve posted in the last year, but I’m not going to apologize for it. While I’m an all-around squash lover, there’s something special about summer squash to me. The green and yellow colors are fun, and the flavors remind me of backyards in …
cheers for cherries One of my favorite summer desserts is just as simple as it is delicious. This French fruit-based sweet can be made with any in-season fruit, but cherries are usually the most common and also my favorite. As for the simplicity, this dessert really can be whipped up and ready to go within …
The reason these muffins came to be is that I woke up one morning, with an uncharacteristic amount of energy, and just had a real hankering for a freshly baked muffin. Sure, I could have put on some outside clothes, walked across the street, and gotten one from the bakery, but I really just wanted …
This dish is seriously such a powerhouse of a weeknight meal – hence why I called it a power bowl! In general, I just really love bowls. They make such an easy weeknight meal, and you can customize them with literally anything. I might start a food blog that just specializes in bowls…okay, maybe not, …
This recipe is a delicious, creamy cucumber sauce that comes from my grandmother’s recipe arsenal. Although I think it’s more traditionally a Polish dish, it’s also a popular Ukrainian side dish and one that my mother grew up with and then I grew up with. This one took me a few tries to make–because it’s …
Oatmeal is one of those dishes where you can spend 2 minutes heating up some oats and milk and call it a day, but if you spend just a few moments of extra time on it, you can elevate it to a restaurant-worthy breakfast dish. So that’s why, when I’m craving oatmeal for breakfast, I …