A recipe for a pear and fig tarts with a creamy honey and goat cheese cheesecake bed, topped with the last of summer’s rosemary. Each weekend we pull up and pile out, four kids, two adults. There’s a gentle roar that accompanies the crowded space, people’s voices as they wander through the aisles, a harmonica […]
A recipe for Chinese-style Napa cabbage slaw with two types of cabbage, plenty of green onions, cucumbers, and sliced almonds. I won’t judge if you choose to add crushed instant ramen noodles, either. We stood at the back door, watching the sky go from blue to grey. The trees bowed towards the grass, green leaves […]
A recipe for rhubarb almond danishes from a laminated dough with a frangipane and rhubarb swirl, glazed with rhubarb syrup. June has arrived, and my children count the days to summer vacation. The lilacs have gone from fragrant violet blooms to dried blossoms seemingly overnight. The irises and poppies are now full and colorful, each […]
The recipe for those 2-ingredient banana and egg pancakes you’re seeing everywhere, but with a few cinnamon and vanilla additions to spice things up a bit.This post is in partnership with Fair Trade USA, the kind where I tell you about things I believe in, and they provide some amazing products for you to try. […]
A recipe for quick pickled ginger red cabbage to top off your breakfast rice bowl, plus ideas for what else to stuff in that bowl. I always regard May as the best-worst month. It’s the best because the rain has stopped, the weather warming to temperatures that encourage long post-dinner walks through the neighborhood. The […]
A recipe for Vietnamese style rice noodle bowls – bun ga nuong – with vermicelli rice noodles, a fragrant lemongrass chicken, plenty of fresh vegetables and herbs, and a lime-based chile-spiked sauce for the top. There’s a shopping list scrawled in the corner of our monthly calendar. The items are revolving, updated frequently, or left […]
A recipe for a creamy and comforting chicken soup with fresh tarragon and soft gnocchi pillows. We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. – Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night The snow outside keeps falling in intervals, the sun peeking out in between the fits and […]
Hi, I am Shaina Olmanson. I am a work-at-home mom of four, feeding my family and my friends one plate at a time. I share recipes, tips, opinions and my philosophy on food as I strive to teach my four children how to eat well: seasonally, locally, organically, deliciously and balanced.