Pirate’s Stew

In honor of Talk like a Pirate Day tomorrow, I thought I’d share this recipe. A few years ago I worked for a museum where we got to spend our days reenacting several different historical periods on sailing ships. While we weren’t pirates we certainly looked and even sounded like them. One of my favorite

3 Magical Fall Flavors and Halloween Treats

Everyone knows and loves pumpkin spice, its a seasonal staple, but there are a few flavors that mean Fall and or Halloween to my family that I have come to realize are not very well known, so I’ve decided to share! Monster Munch Or as my family affectionately calls it, Dad Chow. This is literally

Miraculous Mini Meat (and Potato) Pies

I love to theme my meals to the event, using appropriate cuisine and putting way to much thought into it, but sometimes something comes up last minute and you have to have a fun dish out without having time to deal with every last detail yourself. These pies are perfect for an appetizer or just

Delicious Roasted Veggie Salad

I’ve been cooking a lot more lately in an effort to help get off the takeout cycle we landed on at the end of the year, and I wanted to find something to add a pop of color to a meal without making another baked good. (the amount of time cookies and cakes last around

Easy Scones for the American Anglophile

My family love a lot of British things. We are avid Whovians, and have passed many an evening watching Downton Abbey, Outlander, and Sherlock. However, being firmly situated in Southern California tends to make a proper British atmosphere somewhat difficult to obtain, so our Sunday night tradition has become to have a proper bit of