Let’s cook
I love to cook. My recipes come from a variety of sources: ones I grew up eating, some from my favorite cookbooks, and a few I’ve modified along the way.
When I sat down to envision this website, I knew it had to have a section for recipes.
If you want to have a recipe I’m loving delivered right to your email every month, subscribe to my newsletter.

-
Easy Chicken Pot Pie
Okay, this dish is what you need in the weeks before Spring is finally here for good. Or, at least this is what we need here in Illinois…
4 min read
-
Cream of Broccoli Soup
My family is big on traditions. Growing up, we had cream of broccoli soup every year around Christmas. In my own family, I began making this soup for my boys…
4 min read
-
Christmas Crack
Our youngest son has a massive sweet tooth. Bonus for us all, he also loves to cook. This is one of his favorites this time of year. I’ve linked…
4 min read
-
Sheila’s Pasta
Oh, man. This doesn’t photograph super well, but this dish. It’s good. I’ve mentioned that both of my sons are runners and were on Cross Country and Track while in…
4 min read
-
Protein Sandwich
This came from Baked By Melissa’s TikTok. It’s stupid easy. Yummy Lunch Toast I toast the bread until it’s medium brown. Then rub the cut end of a…
4 min read
-
Blueberry Smoothie
As with most recipes, I didn’t create this myself. In scrolling TikTok when I should be doing something productive with my life I found the account Baked by Melissa.…
4 min read
