Rosemarried

the first year.

My apologies for the recent silence, but Nich & I went away for a few days for our very first wedding anniversary. The above photo is my anniversary present from Nich – Thomas Keller’s “Ad Hoc at Home” cookbook and a Le Creuset stockpot (in Carribean Blue. My fave!). And no, the cat was not a present…she just looked really… Read More »

smashed pea & mint pesto

As promised, here is another recipe I made for Cait’s bridal shower. I saw the recipe on The Kitchn last week, and decided to make it for the shower as it requires only 5 ingredients. And, I happened to have all 5 ingredients onhand (bonus points for me having a stocked pantry?)! While The Kitchn calls this a ‘bruschetta’ I… Read More »

Baked Lemon Cream Pasta with Fresh Herbs

I’ve had this little doozy of a recipe sitting in my “to cook” pile for awhile. (Most people make “to do” lists. I make “to cook” lists.). The original blog I got this recipe from did a great job of selling me on this simple, elegant pasta. Her photos are fantastic, her instructions are great, and so I was inspired… Read More »

LBC vs. PDX: Food Challenge #3!

Taylor finally got his wish. After two cookoff challenges that had seafood as the main protein (scallops, then salmon), our third challenge was: steak. And not only was there steak, there was also bacon. For our third cookoff challenge with Taylor and Brittany (see challenge #1 and #2 for a more thorough explanation of what it is that we do… Read More »

date night: roasted asparagus with poached farm fresh eggs

Last weekend, the most glorious thing happened to me: my husband had Saturday off.   Nich has worked on Saturday mornings at his coffee shop since I’ve known him. Saturday mornings are just not something we get to enjoy together. Instead, I spend Saturday mornings with my sister Danielle (we call this Saturdate) and we have a grand ole time…. Read More »