Celebrating Litha

This weekend is the summer solstice, otherwise known as Litha.

June 21st has the longest amount of daylight in a day for the year, and marks the beginning of the descent into winter, aka the height of summer, or midsummer.

Sweet as Strawberries in the Sun

With the prospect of summer on the horizon, I have been overwhelmingly in love with fruits lately, and one of my top favorites has been strawberries!  I love them on their own, on our morning oats, and blended up in a smoothie bowl, so I thought, how about we make a strawberry cake???

Cooks vs. Bakers

Something I've come to notice as of late is the tendency for those of us foodies out there to either have a gravitation towards cooking or baking.

A lot of times, someone may love the creativity of cooking, but shy away from the rigidity of baking, or vice versa. 

Smoothie Bowls — One of my Favorite go-to Breakfasts

Lately one of my favorite go to breakfasts has been smoothie bowls!

I used to go to a Peeled Juice Bar for acai bowls at lunch when I worked at one of my old jobs, and I always loved getting that fresh bowl full of beautiful fruits!  I wasn't sure at the time how one would achieve something like that at home, but recently I came upon a pin from Tasty.co that blew my mind.

Salmon Cream Cheese Quiche

Quiches have recently climbed in the ranks to become one of my favorite breakfast/ lunch foods.   We have a cute little shop near where we live that specializes in pie and coffee as their main faire.  They also usually have a selection of quiches by the slice available, and they are positively scrumptious!   They really widened my opinion on quiches, and inspired me to make some at home.  Quiches are very versatile, and will last for days' worth of breakfasts or lunches!

Brunch It! Eggs Benedict Two Ways

     

One of my favorite breakfasts is the classic Eggs Benedict.   Anytime I am out for breakfast and I see it on a menu, nothing else has a shot at being the thing I order.  There's just something about that poached egg and hollandaise that just clinches it for me.  

So I thought I'd kick off spring with a food post about eggs benedict!  

Strawberry Peach Gallette

Guys, I think I have found my new normal in the way of breakfast tarts.  I could seriously eat this for breakfast every morning.  This beautiful little gem was tweaked from a recipe I found in my Huckleberry cookbook, and oh my gosh is it delicious!!  Her original recipe was for a goat cheese and quince tart, and I basically just switched out my fruit choice for strawberries and peaches, because I just love them so!

Valentine's Fizzy Cakes

This month I'm bringing you two fun cakes to make that are just perfect for Valentine's, and each is made with a fizzy beverage!

Soup's On!

Winter has me all bundled up and leaning into the comfort foods — diving into roasts and things baking in the oven, filling the house with all the comforting aromas of winter.   It's also got me wanting to dive into the world of soups and learn a few things about what it takes to make these scrumptious winter suppers!

Christmas Morning Traditions: Have a Hot Chocolate Bar!

Today's post is something that could be great for your Christmas morning family gathering, or a holiday party, or just for you and a friend!  

Hot chocolate is one of the holiday season's most festive beverages so why not turn it into a fun build your own activity?

Read on to see what we incorporated into ours!

A Harvest Bread Board

Welcome to another installment of Lindsay bakes things!

This time, I decided a Harvest bread board was in order, as I was looking for something comforting with the cold weather rolling on in.  So I turned to my cookbooks and the internet to find some fun breads to make from scratch to create a well rounded bread and spread board!

Destination Wedding Planning: Catering

    

Photographs by KMP

Oh my gosh, food. 

Do we love food, or what. 

Food for us is life-source.  My mother has always been so passionate about food for as long as I can remember, and Andrew has dove so deep into cooking over the years that I feel like I'm living with a chef.  I am surrounded by good food, and as a result I feel that the whole family is a bunch of foodies!

So planning food for our wedding was paramount.  Photography, Styling, and Food were the highest items of importance on our list. 

Lovely Bakes: Lemon Blackberry Fig Cake

Fun Fact:  I had never actually eaten figs until this summer.

Basically, I guess I've always kind of been aware that figs were 'a thing', but up until about 4 months ago, if you mentioned figs to me, I would immediately think of fig newton cookies, and the thought would stop there.

Spring Cakes

Easter is right around the corner (in a few days, in fact!), and in the springy spirit of it, I thought I would share some of my favorite cakes for the season.  These little baked wonders have got me dreaming of tea parties and brunches!

Fondue Date

If you're looking for a great little tradition to start this Valentine's, fondue is a great way to go.  Andrew and I usually make fondue as a tradition for New Year's Eve, but it would also work great for a Valentine's date night with your significant other, or a great Galentine's get together with your gal pals!

Festive Holiday Baking

Hey, y'all!

This was supposed to go up a whole lot earlier, but that holiday craziness got to me!  Excited to share a little photo story about our holiday cookies today on this Merry Christmas Eve.  These were made with a basic sugar cookie recipe and a great gingerbread recipe I found online from sallysbakingaddiction.com. These are some seriously delicious gingerbreads and I had to stop myself from eating them all before I even iced them...  And this is really saying something because typically my favorite part of cookies is the icing!

A Holiday Tradition Checklist

It's the Holidays!!!  And with the holidays comes all sorts of fun and good cheer.  

To help you make sure you get in the maximum amount of festive fun this holiday season, I've compiled this handy little checklist.  Be sure to get out and participate in all these fun holiday traditions while the season is still rocking around the holiday tree!

Fromage Friday

Today on the blog we are celebrating one of my favorite food categories... CHEESE!!!  Over the last few years we've become increasingly interested in cheese (I mean my original love for cheese developed at a young

Imperfectly Perfect for Us

Hey there everybody!  As you might already know, my fiancee Andrew and I have been very much into the weekly Blue Apron box we get.  We love the fresh ingredients and fun recipes.  We love cooking too, so we really love having the Blue Apron box to ground our meals for the week.  It takes so much of the legwork out of grocery shopping and meal planning so that we can focus more of our energy on our day to day lives. Not only that, but it makes our grocery bill more predictable. 

As wonderful as Blue Apron is, we still do have other meals to be eating throughout the week.  Recently I discovered another great food box delivery program that we have adopted in addition to Blue Apron from one of our neighbors in our apartment building.  This lovely gem is the Imperfect Produce Box.  And it is full of LOVE.  <3 p="">

Less Stress, More Mindfulness

I recently decided to make some life-quality changes in my life.  I finally hit a threshold that I could no longer will myself to maintain.  I felt over-stressed, over-worked, constantly worried, and anxious to the point