Category Archive: Easy

Applesauce Pie with Cheerios Crust

The kids request this morning: Applesauce pie – and it turns out this is actually a thing! But it required making a crust, and neither of us had the patience for that. I… Continue reading

Strawberry “Pie”

Since having kids, I’ve lost the energy (and certainly the time) to cook how I used to: elaborate and impractical recipes, never making the same thing twice, etc. Now it’s the same baked… Continue reading

Loaded Banana Pancakes

My almost toddler still doesn’t have teeth, can’t use utensils, and insists on feeding herself. This means what I feed her needs to be solid enough that she can hold it and soft… Continue reading

Juice-Flavored Gummies

I have been craving gummy bears – why? They’ve never been my thing. I always wanted my candy with substance, like chocolate or peanut butter or cream. Gummy bears are so empty! After… Continue reading

Simple Banana Pancakes

Sometimes I want eggs but I want sweet. These are perfect – easy, pretty healthy, versatile, and actually pretty delicious. Banana-egg pancakes are all over the Internet, and everyone has their own variation,… Continue reading

Small Batch Flourless Chocolate Cupcakes

My partner got a new job!! In my hometown!! Supporting the critically important election efforts!! This is cause for celebration. But there are only 2 of us, and I’ve made the mistake before… Continue reading

Scallion Kefir Cheese

Like scallion cream cheese, but better for you (and tangier). They explain the whole process on grow forage cook ferment. All you do is make kefir, then pour it into cheese cloth, tie… Continue reading

Delicata Squash and Sausage Crostata

I was visiting my great aunt which always means fun cooking projects. This time she had a beautiful delicata squash in her fridge that she wanted to feature somehow. Some lenghty googling and… Continue reading

Funny Pasta

As we enter into the darker part of the year, a friend invited me to a feast in honor of our ancestors. One part of it was to bring a dish that reminded… Continue reading

Informed Voter Tomato Tart

Last night my friends had a pot luck to research and discuss the many people and measures on the Oakland ballot so that we would be ready for Tuesday. I decided I wanted… Continue reading