I don’t do magic tricks, unless you consider the ability to transform mornings with magic beans - aka coffee - a type of alchemy. I do make magic lemonade, though, thanks to the color changing properties of butterfly pea flowers. Rich in antioxidants like epigallocatechin gallate (one of the main catechins found in green tea) and quercetin, [...] Continue Reading
Gluten-Free Zucchini Bread Recipe (Classic + Spiced Versions)
This time of year zucchini starts taking over our gardens, CSA boxes, and farmer's markets, so there are only two reasonable things to do: 1. Eat all you can. I recommend this zucchini pizza crust, zucchini pasta carbonara, oven baked meatballs, and this delicious and easy gluten-free zucchini bread recipe. 2. Dump the rest on your neighbor’s [...] Continue Reading
DIY Butterfly Pea Flower + Witch Hazel Skin Toner
Infused with the botanical goodness of butterfly pea flowers and double-distilled witch hazel, this three-ingredient skin toner is one of my favorite skincare discoveries . . . ever. It’s easy to make, feels so refreshing, and contains a wide variety of potent antioxidants that nourish, hydrate and protect skin. Now, you may be thinking, “Is [...] Continue Reading
7 Benefits of Butterfly Pea Flower + Tea Recipe
My kids could care less when I make myself a cup of passionflower or banana tea, but if they see me grab the butterfly pea flowers they all gather in the kitchen to watch. I can’t blame them - brewing these flowers does feel a little like kitchen alchemy. When freshly made, the tea is a deep blue color that’s so vivid it almost doesn’t seem [...] Continue Reading
No Bake Key Lime Pie Recipe (Gluten-Free)
My kids have some odd requests for birthday cakes . . . and I use that term loosely. There have been cookie dough ice cream sandwich requests, creme brulee, and even fudgy brownies. Occasionally we sneak an actual birthday cake in, but mostly it’s something else. A few years ago my son requested key lime pie. Now, I’d made key lime pie [...] Continue Reading
25+ Father’s Day Gift Ideas (That He’ll Love)
Pops. Dada. Ye old man. Whatever it is that we call fathers these days, the definition now seems to include activities such as: A) Googling “lego nasal extraction”B) Falling asleep five minutes after starting a movieC) Shouting "Mayday!" through a baby monitor (My kids are bigger now, but this really happened) Though the exact [...] Continue Reading
Instant Pot Cheesy Chicken And Rice Recipe
Creamy, cheesy and garlicky, this Instant Pot chicken and rice is one of the most requested dinners in my house right now. It’s flavor and texture is similar to white wine and parmesan risotto, but it’s SO MUCH easier to make. Also, though I’m not anti-carb, I decided to lighten up this dish by replacing some of the rice with cauliflower rice. [...] Continue Reading
Instant Pot Mississippi Pot Roast Recipe
The origin story of most of our favorite comfort foods is usually a little bit of a mystery, but not so with the massively popular Mississippi pot roast. It can be traced back to Ripley, Mississippi, a town with a population of about 5,300 that’s known as the birthplace of the hill country blues. More specifically, it can be traced back to Robin [...] Continue Reading
