Carrot Oat Muffins | Kitchen Confidante-3

Simple Sundays | Carrot Oat Muffins

4:59 am. AM. Ante-meridiem. Latin for “before the Sun has crossed the line.” The time I woke up this morning. I don’t know about your family, but mine doesn’t seem capable of sleeping in on weekends. The...

Chocolate Chip Cookie Butter Cookies | Kitchen Confidante | Stacked

Chocolate Chip Cookie Butter Cookies

I woke up from a strange dream this morning. It made me wonder, what would happen if we were forced to return to some part of our life from the past? One where everything is familiar, yet...

Trail Mix Granola | Kitchen Confidante | Granola with Cashews, Almonds and Cranberries

Trail Mix Granola

Sometimes it’s the small things that can bring so much satisfaction. Like cleaning out junk drawers. Our junk drawer is in the kitchen. It sits in an all-too convenient corner of the countertop, within easy reach of...

Steamed Cod with Ginger and Scallions | Kitchen Confidante | On Rice Noodles

Simple Sundays | Steamed Cod with Ginger and Scallions

A few days before we reached the threshold of the new year, we stripped down the walls on the first floor. Holiday trimmings were put away, but our normal decorations were not returned. Instead, we reassessed each...

Fire Roasted Tomato Harissa | Kitchen Confidante-6

Fire Roasted Tomato Harissa

We are three days into resuming a normal routine. Alarm clocks are back in service. The children have returned to school, and I am slowly getting used to life without them in the house all day. After...

Beef and Lentil Chili | Kitchen Confidante-5

Simple Sundays | Beef and Lentil Chili

The fireplace is on and the weather outside is reminiscent of the biting chill that I remember from many frosty Chicago nights. Those nights when one deep breath outdoors leaves your nasal cavities raw and your eyelashes...

Cranberry Rhubarb Cobbler | Kitchen Confidante

Cranberry Rhubarb Cobbler

I just can’t seem to stop. I thought for sure the baking madness would lose its lustre, that I would surely cease baking after the holidays. I was convinced that like most normal people, I would want...