A peek into our kitchen...the recipes our team makes again and again! To London, to London... As many of you know, in 2009 our not-so-little family packed up and headed across the pond, where we spent the next eight years living in London. 2009: Our 3yo, 2yo, 2mo old in front of Big Ben (safe to say this mama had her hands full!) Even though we've been back stateside for nearly 10 years, there are still funny little things we say and do because of those years abroad. Today’s Best Bites is...
19 days ago • 4 min read
Hi, Reader! Hi [FIRST NAME GOES HERE]! I'll be honest with you: unlike Chris, who is always dreaming up something new in the kitchen, when I find a recipe that just works, I stick with it. No experimenting, no tweaking, no searching for the next best thing. And this Double Almond Paleo Granola has earned its permanent spot in my rotation. Although no one in my family follows a Paleo diet, this is the only granola we keep around (I mean...something all 4 kids like? yes please!). It tastes...
26 days ago • 3 min read
Hi, Reader! “Yours is one of my go-to sites when I need something special.” Today’s email is going to be a little different from our usual newsy fare. No salad, dinner or ridiculously easy dessert today either. Instead, we wanted to pull back the curtain a bit and talk about something that’s changing quickly in our online world- and why it matters to those of us who love good food and dependable recipes enough to spend our days producing it....as well as you, dear reader. “The way you...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Hi, Reader! Hi [FIRST NAME GOES HERE]! "I cheat!" That's what I've told people my entire adult life whenever someone compliments something from my kitchen. I mean, I don't exactly cheat, but it kind of feels that way when Chris is your mom. Growing up, there just wasn't much of a need to learn to cook because she surprise, surprise, she LOVED doing it. So when I got married, I was clueless. I'd invite people over for dinner and then call her in a panic: "What do I make?!" Two and a half...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Hi, Reader! Welcome to September's edition of Things We're Loving Lately! But, before we dive in I wanted to give you a little update after last week's newsletter. So many of you kindly responded to my request for naming ideas for our ever-growing volunteer pumpkin- thank you! Here are a few highlights.... Jeanne (from Australia!) came up with 'Polly the Pumpkin' Rodney hilariously shared 'AC-PB, similar to ACDC, but with flavor' 😂 Eva (from Germany!) suggested Soleidad, which apparently...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Hi, Reader! Fair warning: I’m about to take you down a little rabbit hole. But I promise it’s a good one....and it ends with pumpkin bread, so stay with me 😋 About six weeks ago, we noticed a vine growing in between our air conditioning units, which sit right next to a patio. It's leaves looked familiar, almost like squash, but both it's origin and identity were total mysteries to me. Weeks went by. The vine kept producing flowers, but nothing else happened. Was it a weed after all? That's...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Our Best Bites A peek into our kitchen...the recipes our team makes again and again! Hi, Reader! Today I'd like to introduce you to the newest member of The Café team. Meet Trish! If you are active at all in the comments sections of our site, you probably have seen her name and we're thrilled to let you all get to know her and her family a bit more. Trish (aka "Aunt Trish'" to my kids) joined our team earlier this year, and between status as a bibliophile, her degree in English and an...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Hi, Reader! I'm curious, is it just the US that starts going crazy about anything pumpkin around this time of year? Perhaps our international readers could chime in on this!? I'll be the first to admit, it does feel a little over the top. But in all honesty....I kind of love it 🙃 Not necessarily for the flavor itself, but for what it represents. It feels like a built-in reminder of the turning of seasons and that life keeps moving forward. My family lived in the UK for many years, but I still...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Hi, Reader! With four moms on the Café team, we thought it would be fun to share what each of us would truly love to receive… just in case you’re still looking for a few last-minute ideas! 😉 Some of the links below are affiliate links, which means we may earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). But please know, we only share things we genuinely love. Thank you for supporting The Café! Chris I don’t have this rolling pin, but I think it would be so fun to make simple shortbread...
6 months ago • 2 min read