Little Splats

Brown Irish Soda Bread with Currants

Irish soda bread meets currant scone – healthy, sweet, and filling. Especially when topped with a bit of clotted cream or good butter.

Abruzzese Meatballs (tiny meatballs)

These tiny Abruzzese-style meatballs are cooked in a lemony white wine sauce – they’re super yummy tossed with pasta! They’re a great choice if your kids don’t like red sauce but do like tiny meatballs + pasta. What are Abruzzese Meatballs? Abruzzese meatballs come from the Abruzzo region of Italy. They’re known for being small

Buttermilk Salad with Chives and Parmesan

This buttermilk salad is both creamy and refreshing, and unlike many other creamy salad dressings – it’s actually quite healthy for you!

Overnight Sourdough Oatmeal Pancakes

These sourdough oatmeal pancakes are made with whole wheat flour, oats, tangy buttermilk, and sourdough starter!

Golden Chicken with Shallots & Tarragon (mustard-free)

Golden chicken with shallots, tarragon, and tomatoes is a family favorite. The chicken thighs are simmered in a wine-tarragon sauce that tastes amazing with crusty sourdough bread.

Sharing at Home: Takeaways from The Second Shift by Arlie Russell Hochschild

A discussion of Arlie Russel Hochschild’s The Second Shift, addressing how various working couples share the work at home (and a critique, because I can’t help myself).

Spinach Couscous with Roasted Carrots

Spinach couscous with roasted carrots takes about 30 minutes to prepare. It’s a combination of salty, sweet, tangy, and fresh – perfect for a light spring family dinner.

White Ragu (Pasta Abruzzese with pork sausage and fennel)

White ragu over pasta is a quick Friday night dinner that makes both the adults and the kids happy. Plus, multiple easy variations for those who like red sauce or don’t eat pasta.

Sourdough Flatbread Pizza

If you have some sourdough discard on hand, this whole wheat sourdough flatbread pizza is a perfect cross between focaccia and pizza, but also healthy and fast . . .

Ricotta Meatballs with Herbs

These beef and ricotta meatballs are delicious and flavorful over plain pasta with olive oil – or pasta with tomato sauce. They have a light texture and are almost sweet due to the ricotta cheese.

Oatmeal Griddle Cakes

These oatmeal griddle cakes are made with whole wheat flour, oats, and tangy buttermilk – and they are currently our kids’ favorite pancake.

Weeknight Chicken with Sherry and Mushrooms (mustard-free)

This chicken with sherry and mushrooms, paired with a Dutch Baby and arugula salad, is absolutely wonderful and quick to get on the table.

Popcorn Cauliflower

The only thing faster than making this healthy popcorn cauliflower is how quickly our kids eat it . . .

Caramelized Onion Sourdough Discard Flatbread

If you have some sourdough starter discard and an onion or shallot lying around . . . here’s a quick sourdough flatbread that requires no advance planning.

Lemon Turmeric Chicken Over Rice (with Olives & Currants)

This is a great one-pot meal that looks beautiful and takes minimal effort. Also, our kids are obsessed with the rice.

Whole Wheat Dutch Baby

Simple recipe, with impressive results, and nearly irresistible for the little ones . . .

Pasta with basil, tomatoes, and mozzarella

This pasta with basil, tomatoes, and mozzarella is quick, low calorie, healthy, and my favorite meal in the world.

Crispy Mushroom Salad

I love eating crispy mushroom tacos with our family. One night I accidentally made a delicious crispy mushroom salad, complete with turmeric yogurt, feta, corn and caramelized onions, and cilantro. Tacos are a popular family meal over here. Especially our crispy mushroom and steak tacos with turmeric yogurt. They’re ready in under 30 minutes, and

Grandma’s Homemade Egg Noodles

We call these bright yellow egg noodles straight from my Grandma’s Indiana farm “Grandma’s Noodles.” (Pictured above: Grandma’s Chicken Noodle Soup) My grandma’s homemade egg noodles were my favorite childhood comfort food. My grandma would make a huge batch of noodles whenever she’d come out to visit us growing up. It was a favorite tradition.

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