More and more Leah and I make specialty pizzas. As much as I love traditional pizza, it’s a lot of fun to chop up different vegetables and toppings and switch up the cheeses. We had been wanting to make a barbecue chicken pizza for ages, and Sally’s Baking Addiction posted a fantastic-looking one a few…
Triple Chocolate Muffins
Life has been moving quickly lately. We have only a little over 20 days of school left, and the past few weeks have been crazy- a class trip to New York, a few more college acceptances, more snow delays, a research paper, lots of tests, a new job, etc. The next month or two promise…
Vegetarian Pot Pies with Feta Scallion Biscuits
While this meal is in a genre of foods generally more suitable for serving during the middle of winter, the large number of vegetables make it appropriate for spring. The result is a lighter meal, since there’s no cream that is typical for a pot pie, and a light and flaky feta scallion biscuit on…
Bacon Cheddar Scones
Thanks to our penchant for baking, we are always on the lookout to find breakfast foods that can be baked, aren’t full of sugar, and are fun to make. Sure, muffins are delicious, but sometimes we don’t want to start our day with a dessert. Enter these scones- they are perfect for your baking craving…
Whipped Honey-Vanilla Yogurt with Toasted Coconut, Pineapple, and Sliced Strawberries
Since we gave up sugar for Lent, we’ve been keeping our eyes out for desserts (and breakfasts) that are only sweetened with natural sugars like honey, maple syrup, and fruit. We came across this lovely yogurt recipe in the latest edition of Martha Stewart Living. You whisk together Greek yogurt, a bit of heavy cream,…
Pralines
Happy Fat Tuesday (or Mardi Gras, whatever you call it)! We have decided to give up sugar for Lent this year, so we celebrated Fat Tuesday with a multitude of desserts. Today was a field trip with our Latin class to the Pompeii exhibit at the Franklin Institute, and we went to the Reading Terminal…
Meyer Lemon Pudding Cake
How is it possible that March is starting tomorrow? There are only two months of high school left, which feels crazy. This school year has just blown away with a gust of college essays, piles of homework, and hours spent at activities. We have a long Easter break and have a senior capstone (job shadowing)…
Balsamic-Braised Chicken with Swiss Chard (Crock Pot)
Our mom has a notorious history in our household of having crock pot failures. It’s not her fault, but our crock pot cooks things quicker than most, resulting in overcooked food, and the many (many) crock pot cookbooks she has are mostly not too great. However, she recently bought the America’s Test Kitchen Slow Cooker…
Banana Cupcakes with Nutella Buttercream Frosting
When we make cupcakes for our family, we typically pipe frosting on a few of them for blog pictures and then just spread it on with an icing spatula for the rest. Of course, when we are bringing cupcakes to an event, we pipe the frosting on all of them! While piping frosting itself is…
Greek Chicken Salad
I love chicken salad, as I’ve mentioned before. It is a favorite quick and delicious lunch option in our house. We have made several variations on the classic, and this one is a particular favorite. No surprise there, since it’s inspired by Greek flavors. You make a tzatziki sauce to stir the chicken in, and…
We Like Two Cook 