We have a lemon tree in our backyard that produces tons of lemons.  TONS.  And we make really good fresh squeezed lemonade.  So what's more fun, if you're a kid, than using some of our backyard bounty to make a lemonade stand?  (We didn't actually sell any of our products, but Niamh had an awesome time giving them away to our friends and neigbors.)

Quick breads are easy to make (no yeast!  no fuss!) and so delicious, and one of my very favorites is zucchini bread.  I'm not a big fan of zucchini generally, but when you grate it and bake it in a sweet quick bread, it's absolutely magical.  Finish that zucchini bread with crumb topping, and you'll have a truly amazing bread or snack.

I've been crushing on Katherine Sabbath (an amazingly creative, fun, Australian cake decorator) for a while now, and I thought it was high time that I tried making her style of cake.  And I happen to be celebrating a friend's birthday today, so I had the perfect excuse to bake a cake!  Not that I need an excuse, but it helps.

Today, I'm going to share one of my favorite incredibly fast and easy and delicious and filling and healthy make-ahead meals: Quinoa Beef Burrito Bowl. 

Amazing frozen lemonade drink--homemade with real lemons!

Spring is here, flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing...  and I made a cocktail recipe inspired by the sights and scents of springtime to welcome the season.

I love my girls, and I love the activities that they've chosen--soccer, gymnastics, Irish dancing, book club, music, Girl Scouts--but it does keep us awfully busy. I'm always looking for fast, easy, healthy meals that don't take much prep time, so we can get to the table quickly when we get home.

This easy, oven-roasted Prosciutto wrapped asparagus appetizer is perfect for any spring event, like Easter dinner.

Chocolate raspberry truffles are a decadent, romantic, luxurious dessert--but also incredibly easy to make.  This recipe for chocolate raspberry truffles has only a few basic ingredients but the flavor is spectacular; it's the perfect easy chocolate to make for your sweetheart this Valentine's day.  

I miss living in a green place--a place with defined seasons.  Sure, the Arizona desert has its own beauty, but I miss the lushness of fresh green life bursting forth in the spring.  Forsythia, and lilacs, and apple trees in full blossom.