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Honest pleasures in food and motherhood from a restless Midwesterner.
vegetarian, gluten free, spring, summer, winter, condiments, dinner, dinner party, sides, vegetables, greens, make ahead, salad, fallJeanelle OlsonMay 03, 2019Comment

Green Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

vegetarian, gluten free, spring, summer, winter, condiments, dinner, dinner party, sides, vegetables, greens, make ahead, salad, fallJeanelle OlsonMay 03, 2019Comment
Green Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
vegetarian, gluten free, spring, summer, winter, fall, condiments, dinner, dinner party, roasted stuff, sides, vegetablesJeanelle OlsonMay 02, 2019Comment

Sumac Roasted Potatoes with Salted Lemon Yogurt

vegetarian, gluten free, spring, summer, winter, fall, condiments, dinner, dinner party, roasted stuff, sides, vegetablesJeanelle OlsonMay 02, 2019Comment
Sumac Roasted Potatoes with Salted Lemon Yogurt
vegetarian, special occasions, gluten free, pregnant food, spring, summer, brunch, drinks, fruit, make ahead, raw, veganJeanelle OlsonApril 22, 2019Comment

Cantaloupe + Blood Orange Agua Fresca

vegetarian, special occasions, gluten free, pregnant food, spring, summer, brunch, drinks, fruit, make ahead, raw, veganJeanelle OlsonApril 22, 2019Comment
Cantaloupe + Blood Orange Agua Fresca
vegetarian, special occasions, condiments, appetizers, cheese, dinner party, dinner, gluten free, lunch, pregnant food, roasted stuff, sides, snacks, spring, summerJeanelle OlsonMarch 04, 2019Comment

Roasted Feta with Pomegranate + Herbs

vegetarian, special occasions, condiments, appetizers, cheese, dinner party, dinner, gluten free, lunch, pregnant food, roasted stuff, sides, snacks, spring, summerJeanelle OlsonMarch 04, 2019Comment
Roasted Feta with Pomegranate + Herbs
vegetarian, winter, special occasions, breakfast, brunch, condiments, sweetJeanelle OlsonDecember 31, 2018Comment

Chocolate Chip Panettone French Toast with Vanilla Crème Fraîche

vegetarian, winter, special occasions, breakfast, brunch, condiments, sweetJeanelle OlsonDecember 31, 2018Comment
Chocolate Chip Panettone French Toast with Vanilla Crème Fraîche
dinner party, gluten free, dinner, fall, dessert, special occasions, sweet, vegetarian, drinks, boozeJeanelle OlsonNovember 20, 2018Comment

Maple Bourbon Affogatos

dinner party, gluten free, dinner, fall, dessert, special occasions, sweet, vegetarian, drinks, boozeJeanelle OlsonNovember 20, 2018Comment
Maple Bourbon Affogatos
dinner party, gluten free, winter, fall, spring, summer, vegetarian, special occasions, snacks, cheese, appetizersJeanelle OlsonNovember 14, 2018Comment

Smashed Burrata with Pistachios, Thyme, and Castelvetrano Olives

dinner party, gluten free, winter, fall, spring, summer, vegetarian, special occasions, snacks, cheese, appetizersJeanelle OlsonNovember 14, 2018Comment
Smashed Burrata with Pistachios, Thyme, and Castelvetrano Olives
dinner party, dinner, gluten free, sides, cheese, roasted stuff, vegetables, vegetarian, fall, winterJeanelle OlsonNovember 09, 2018Comment

Parmesan Roasted Onions

dinner party, dinner, gluten free, sides, cheese, roasted stuff, vegetables, vegetarian, fall, winterJeanelle OlsonNovember 09, 2018Comment
Parmesan Roasted Onions
dinner party, gluten free, vegetarian, fall, winter, baked goods, dessert, make ahead, snacksJeanelle OlsonNovember 05, 2018Comment

Salted Brown Butter Brown Rice Crispy Treats

dinner party, gluten free, vegetarian, fall, winter, baked goods, dessert, make ahead, snacksJeanelle OlsonNovember 05, 2018Comment
Salted Brown Butter Brown Rice Crispy Treats
dinner party, dinner, summer, gluten free, lunch, salad, sides, spring, vegan, beans + legumes, make ahead, pantryJeanelle OlsonJuly 16, 2018Comment

French Market Chickpea Salad

dinner party, dinner, summer, gluten free, lunch, salad, sides, spring, vegan, beans + legumes, make ahead, pantryJeanelle OlsonJuly 16, 2018Comment
French Market Chickpea Salad
dinner party, dinner, summer, basics, breakfast, brunch, condiments, gluten free, lunch, raw, salad, sides, spring, vegetables, vegetarian, vegan, appetizersJeanelle OlsonJune 21, 2018Comment

Marinated Tomatoes for Anything

dinner party, dinner, summer, basics, breakfast, brunch, condiments, gluten free, lunch, raw, salad, sides, spring, vegetables, vegetarian, vegan, appetizersJeanelle OlsonJune 21, 2018Comment
Marinated Tomatoes for Anything
brunch, vegetarian, dinner party, beans + legumes, cheese, chicken, gluten free, greens, lunch, nuts, pantry, salad, sides, vegetablesJeanelle OlsonMay 25, 2018Comment

Kale + Soft Lettuce Salad with Chickpeas, Radishes, Parm, and Many Seeds

brunch, vegetarian, dinner party, beans + legumes, cheese, chicken, gluten free, greens, lunch, nuts, pantry, salad, sides, vegetablesJeanelle OlsonMay 25, 2018Comment
Kale + Soft Lettuce Salad with Chickpeas, Radishes, Parm, and Many Seeds
brunch, make ahead, vegetarian, snacks, baked goods, dessert, dinner party, fruit, local, sweet, springJeanelle OlsonMay 22, 20183 Comments

Rhubarb Day Cake

brunch, make ahead, vegetarian, snacks, baked goods, dessert, dinner party, fruit, local, sweet, springJeanelle OlsonMay 22, 20183 Comments
Rhubarb Day Cake
breakfast, brunch, make ahead, lunch, vegetarian, bread, condiments, gluten free, sides, snacks, appetizersJeanelle OlsonMay 15, 2018Comment

Shallot + Herb Yogurt Spread

breakfast, brunch, make ahead, lunch, vegetarian, bread, condiments, gluten free, sides, snacks, appetizersJeanelle OlsonMay 15, 2018Comment
Shallot + Herb Yogurt Spread
baked goods, breakfast, brunch, cheese, make ahead, lunch, dinner, dinner party, local, vegetarian, vegetablesJeanelle OlsonMarch 22, 2018Comment

Winter Tomato Galette

baked goods, breakfast, brunch, cheese, make ahead, lunch, dinner, dinner party, local, vegetarian, vegetablesJeanelle OlsonMarch 22, 2018Comment
Winter Tomato Galette
dinner party, snacks, gluten free, roasted stuff, beans + legumes, dinner, nuts, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian, motherhoodJeanelle OlsonMarch 13, 2018Comment

Roasted Carrots and Chickpeas with Nuts, Seeds, and Saba

dinner party, snacks, gluten free, roasted stuff, beans + legumes, dinner, nuts, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian, motherhoodJeanelle OlsonMarch 13, 2018Comment
Roasted Carrots and Chickpeas with Nuts, Seeds, and Saba
chicken, dinner, make ahead, meat, motherhood, condiments, snacksJeanelle OlsonMarch 07, 2018Comment

Spiced Crispy Chicken Fingers and Old Bay Ranch

chicken, dinner, make ahead, meat, motherhood, condiments, snacksJeanelle OlsonMarch 07, 2018Comment
Spiced Crispy Chicken Fingers and Old Bay Ranch
gluten free, dinner, greens, salad, sides, vegetables, cheese, dinner party, fruit, nuts, vegetarian, special occasionsJeanelle OlsonMarch 02, 2018Comment

Radicchio, Beet, and Apple Salad with Dates, Pecans, and Stilton

gluten free, dinner, greens, salad, sides, vegetables, cheese, dinner party, fruit, nuts, vegetarian, special occasionsJeanelle OlsonMarch 02, 2018Comment
Radicchio, Beet, and Apple Salad with Dates, Pecans, and Stilton
gluten free, lunch, brunch, condiments, dinner, eggs, fish, greens, salad, sides, vegetablesJeanelle OlsonFebruary 27, 2018Comment

Salmon + Radish Salad with Lemon Aioli Dressing

gluten free, lunch, brunch, condiments, dinner, eggs, fish, greens, salad, sides, vegetablesJeanelle OlsonFebruary 27, 2018Comment
Salmon + Radish Salad with Lemon Aioli Dressing
basics, gluten free, make ahead, vegetarian, breakfast, bread, condiments, lunch, raw, snacks, veganJeanelle OlsonFebruary 20, 2018Comment

Better Avocado Toast + A Seed Mix for Everything

basics, gluten free, make ahead, vegetarian, breakfast, bread, condiments, lunch, raw, snacks, veganJeanelle OlsonFebruary 20, 2018Comment
Better Avocado Toast + A Seed Mix for Everything
basics, gluten free, lunch, make ahead, dinner, soup, vegetarian, vegetablesJeanelle OlsonFebruary 16, 20186 Comments

Three Ingredient Tomato Soup

basics, gluten free, lunch, make ahead, dinner, soup, vegetarian, vegetablesJeanelle OlsonFebruary 16, 20186 Comments
Three Ingredient Tomato Soup
baked goods, dessert, make ahead, special occasionsJeanelle OlsonFebruary 12, 20184 Comments

Lemon Olive Oil Cake

baked goods, dessert, make ahead, special occasionsJeanelle OlsonFebruary 12, 20184 Comments
Lemon Olive Oil Cake
dinner, basics, dinner party, fish, gluten free, lunch, make ahead, roasted stuffJeanelle OlsonFebruary 06, 2018Comment

Brown Butter Roasted Salmon

dinner, basics, dinner party, fish, gluten free, lunch, make ahead, roasted stuffJeanelle OlsonFebruary 06, 2018Comment
Brown Butter Roasted Salmon
dinner, pasta, sides, vegetarian, cheeseJeanelle OlsonFebruary 01, 20182 Comments

Cacio e Pepe

dinner, pasta, sides, vegetarian, cheeseJeanelle OlsonFebruary 01, 20182 Comments
Cacio e Pepe

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OK OK I GIVE I GIVE // the second I posted those potatoes y’all were like “what about that green ranch thooo.” So here she is, my Friday treat for you. In the post I talk about the unkind pressure I’ve put on green goddess all these years and how this dressing gets me closer to what I wanted all along, which is really just a perfect house ranch with a metric ton of green things in it. If I wasn’t already a Salad Kid this would turn me into one, though it does make me feel a certain type of way about radishes that almost nothing else can. This creamy, cooling, lettuce-clinging, ready-for-dunking Green Buttermilk Ranch Dressing is on the blog now. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #foodblogger #chicagofoodie #f52grams #chowhound #foodandwine #foodandwinewomen #bareaders #tastingtable #healthyish #feedfeed #saveur #foodblogfeed #yahoofood #buzzfeast #kitchn #epicurious #onthetable #cookit #realsimple #eater #bhgfood #mydomaine #simpleisthebest #recipedeveloper #makesmewhole #tastecooking #seasonal #vegetarian #vegetables #salad Spent 10 minutes writing this caption trying to decide my favorite part of this recipe. The kicky, lemony, garlicky yogurt you should definitely make extra of so you can swoosh it next to eggs or roasted chickpeas or dolloped into rice bowls or onto grilled chicken? The crisp-outside, soft-inside lil potatoes positively coated in sumac? The fact that it’s all just as good the next day in a bowl of leftovers? I can’t tell you how to feel, but I think you’ll be equally enchanted by this and keep it in your back pocket all spring and summer. Sumac Roasted Potatoes with Salted Lemon Yogurt are on the blog now, link in profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #foodblogger #chicagofoodie #f52grams #chowhound #foodandwine #foodandwinewomen #tastingtable #healthyish #feedfeed #saveur #foodblogfeed #yahoofood #buzzfeast #beautifulcuisines #kitchn #epicurious #onthetable #cookit #realsimple #eater #bhgfood #mydomaine #simpleisthebest #recipedeveloper #mywilliamssonoma #makesmewhole #bbcgoodfood #tastecooking #weeknightdinner I don’t usually post photos #aboutlastnight because let’s face it, my nights are often spent stepping on/picking up Legos and rewatching every episode of Call the Midwife. But last night was truly special and serendipitous and wild because after seeing my hero @ruth.reichl speak at an event, I somehow also ended up eating Korean bbq next to her with a few other very incredible, smart, accomplished women. So now I’m dead and awestruck and so grateful to @stacey.ballis and Suzy at @bookcellarchicago. What an honor hearing Ruth’s stories and sharing incredible food and laughs. Also what a treat to finally meet and eat with Chicago food and podcast queens @louisachu1 and @monicaengwbez. Not a night I’ll forget anytime soon. 💛 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #sheroes #womeninfood #savemetheplums #chicagofoodie #f52grams #chowhound #foodandwine #foodandwinewomen #bareaders #tastingtable #healthyish #feedfeed #saveur #foodblogfeed #yahoofood #buzzfeast #beautifulcuisines #kitchn #epicurious #onthetable #realsimple #eater The sun is shining the clouds are fluffy the sky is blue and HOT DIGGITY I’m still not over the colors of this shoot I got to do with @vonschonhoff ✨☄️🎈🎀 Nor am I over how good this drink is. (No booze, unless you add it, which you can but you don’t have to!) Cantaloupe + Blood Orange Agua Fresca is on the blog now and ready for your weekend deck/patio/balcony vibes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #foodblogger #chicagofoodie #f52grams #chowhound #foodandwine #foodandwinewomen #bareaders #tastingtable #healthyish #feedfeed #saveur #foodblogfeed #yahoofood #buzzfeast #kitchn #epicurious #onthetable #cookit #realsimple #eater #bhgfood #mydomaine #recipedeveloper #makesmewhole #bbcgoodfood #tastecooking #drinks #foodphotography It’s still soup season somewhere 🥕🧡 I first started making this carrot coconut soup a few years ago when I was pregnant with Jack. Though I wasn’t as sick that first time around, I did temporarily lose my enthusiasm for most food, especially vegetables (arguably what I should have been trying to eat the whole time 😳😆). Making this soup then, as now, was a way of gently bringing them back into the rotation without overtaxing my system. I went back and streamlined the old recipe, which has more or less held up over time. Now it’s a little clearer and easier to follow; best make it soon because soup season won’t last much longer! I garnished this bowl with some stale bread croutons crisped in olive oil, but the OG recipe is sort of Thai-inflected with cilantro, chili sauce, lime, and scallions. It’s soothing and awakening either way. Head to the blog and search “carrot soup” - it’ll take you right to it! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #foodblogger #chicagofoodie #f52grams #chowhound #foodandwine #foodandwinewomen #bareaders #tastingtable #healthyish #feedfeed #saveur #foodblogfeed #yahoofood #buzzfeast #beautifulcuisines #kitchn #epicurious #onthetable #cookit #realsimple #eater #bhgfood #mydomaine #recipedeveloper #makesmewhole #bbcgoodfood #tastecooking #pregnant #pregnancy Pumped to finally share an article I wrote about being pregnant @thetakeoutsite way before most people knew I was pregnant 😳😂 The food aversions came on early and strong this pregnancy and so did remembering all the dumb stuff I supposedly shouldn’t eat. “Rules” I’ve broken so far include: consuming raw-milk cheese, eating salami and ham and capocollo on several life-giving sandwiches, and drinking two glasses of wine (though on different evenings). These are my confessions. Read about other cruel twists of irony in the life of a pregnant food writer via the link in my profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #foodblogger #chicagofoodie #f52grams #chowhound #foodandwine #foodandwinewomen #tastingtable #healthyish #feedfeed #saveur #foodblogfeed #yahoofood #buzzfeast #beautifulcuisines #kitchn #epicurious #onthetable #realsimple #eater #bhgfood #mydomaine #simpleisthebest #recipedeveloper #makesmewhole #bbcgoodfood #tastecooking #pregnancy #pregnantfood This photo is how I feel and not at all how I feel. That soft, slow magnolia taking its sweet time to open, the deep emerald of the leaves, the hush of evening, the deep, dark mystery, the quiet. The quiet, the quiet, the calm, the steady. And yet: She’s A Rainbow by the Stones (and Rainbow by @spaceykacey AND Rainbow by @iiswhoiis) has been playing over and over in my head for two weeks, since we learned a sweet baby girl would be joining us in September. So many colors. Moonbeam, sunbeam, rainbow beam, light beam. She’s due on the fall equinox, she’s kept me on a diet of mostly refined carbs for the last few months, and she’s got her big brother Jack making songs for her and picking out books they’ll read together. We’re beyond thrilled, beyond grateful. This time around I’m even more conscious of the wonders this body can do. I want to hug this sack of bones and magic for staying with me, staying true to our purpose, and being a home for two babies now. ✨ Also grateful for the many opportunities I’ve gotten in the last few months to write, work on photos, and dream about new projects so I could continue moving in Book + Salt’s truest direction without needing to cook at all times. We’re headed into the second trimester and I hope, for all of our sakes, that my appetite comes back and my litany of food aversions dissipates so I can get back to making the food I love to talk and write and post about. Thanks as always for being here. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #motherhood #alsomom #motherhoodrising #ohheymama #teammotherly #motherhoodrising #mymotherhood #choosejoy #honestmotherhood #babyontheway BEHOLD, the most gorgeous thing I’ve made in a long time and also the way I’m coping with the final death rattles of winter: a roasted feta thing with a little herby salad and bright pomegranate seeds. It’s a snack, it’s lunch for two, or dinner for one, it’s good with white, rosé, or anything else cold. Make it now and keep making it and maybe winter will leave us the hell alone. 😆🙏🏼☀️ On the blog now, link in profile. Big hugs and thanks to @vonschonhoff for the incredible food styling and hilariously wonderful shoot day 💛 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #foodblogger #chicagofoodie #f52grams #chowhound #foodandwine #foodandwinewomen #bareaders #tastingtable #healthyish #feedfeed #saveur #foodblogfeed #yahoofood #buzzfeast #beautifulcuisines #kitchn #epicurious #onthetable #cookit #realsimple #eater #bhgfood #mydomaine #simpleisthebest #recipedeveloper #mywilliamssonoma #makesmewhole #bbcgoodfood
 

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