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Honest pleasures in food and motherhood from a restless Midwesterner.
vegetarian, condiments, make ahead, baked goods, basics, dessert, gluten free, snacks, special occasions, sweetJeanelle OlsonJuly 30, 2019Comment

Whipped Mascarpone Cream for Anything

vegetarian, condiments, make ahead, baked goods, basics, dessert, gluten free, snacks, special occasions, sweetJeanelle OlsonJuly 30, 2019Comment
Whipped Mascarpone Cream for Anything
baked goods, basics, dinner, make ahead, pregnant food, bread, dinner party, freezer friendlyJeanelle OlsonJuly 22, 2019Comment

Pizza Dough

baked goods, basics, dinner, make ahead, pregnant food, bread, dinner party, freezer friendlyJeanelle OlsonJuly 22, 2019Comment
Pizza Dough
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, vegetables, freezer friendly, pregnant foodJeanelle OlsonFebruary 16, 20186 Comments

Three Ingredient Tomato Soup

basics, gluten free, lunch, make ahead, dinner, soup, vegetarian, vegetables, freezer friendly, pregnant foodJeanelle 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

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Gratitude, lovely and life-giving as it is, is something of a buzzword these days so somehow talking about it on an IG post feels like cheapening it. So here are some of the other feelings I’m feeling: pleasant (like *exhilaratingly* pleasant) surprise at how OK we are all doing. How well Jack is coping with sharing both of us with a new small animal whose bleeps and bloops, as it were, make no sense to him, a sophisticated and wise and (sometimes, newly) potty-mouthed 4.5 year old. How heroic my husband has been. How much of a team we’ve become in our time as partners and parents. How - and this might sound strange but then again maybe not - well I’ve learned how to take care of myself in small, kind ways after living for years in an anxiety mindset that told me self-care wasn’t worth doing unless I had the time and resources to do it perfectly (which was just a cover for the belief that I didn’t deserve that kind of care, or that I didn’t need it, that I was somehow above it). I am relishing a capacity to appreciate small, beautiful things in split-second moments because sometimes that’s all I have between diaper changes and much-needed naps (for all of us). Jack’s creativity has unfurled and shown itself to be so expansive and fun this summer and fall, and his latest pieces are some of my favorites ever. He’s been making these small “cards” (“for my family,” he says 😭😭😭) with a riot of fun colors in scratchy patchwork patterns and he’ll bring them, like an offering, to me as I sit feeding the baby in the pink armchair by the window and he’s made a pile of them right on the shelf next to me. And I just want to keep them in perfect condition forever. And put them on t-shirts or make them into wallpaper. Because they’re beautiful to me, yes, but also to remember these tiny, sweet moments in a period I steeled myself so hard for, preparing for the hardest and worst, but witnessed the truest and best in all of us. . . . . . . #motherhood #honestmotherhood #morningslikethese #nothingisordinary #documentyourdays #fourthtrimester Here, the lunch of a woman homesick for summer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #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 #tastecooking @mightyvine Heading into our first growth spurt and developmental leap, and it’s so wild how I can sense Lou’s emotional needs this time compared to Jack’s when he was this age (5 tiny weeks!). Today all she wanted was to be on me/with me, would only sleep for long periods in my arms, stirring herself awake soon after I’d put her down to, you know, go to the bathroom or throw together a meal (generally some version of dressed toast, which is delicious and infinitely variable what I’ll be living off of until spring, at this rate). She wore this lil one-piece coming home from the hospital and positively swam in it then. Today the neckline stretched just the slightest bit to accommodate her long little body (hello, 99th percentile 😱). In some ways these changes feel jarring - didn’t we just come home from the hospital the other day? - but weirdly, at least today, time feels like it’s going neither too fast nor too slow. It was a weird and hard and sweet day and there’ll be more of them. Though jeeze, that autumn light today was real good. 🍂🍁💛 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #momlife #motherhood #newborn #motherhoodrising #honestmotherhood #uniteinmotherhood #motherhoodunplugged #nothingisordinary #candidchildhood #documentyourdays #momswithcameras #morningslikethese #maternityleave believe it or not there are some food/work related things burbling away in a corner of my brain but mostly I’m still staring at this one and making good on all promises/threats of baby spam. #yourewelcome We left last week for the hospital in summer and came back in early fall. 🍂🎈💖 Louisa Jean was born in the afternoon on 9/20 after surprising us all with one last party trick: flipping breech after the final ultrasound check confirmed she was head down. Cool! Once again I am awed by the skill and heart of nurses and doctors (and my parents, who held down the fort with Jack during our extended stay, and my husband, for being a freaking hero). We are all doing great, at home and settling in now; Jack is the most excellent, observant, dutiful, curious big brother there ever was; and I’ll be staring at this face (and hair) until further notice. Listen folks I know I’m not out here putting out a lot of ~cOnTenT~ but I do want you to know this is how my summer is going: Jack has mastered drawing faces and various related body attachments, I only eat things on old toasted bread rubbed with garlic now, and I’m feeling hashtag blessed despite (or because of?) several days of solo parenting, a hospital visit (all good!), and achieving a maximum walking speed of roughly .2mph. Freelance is feast or famine and having a baby in the middle of it feels like just asking for the famine. But when I think about how much I love my son, and my husband, and this busy baby bump, and the miracle of summer tomatoes and oh my god the peaches lately, it still feels like feasting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #foodblogger #chicagofoodie #f52grams #foodandwine #foodandwinewomen #bareaders #tastingtable #healthyish #feedfeed #saveur #foodblogfeed ##kitchn #epicurious #onthetable #realsimple #eater #mydomaine #simpleisthebest #recipedeveloper #liveauthentic #documentyourdays #motherhood #pregnancy #summer #tomatoes #honestmotherhood Yes, another MAKE-AHEAD MOMENT 💅🏼Another June has come and gone, which means I’ve constructed another ludicrous birthday cake for Jack. This year we invited family and a handful of friends, plus their families, so the party checked a lot of his (and my) summer dream birthday boxes: kids running around the backyard giggling; adults happily ensconced in a variety of mismatched lawn chairs, beer in hand; an obscene number of water balloons; and a cake that would probably feed twice the number of guests we had (which already numbered near 30). With that many guests, plus my own bumbling around with a growing baby belly, I knew the cake needed to be deceptively simple. After some tinkering, what resulted was a sort of whipped cream on steroids, stabilized by the addition of thick, barely-sweet mascarpone cheese, powdered sugar (not regular granulated), and cream of tartar, the secret backbone to meringues and other light-as-a-feather, stiff-as-you-need-them confections. And as I tasted my way through the process it occurred to me this was the only creamy topping I’d ever need or want again, birthday cake or anything else. This stuff earned rabid, rave reviews from kids and adults alike, and will hang tough in your fridge, fluffy and rich, for 3 MOTHERBLEEPIN DAYS, people. Whipped Mascarpone Cream for Anything is on the blog right now, link in profile 🧁🍰🎂🥄 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #foodblogger #chicagofoodie #f52grams #chowhound #foodandwine #foodandwinewomen #bareaders #tastingtable #healthyish #feedfeed #saveur #foodblogfeed #yahoofood #buzzfeast #beautifulcuisines #kitchn #epicurious #onthetable #cookit #realsimple #eater #bhgfood #simpleisthebest #recipedeveloper #makesmewhole #bbcgoodfood #feedfeedbaking #feedfeedglutenfree MAKE 👏🏼 AHEAD 👏🏼 (FREEZABLE) 👏🏼 PIZZA DOUGH! 👏🏼 I shared a pretty nerdy storage tip in my stories the other day and was then inundated with questions about the pizza dough I make and, 99% of the time, freeze. The recipe has been up on the blog for a few years but I get that a lot has changed in that time (my following is not huge but it’s much bigger and more engaged than it was 3 years ago!). So today I cleaned up the recipe, made it a little smoother and easier to follow, and added some extra tips. Please, for your own sake, give yourself the gift of this recipe, which yields the base for 6 profoundly satisfying Friday nights spent on the couch. 🍕❤️ Link is in bio! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #pizza #homemadepizza #pizzanight #baking #foodblogger #chicagofoodie #f52grams #chowhound #foodandwine #foodandwinewomen #bareaders #tastingtable #healthyish #feedfeed #saveur #foodblogfeed #yahoofood #kitchn #epicurious #onthetable #cookit #realsimple #eater #mydomaine #simpleisthebest #recipedeveloper #mywilliamssonoma #freezermeals
 

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