Building my recipe empire mauahahahaha. Sounds dastardly, no? Slowly but surely, I am migrating some of my favorite recipes to my blog. So far my empire is an empire of a few, but it will have more company soon enough…
Baby Organic Puree & Toddler Food
- First Bites, Part I
- First Bites, Part II
- First Bites, Take 3
- Organic Baby; Super Chunk
- Toddler Kitchen Chronicles
Breads
- Applesauce Walnut Bread, Green Market Baking
- Brother Juniper’s Bakery Straun, Sonoma County, Peter Reinhart
- Eggnog Whole Wheat Kamut Bread
- Pain Italien, Bernard Clayton, Breads of France
- Milk and Honey Wheat
- Non-starter Sourdough, for those who like instant gratification
- Pumpkin Bread, Cooks Illustrated 2011
- Quinoa Power Bread
Breakfast
Chicken
- Mirepoix “Quick Cook” Chicken, Emeril Lagasse
Desserts
- Bosc Pear Cake, Fountain Grove Inn, Santa Rosa, California
- Meyer Lemon Bundt Cake
- Orange Poppy Seed Tea Cake
- Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Sir Johnnie Walker Black Chocolate Pudding
- St. Patrick’s Cupcake with Vanilla Bourbon Frosting
- Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
Egg/Oeufs
- French Omelette, Savarin
- Maman’s Cheese Souffle, Jacques Pepin
Entrees
- Swiss Cheese Fondue, Jacques Pepin
Pastry
- Pate Brisee, Chocolate & Zucchini
Sauces
- Butterscotch Sauce
- Easy Hollandaise, James Beard
- Sour Cherry Fridge Jam, River Cottage Every Day
Salads
- Dry Creek Heirloom Salad, Cafe Baci and Wine Bar: Healdsburg, California
- Raissa’s Napa Cabbage Salad
Snacks
- Moosewood Granola, Moosewood Restaurant
- Moroccan Spiced Pecans, Urban Pantry
Soups
- Parsnip Cauliflower, Jimtown Store, Alexander Valley, Sonoma, California
- Truffled Potato Leek, Chef & Winemaker Dylan Sheldon, Santa Rosa, California
Miscellaneous
- Frozen Assets, Retro tips
- Home Skin Care


Awesome Blog!!!!!!! Anyone approached you about a ‘book deal’ yet?
working on it… nothing ‘inked’ as of yet- but interesting discussions just the same. Thanks for the ‘vote of confidence’!
This is really unique and FABULOUS , the word needs to get out more. New mothers need this information and support. Great job, love the site,,,Keep it going .
Thanks Melany! Really appreciate the support :)
I LOVE your site! Visually beautiful, fun and full of great information. If you did have a book, I would buy it. You’re a true inspiration!!