Cookie and Kate: Apple Steel-Cut Oatmeal
• November 17, 2022

By Cookie and Kate Sometimes the simplest recipes are the best, and this oatmeal is one of them. I’m on a seasonally-appropriate apple kick, you see. When I was trying an […]

Cookie and Kate: Simple Healthy Slaw
• November 3, 2022

By Cookie and Kate Let’s talk about this healthy slaw recipe. It’s proof that sometimes, the most humble of ingredients can make for the best recipes. Take cheap cabbage, with all […]

Cookie and Kate: Dark Chocolate Mini Peanut Butter Cups
• October 20, 2022

By Cookie and Kate Do I have your full attention? Excellent. These homemade chocolate treats are essentially grown-up, homemade Reese’s peanut butter cups. I make my peanut butter cups with […]

Creamy Roasted Pumpkin Soup from Cookie and Kate
• October 13, 2022

By Cookie and Kate Meet my favorite pumpkin soup recipe. It’s super creamy (thanks mostly to the pumpkin, with a little help from coconut milk or cream) yet plenty healthy, too. […]

Wild Thistle Kitchen: Apple Butter Muffins
• September 29, 2022

Apples are a true sign of fall in Virginia. We are surrounded by so many beautiful orchards and every year we head to one of our favorites and come home […]

Wild Thistle Kitchen: Fig and Burrata with Prosciutto Crostini
• September 22, 2022

Fresh figs are such a special seasonal treat. They actually have 2 seasons, one in early summer and another in late summer-early fall depending on the region. I find in […]

Wild Thistle Kitchen: Brothy Beans with Fennel and Parmesan
• September 8, 2022

There are few things that remind me more of my dad than a pot of beans bubbling away on the stove. The can’t-be-rushed process, the aroma, the transformation of a […]

From SIFT: Butternut Squash Bisque, Perfect for Fall and Year Round
• October 21, 2021

Typically thought of as a fall food, butternut squash is something that can and should be enjoyed all year round. This Butternut Squash Bisque comes together so easily it would […]

Wild Thistle Kitchen: Pear Galette
• September 23, 2021

In my opinion, the Pear Galette is the unsung hero of fall desserts. Let me elaborate: It happens every year — Fall rolls in with its beautiful, cool, crisp air, […]

Wild Thistle Kitchen: Pumpkin Banana Muffins
• September 9, 2021

These pumpkin banana muffins are a one-bowl wonder I jokingly call my “potato masher muffins” because I literally mix them all up with a potato masher. I mean, you gotta […]