a celebration of food, entertaining, & life after 40 with courtney
It’s officially fall here on the ranch! I love this time of year, it’s cool and crisp and there’s nothing quite like that golden hour glow. The busy season for our guesthouses is coming to an end, and I’m ready (and have more time) to …
When I was 22, I lived in Sydney, Australia and worked (mostly peeling shallots) in the kitchen of a fancy French restaurant. I would spend my free time at the local book store perusing the cookbook section. There were endless options of colorful, fun books …
St. Patrick’s Day is upon us, and you can’t have corned beef and cabbage without a side of Irish soda bread. This is the easiest bread you’ll ever make, so there’s no need to buy it at the store. It takes just minutes to prep …
I know 2020 was the year of banana bread and you’re probably tired of seeing it, but I had three very ripe bananas sitting on the counter for the past few days and Scott asked if I was keeping them for a reason. I lied …
No curry dish is complete without garlic naan! It’s like a delicious, pillowy edible spoon. The perfect vehicle to scoop up all that spiced curry. You can buy naan at the store and just warm it up when you’re ready to eat, or you can …
Melted brie drizzled with butter and brown sugar then topped with sweet dried cranberries? Sign. Me. Up. This cranberry brie baked bread will be the hit of the holidays. I made it on Thanksgiving and it disappeared in minutes! I have a feeling I’ll be …
What goes better with chili than cornbread? Cornbread with honey butter, of course! There is something very comforting about watching sweet honey butter dissolve into a piping hot slice of cornbread. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Cornbread with honey butter isn’t just …
During our snow storm the other day, I started thinking about a nice hot cup of cocoa and how perfect it would be on a such a cold day. There was one problem though, we were out of milk and I am not someone who …
I made chicken and rice soup last night and was regretting the fact that I didn’t have any bread to serve with it. We’re 20 minutes from town so I couldn’t just run out quickly to get a loaf of bread. I didn’t have time …