A Gift of Thyme

12/08/2018

After fifteen years of wonderful clients, grand parties, and special friendships...I am finally retiring. As I hang up my chef's jacket, I'm looking forward to spending more time with my grandchildren, quilting, and baking cookies....just for fun! I shall miss my clients, and the challenge of creating healthy meals for their wide variety of dietary preferences, but I look forward to the adventures that this next chapter of my life will bring. Let the de-cluttering begin!!

12/02/2018

11/20/2018

A special day cooking for my client made even more delightful thanks to my sous chef Chef Teresa Lindgren (A Touch of Gourmet). We collaborated on Honey and Sesame-Glazed Chicken + Butternut Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette, Acorn Squash with Spinach-Sausage Filling, Turkey and Sweet Potato Chowder, Roast Pork Porchetta -Style + Roasted Broccoli with Creamy Cashew-Basil Dressing, and Coq au Vin + Classic Roasted Vegetables.

10/21/2018

Another tasty snack idea, and these can be packed in the kids' lunches....or yours!

An easy, healthy, and wholesome recipe for homemade blueberry almond snack bars. Enjoy them on the go!

10/18/2018

Kids will love helping make these healthy snacks.

10/03/2018

A delicious dinner that can be prepped ahead....perfect!

This Stuffed Zucchini Boats Casserole is easy, healthy comfort food you can prep entirely ahead! You don't even have to pre-cook the quinoa – just mix it up right in your baking dish, then top with sausage-filled, stuffed zucchini boats, and sprinkle on Italian cheeses. Dinner's in the oven in no ...

09/26/2018

Not just for kids....

You don't have to say goodbye to taste and flavor trying to make healthy recipes! Here are 25 healthy dessert recipes kids will love and beg you for!

09/22/2018

The perfect way to welcome fall!

Soft and moist pumpkin crumb cake muffins with pumpkin pie spice and maple icing topping. Embrace the Fall with these festive pumpkin muffins!

09/20/2018

Maybe it's because I just finished a great pilates workout with Jamie Jolley (Balance Pilates and Massage), but these look so good!!

09/16/2018

A recent dinner party - delighted to have been a part of this elegant evening - photo shared by client (salad course Roasted Beet, Apple, and Pistachio Salad)

09/13/2018

Do you need another way to use that bumper crop of zucchini?

09/06/2018

A fun after school treat! Switch the peanut butter for sun nut butter to make it nut-free.

So cute!!