Hey friend, If you're anywhere near Minnesota right now, you already know. We are on heat wave number two of the month, and this weekend's heat index is supposed to hit somewhere around 105-108°F. My oven and I are on time-out. So, this week, three things that get dinner and dessert done without heating up the kitchen (or touching a bag of lettuce). Easy No-Bake Banana Cream Pie I'll just say it: this is one of the best pies you'll ever have, full stop, doesn't matter how many pies and cakes...

Hey friend, My garden has officially declared war on me, and the weapon is basil. So. Much. Basil. I'm making pesto by the bucket and freezing it like a squirrel prepping for winter, and I regret nothing. More on that in a second, because I have a recipe obsession to confess. But first: Father's Day is this Sunday, and I am the very last person you should ask for gift ideas. I got Nate more tools for his gold mining kit. Yes, gold mining. No, I have no idea how many other dads are out there...

skip to the end for what to eat because you have to feed yourself and your people. Hey friend, I've missed you. And I owe you an explanation for my disappearing act. Five weeks of Fridays. Still smiling. Barely. Here's the short version: my body staged a full-on revolt. Turns out I've had severely low iron. Like, embarrassingly, how-are-you-still-standing low. My ferritin level (that's your stored iron) was a 5. FIVE. The normal range starts at 50. I had apparently been running on fumes for...