Happy Pi(e) day, friends! A celebration of all things round, a day when math and dessert collide in an unusually wonderful way. Pie has admittedly never been my go-to sweet. For years I’ve tended...
You deserve to feel like a rock star in the kitchen. Whether you cook occasionally or every day, simple snacks or elaborate smorgasbords, you are in there making good, real food, and for that,...
I suppose we all have our kryptonite ingredients or flavor combinations – something you essentially never turn down if offered. For me, with my dangerously insatiable sweet tooth, the top flavor profile to which...
Tacos are always a crowd-pleaser, no two ways about it. Accessible, casual, and endlessly customizable. In fact, one of the most terrific casual dinner party ideas I’ve seen is to set up a taco bar...
If you’re enamored of Italian food, dishes involving gnocchi are probably a familiar treat in your world. Soft pillows of dough, often paired with a rich tomato or pesto cream sauce. If I’m at a restaurant...
Small batch chocolate cupcakes packed with chocolate chips and topped with the easiest rich, creamy chocolate frosting. The best petite treat – makes exactly 4! Small batch desserts are adorable and fit a lovely...
The perfect seasonal snack cake, moist, delicate, sweetly bursting with a triple-effect of citrus flavor. Equally rewarding for dessert, afternoon snacks, or, uh, breakfast. My son will not touch a vegetable to save his life,...
Rich chocolate cake layered with silky smooth peanut butter frosting and topped with crumbled Butterfinger bits? It doesn’t get any better. If there is one type of candy that I find completely irresistible, it...
Cookie confessional time. I have been cheating on my old, classic, faithful chocolate chip cookie recipe. There, it’s out. Of course, truth be told, a little tinkering here isn’t that surprising. My old recipe...
The year before last, my husband made a strategic investment by way of his Christmas purchases: a new Mexican cookbook plus a tortilla press. This fit the classic definition of a great gift: something...
Happy New Year, everyone! What are your plans for the evening? My days of getting all dolled up and going out to a party or bar for the night are long gone, but I...
We are officially in the home stretch of holiday prep, and in a perfectly predictable fashion, I’m wondering how all the time disappeared and why (why!?) did I not stick to my plans to...
Welcome! I’m Monica Lensink, a busy mom, recipe developer and photographer here at Nourish and Fete. I believe home cooking can be easy and rewarding, and love sharing inspiration and practical tips to help you eat well and celebrate the everyday.
