I love Trader Joe’s. LOVE it. I love it so much that I have been seen waiting outside 15 minutes before they open their doors with the other crazies. I’ve also said many times that I couldn’t live in a town where there wasn’t a Trader Joe’s. That’s not spoiled, that’s being realistic. However, believe [...]
We’ve been getting a ton of beets from our CSA. It’s hard to keep up. Until I decided to grill beets, my favorite thing about them was the color. A few weeks ago I charred grilled a few beets when my friend Deb stopped over for a visit while on her road trip. I mixed [...]
There are a lot of things I love about my husband. His tender heart. His humor. His devotion to me and our kids. His creativity. His work ethic. His sexy blue eyes. His smile. I could go on and on but before you gag I’ll say, “Swedish Pancakes”. Yes, there is one more thing I [...]
Let me tell you a secret. I don’t loooveeee veggies. At least not in the same way I looooveee pizza. (I know it’s almost heretical.) But when my friend sent me this recipe from the Food Network I actually thought “here is a veggie recipe I can get excited about” or something sort of cheesy like [...]
This year for Lent my husband and I decided not to eat meat. Through that experience I learned some things about myself and I came up with a few new recipes including my Mediterranean Stuffed Peppers. That sort of sounds like I stuffed them with the Mediterranean. That would be one big pepper. (Okay that joke [...]
I love Mexican food. LOVE Mexican food. Out of all the cheesy spicy goodness to choose from, one of my favorite dishes is Chile Relleno. A friend gave me a recipe for a chile relleno casserole that uses 2 pounds, TWO POUNDS, of cheese as well as numerous whole eggs, and condensed milk. On occasion, [...]
Mediterranean Quinoa Salad 1 cup of quinoa 1 can of artichoke hearts (quartered) 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup of Kalamata olives (chopped) 1/4 cup of sundried tomatoes (chopped) 1 tbs of dried oregano sea salt to taste fresh basil Cook the quinoa in water. (I use twice the amount of water as quinoa. Bring [...]
In keeping with our decision to eat vegetarian a night or two a week, I’ve been creating new or revamping old recipes. Last night, we converted my Mozzarella Chicken to Mozzarella Eggplant. I can’t believe I’m saying this but I think I actually like the eggplant better. It was sooooo good. I nearly cried [...]
As you may know, I joined a CSA (community supported agriculture) so it’s probably only a matter of time before I start wearing pachouli. Since I don’t get to choose what goes into our veggie box it’s always interesting to see what each week will bring. This may sound inconvenient or even scary for [...]
I’m not crazy about vegetables. But I eat them and try to eat a lot of them because I know they are good for me. It’s still a struggle and I make a daily effort to get them down. I’ve found stir fry to be one of the best ways to eat a large serving [...]
