Last year I was given a very cool cookbook: I have to admit, that last night was the first time I made a recipe out of the book. Sometimes I found the book overwhelming because there are a lot of ingredients that are not the easiest to get a hold of… but I had a…… Continue reading Bison, Jicama and an Amazing Dinner
If you make one soup this fall, it should probably be this one. The recipe appeared on my Facebook feed Saturday morning and I immediately said out loud, “Oh I have to make this tonight!” I love curry, and I love cumin – and these flavors were big players in this soup. It was beautiful,…… Continue reading A Great New Soup Recipe
Since I have been not working my normal 8 AM – 5 PM, Monday through Friday gig, I have been doing a lot of cooking for people. Last night I made an elaborate birthday dinner for that someone special. This person happens to love braised short ribs – something I have never made before, but…… Continue reading A Special Dinner
Good Wednesday evening to you, blog readers! I have spent a few hours in the kitchen today. I had extended family over for dinner and made a great gluten free dinner for everyone. To celebrate autumn, I decided on a recipe with Spaghetti Squash! I made another recipe from skinny taste.com – I just love…… Continue reading Gluten Free Dinner Night – Spaghetti Squash and Boeuf Ragù
…or a roll for that matter. So, recently i have found myself with a little bit of extra time on my hands. I have also found myself on a very serious budget. I know it sounds weird, but from time to time I have put myself on a serious budget to see how little money…… Continue reading A New Twist on Lasagna
Hi there Blog Readers. The other day I adapted another recipe from a Cooking Light magazine. Their original recipe was a polenta, tomato, cannelloni and rosemary dish. I added kale to our recipe for more vitamins and bulk (and because we had some in the refrigerator and I wanted to make sure to use it).…… Continue reading Polenta, Beans, Tomatoes and Kale
Happy Monday evening, everyone. Today I got right back to the grind. I was out on vacation for twelve whole (amazing) days. It was wonderful. But this morning when my alarm went off at 5:30 AM, I realized I had to get back into the swing of things and back to the grind. Thankfully I…… Continue reading The Grind
Today is the first day of Autumn – my favorite season! I think that Autumn is beautiful. Weather wise you cannot ask for a better combination: the temperature most of the time is lovely, the mornings are crisp and cool, it sometimes heats up in the afternoon, and things cool right down in the evenings…… Continue reading Autumn
On Thursday night I had Friday night’s dinner all planned out in my head. A friend of mine was going to bring in a bunch of basil from his garden for me and I was going to take it home and make fresh pesto. I already had a pizza dough ready, and I was excited…… Continue reading Friday Night Dinner: Pisto with Eggs
On Tuesday my mom returned home from visiting my grandmother in Tennessee. She came back with a lot of amazing homegrown tomatoes. We knew we had to eat them pretty quickly because we did not to waste a single one of my grandmother’s homegrown tomatoes. On Wednesday mom and I both had great tomato sandwiches…… Continue reading Tomato Gratin
Sugar and Spice 