Hi Bloggies: It is amazing to me how quickly a week away from the office can fly by! I always like to have an idea of how I am going to spend my vacation week, and this week I was lucky enough to sort of stick with my “schedule”. Sunday through Wednesday: Camping. Thursday: Cooking…… Continue reading The final days of vacation…
I am sort of surprised that after being in the kitchen all day, I had not had a proper meal until dinner. I skipped breakfast and once the quiche went into the oven I grabbed a piece of whole wheat bread and smeared a bit of Teddie on to it. I also had a cup…… Continue reading Dinner
I’m back. Today I made a huge salad, a mushroom and onion quiche and homemade macaroni & cheese with tomato and basil. I got to the grocery store at 10:45 this morning, spent about half an hour shopping and started prepping and cooking at around 11:30 after studying some cookbooks and having a cup of…… Continue reading Food is Love Part II
Hi Bloggies – Wow, I have been cooking my tail off most of the day. I’ll be back later to let you know exactly what I’ve made. But here is food for thought: Quiche, homemade mac & cheese (with basil and tomatoes from the garden) and a salad of mixed greens, spinach and veggies. I’m…… Continue reading Homemade Food is Love
The key to a post camping dinner?? Keep it simple. That is what we did tonight. It was Mark’s brilliant idea to roast up some veggies and I added the curry cous-cous. It was a perfect combination. I will definitely be making this again at some point soon. Step One: Chopping up zucchini. Step Two:…… Continue reading Post – Camping Dinner: Keeping it Simple
I have survived returned from camping!! Mark and I just spent the last four days in the White Mountains. I had a lot of fun! Let us get one thing straight. I really like camping a lot. It’s border line love. But let me tell you – camping is a lot of work. You have…… Continue reading Back from camping…
Ok, so no one ever said that eating well is always easy. It is not. It involves planning ahead. I am one of those types that is really good for a long time and then I’ll get super busy, side tracked with work, commuting, etc. The first thing that usually falls by the way side…… Continue reading Prepping a lunch…
Hi readers – Have you ever had one of those nights where the entire evening just gets away from you? Wow, that totally happened to me last night. I ran a couple of errands on my way home from work, sat out on the deck and talked with Mark about our days, and before I…… Continue reading Ratatouille via Pepin
Hi All- There is a new blog out there… and it is by one of my favorite food people! Yes, you probably just guessed it. Mark Bittman has a new blog. http://markbittman.runnersworld.com Check it out. But don’t stop reading mine 🙂 I cannot wait to start running again soon. I’ll be back later to talk…… Continue reading New Bittman Blog
The other day I made a great trade with my friend Anne. She would bring me some amazing tomatoes… from her Dad’s garden in Virginia. In return, I would make her some pesto! I brought the amazing tomatoes home with me today. I ate almost an entire one tonight! It was amazing. But first a…… Continue reading Tomatoes for Pesto…
Sugar and Spice 