Aug 04
Simplicity
Sweet Potatoes Olive Oil Rosemary Salt & Pepper 350 Degree Oven 20-30 Minutes Put them all together and the result is... yummy. (read full article)
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Jul 31
My Ice Cream Strategy...
I am a full-on emotional eater and I am not ashamed to admit it. Oprah would be so disappointed. I think there are lots of emotional eaters otherwise the diet industry wouldn't be a billion dollar one. If there were no emotional eaters who would bu (read full article)
Jul 22
Back in the Saddle, Again...
My long hiatus from cooking led to some serious cravings for home-cooked comfort food and what is more comforting than lasagna? The thought of pasta, a rich sauce and oozy ricotta and mozzarella cheese all baked together was enough motivation for me (read full article)
Jul 11
About Those Lemons...
One thing you can always count on is that, inevitably, life will hand you some lemons. I was handed a few several months ago and because of them I lost all interest in cooking and updating this blog. This blog, which had been my passionate hobby fo (read full article)
Apr 01
Shrimp Pasta with Spinach and Pine Nuts
Some might find cooking for one depressing, sad, and, overall, difficult, but I find the experience the exact opposite. I think it's liberating, inspiring and very easy-- much easier than cooking for two or more people. I recently made dinner for jus (read full article)
Mar 27
Basic Coleslaw
The CSA I belong to must have really wanted it's members to make coleslaw, otherwise why did they load up the most recent box with all the necessary veggies? Firs,t a giant head of regular cabbage... Next, a smaller head of purple cabbage... Some c (read full article)
Mar 23
One Week-- A Recap
Not much of the time I spent away from the blog is worth writing about except for the week I spent in Mexico. Did I mention I took a week-long Mexican Cruise recently? So before I jump back into the regularly scheduled food programming I wanted to (read full article)
Mar 20
And I'm Back...
I committed a cardinal sin of blogging... I up and took a significant break without telling a soul. No 'heads-up' post that I would be stepping back for a bit. No tweet, or Facebook update to let everyone know that sometimes a girl just needs a break (read full article)
Feb 16
Mangoes
I recently spent a few days in a mind-numbingly boring training at work-- you know, the kind that make you want to jump out of your skin and/or run from the room screaming. I'm not kidding-- it was that boring. At one point the presenter's voice star (read full article)
Feb 10
Tomatillo & Tomato Salsa
The original plan, when I set out to make salsa, was to make a salsa verde-- tomatoes were not included on the guest list. However, as it often is in my world, my best laid plans were not to be when it was all said and done. It all started out rig (read full article)
Feb 07
Happy Super Bowl Sunday!
We are off to a Super Bowl party where there will be lots of good friends and good food-- What am I bringing? Baked chicken wings coated with some Asian-style BBQ sauce. Some for me... ...and some to share... (read full article)
Feb 03
Lemony Orzo Pasta Salad
It's becoming a trend, this whole "take my lunch to work"thing... Are you getting tired of hearing about it? I hope not because I really want to tell you about this orzo salad. I made a batch on Sunday and packaged it all up in individual s (read full article)
Jan 31
Onion, Bacon & Roasted Garlic Dip
Put this one on your list of "must serve" for Super Bowl Sunday-- you won't regret it, I promise. I mean, who can refuse the match-made-in-heaven combo of caramelized onions, smoky bacon and roasted garlic? There are a few steps that are (read full article)
Jan 29
Asian-Style BBQ Sauce
Just like knowing a few good self-defense moves, it's a good idea to have a few good BBQ sauce recipes up your sleeve in case you need to bake up some wings for the random sports gathering or grill some chicken for a back yard get together. Alo (read full article)
Jan 27
Chicken Wrap with Cranberries, Walnuts & Poppy Seed Dressing
Another simple lunch idea that has helped me keep my New Year's resolution to tote my little lunch bag to work every day. Taking my lunch has been surprisingly easy to do-- especially when I have something like this wrap to look forward to at noo (read full article)
Jan 25
Our Winter Garden
Since posting about the kale last week I've gotten a few questions about our winter garden, so I thought I would take the opportunity to share some insider information about our garden. Ah, the kale... so tasty in soup. As I've mentioned befo (read full article)
Jan 23
Creamy, Cheesy Baked Ravioli
Just when I thought I was going all healthy on myself, after making this and that earlier in the week, the weather took a turn and brought us a dusting of snow and chilly temperatures. You know it's cold when it looks all blue outside. When it (read full article)
Jan 22
Chicken Sausage & Veggie Pasta Toss
A common thread among a lot of easy weeknight dinners is that they usually have four main components: pasta, meat, veggies and sauce. Using those four main components and switching up the ingredients leads to an endless list of dinner possibilitie (read full article)
Jan 20
Hearty Veggie Soup with White Beans and Kale
One of my New Year's resolutions is to take my lunch to work most days of the week. This commitment requires a bit of planning so I decided this past weekend to make a hearty soup and freeze it in individual servings so it would be easy to pack it an (read full article)
Jan 17
Fried Egg Sandwich
Simple ideas are sometimes the best, which is the case for fried egg sandwiches. It all starts with the thought "I would like a fried egg, but that alone is not enough." Some toasted bread might go well... And maybe some mayo tha (read full article)
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