Andrew and Chad take mixed martial arts classes together 2-3 nights a week. It’s pretty cute when I think about it, though I’m sure they’d be really annoyed with me for calling that cute. So on the nights that they have class I sort of feel like dinner has to be in a rush. They …
Sometimes my best cooking happens with no plan and barely any food in the house. Lots of days I just flat out avoid the grocery store. If I’ve said it once I’ve said it 1,000 times– my local grocery store leaves an awful lot to be desired. Which leaves me with exactly one option (Unless …
This is definitely a weekend project. Great for a rainy Saturday or a lazy Sunday. This meal had been living in my brain for WEEKS, ever since I read THIS post from SOLE Food Kitchen. Deanna had to go and rub it in my face again that she can go buy local, artisinal, delicious pastas. …
Last week, when it was supposed to be snowing but actually it was just dumping buckets of rain on my part of the world, I came up with this. This winter, while the weather has been so wholly unsatisfying, things like this butternut squash macaroni and cheese have totally kept me going. This is …
What had happened was… I had every intention of sharing something new and delicious with you today. I’ve made it several times. Worked out the kinks. Sampled the results. Recipe is in great working order. But in order for you to want to EAT the food and MAKE the food, which is basically the whole …
Some days I just need things to be easy. Okay, most days I need things to be easy. There are a few days that I feel up to a challenge like say, scrubbing my obnoxious bathroom floor tiles with this weird baking soda/lemon juice/dish soap paste because nothing else will make it look clean, because …
A Moral Dilemma. And, no, it has nothing to do with pesto. I think basil pesto is pretty uncontroversial. Anyway… if you drive, you’ve been on one side of this situation or the other… or both. You’ll be surprised to find that I’m actually not talking about the road rage that posesses my middle finger to have …
I like to play in the kitchen. Sometimes I’m inspired by magazine articles or blogs I read. On occasion it’s the weather. Other times it’s my mood. Colors and cravings definitely come into play. And then there are days I am inspired by necessity. There is the desire to use up all the leftovers. Sometimes …
Yesterday, while revealing my new blog about how Trailer Trashtastic my mobile home can be, I also made a promise of yummy pasta all cheesy bacon and eggy. It’s a promise I intend to keep, without even procrastinating! Well maybe I did sleep in a little, but whatever… it’s Saturday.
I would like to dedicate this post to my sister, Lindsey. She chases other people’s children around five days a week trying to inspire them to learn. I can barely make it through an evening of fraction homework with my own children (Dear Oldest Son Andrew, Thank you for being totally gifted at math and helping …