Every year, about this time, I *think* about the idea of doing NaNoWriMo- the month where you take the time to write something every single day. But the month comes and goes, and nary an idea comes to mind. But NaBloPoMo? That I could do. It’s been far too long. […]
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Bridge Soup
We have officially arrived at the wonky weather time of year. One day it’s cold, one day it’s borderline hot, and overall the mornings are much cooler than the evenings. As one who tends to plan my daily menu in the morning, that can mean a challenge for me. Too […]
How Many Shopping Days Until Christmas?
Hello my dear internet friends! Has this been the craziest week for me or what! I’m sure I will work my adventures into a blog post or two in the future, but for now, as we get ready to hide away for the coming holiday weekend, I wanted to share […]
Easy And Spectacular Ratatouille
As the garden has been trickling in, I’ve found myself craving particular dishes made from that garden produce. In particular this week, I just had a HUGE hankering for a great bowl of Ratatouille. I was missing the eggplant though. This year I didn’t grow any eggplant, and while I’ve […]
Zebra Cake
We had a birthday or two in the house this past weekend. My beautiful little girl is not so little it seems, as she celebrated her 11th birthday this past Saturday. Eleven already! She is turning into such a dynamic young lady, and she has also been showing, for some […]
A Love Affair With Pepper Jelly
In the not so distant past, whenever I would hear the words “pepper” and “jelly” in a sentence, my tongue would curl. I would shudder internally as I thought about that crazy combination- it just didn’t work in my mind. And then last winter, a friend came over for a […]
Flavor Explosion!
Last night was the first time in over two weeks that we were actually able to sit down as a family and enjoy dinner. We celebrated the moment by grilling up some lamb blade steaks that I’ve had hiding in the freezer just waiting for a special occasion. Oh, they […]
Nourishment
It’s been a season of salads and sandwiches for us. Mostly because both things are really easy to throw together- but they’ve also become monotonous and dull. We’ve broken things up with a pasta dish here and there, but mostly, it’s been a salad, sandwich, pizza, pasta parade over and […]
Playing With Kale
I have these big beautiful Red Russian Kale plants growing in my vegetable garden. This is my first time growing it- my previous attempts at growing kale was Dinosaur (or Lacinato) Kale. This year, the rabbits ate my Dinosaur Kale, and while I’m waiting for the replanted kale to grow, […]
Meal Kits For Camping
It feels like 104ºF outside right now. It’s been hot all week, and as you can imagine, there isn’t much cooking going on. We’ve been existing on salad and melon all week. Fortunately, one of the local grocery stores is having a huge sale on melons, so Sunday I went […]
Dorito VS Cherry
Andy and I have finally taken the time this last week to sit down and watch this year’s episodes of Jamie’s Food Revolution. I was really disappointed that it was only six episodes long. You know, I consider myself food savvy and knowledgeable about what is good versus bad, but […]
Amazing Homemade Flour Tortillas
I have been wanting to get on the homemade tortilla bandwagon for a very long time. I’ve tried so many recipes over the years, and while I thought each one was good in its own way, none of the recipes I tried really recreated the tortilla I was looking for. […]