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The weekly menu

On Saturday we had our classic summer salad.  Cantaloupe, butter lettuce, avocado, and Brianna’s poppyseed dressing. Kyle had grilled chicken the night before, so I planned for him to cook an extra breast.  Once we were done eating, I shredded it so it would be ready for the next day (Saturday).  I’m glad I did all that in advance too, because I was with my mom and sisters for the day (wedding dress shopping!!) so I didn’t get back to Davis until dinnertime.  Great to have everything ready to go. Here’s the previous night’s meal. As… Read more >

A day with Thomas

A few weekends ago, Kyle and I got my parents to watch V so we could take P to Santa Cruz for a special day. The entire bed to himself and he curls up in the corner like that…ha!  So sweet.  FYI that’s a blow up mattress he is now sleeping in at my parents’ house. We didn’t tell him where we were going, but we did tell him we had fun plans.  And because he randomly slept in super late, we had to basically shovel food down his throat in 30 minutes before hitting the road.  And while… Read more >

Nasoya noodle bowl

Mom, this is for you. Because you told me to write it down quickly before I forgot it.  Man, I am terrible at keeping track of stuff when I cook. I’m basically 6 months behind on blogging and we are nearly vegetarians again…save for a few dinners a week…and yet, I can’t even find the time to share my photos because, life. Can you believe this dinner came together during nap time? That’s when everything has to come together.  I think I need to write a cookbook that is made up of all recipes that can… Read more >

Strawberry chocolate chip bread

My latest flavor obsession is strawberries and chocolate.  I owe it to Crepeville because they always seem to have that muffin when we go there for brunch (which is twice a year, but still…I have gotten it both times!). The rest of the family freaks out over berries and I think we have spent 50% of our food budget on summer produce.  WF has been killing it with the sales, too, so the house is basically one big fruit-fest…usually I keep a few fresh fruits on hand in addition to the standard apple and banana… Read more >

Cashew white bean dessert bites

I was aiming for “cookies” with this recipe (and it’s what I’m calling them here in the hippie household) but for the purposes of the rest of the internet reading world, I don’t want to mislead…these are soft chewy sweet bites, but they aren’t really cookies. They have that stick to your mouth nut butter texture.  It’s a drink with milk situation.  I made them for myself because I was turning to crappy things in that afternoon lull, but P and V have swooped on them big time (what else is new?). Cashew white bean… Read more >