I don’t know how to say this, but I am not a big fan of beef, and yet I’m sharing a recipe with beef. There are a few reasons for this, but the main one is that Kyle thought it was good, so I figured others (who like beef) would enjoy it as well. Another big one is that it’s a pretty economical recipe because you can usually get stew meat for pretty cheap (or you can do what I do and wait for Whole Foods’ One Day Sales (on Fridays) which frequently offer the… Read more >
I am SO FREAKIN excited that I finally figured out how to get my blog to show up IN FULL in readers. Probably the highlight of my month (exaggeration, obviously, but you’d be mortified to know how much time I spent trying to do techy computer crap to fix that). I also re-opened comments because I’m hoping the time off made all the spam crap go away. I haven’t gotten any in a really long time so fingers crossed. I still have to approve comments, which is annoying, but I really miss reader interaction so let’s… Read more >
This week’s plan starts off with last Sunday’s dinner. We had friends over to watch the second football game of the day (Pats vs Colts) and let the kids run amok. Kyle BBQed chicken and I made a simple Caesar salad as well as roasted veggies (carrots, sweet potatoes, and brussels) with white balsamic and pancetta. The chicken was marinated in olive oil, lemon juice (from our trees), plus rosemary and thyme (from our garden). I put thyme in the veggies too. For dessert we had chocolate chip cookies and fruit. Too bad the day was ruined… Read more >
I started this post yesterday but chose sleep over finishing it on the late night. And by “late night” I mean 8:30 pm. Now that I’m an oooooold 31 (edited to update: apparently I’m 32) year old I prioritize sleep like I never used to and I aim for > 8 hours as a minimum. Anyway, I finished the post this morning, so here’s a recap of our Friday. I wanted to nap SO badly today I was just plain exhausted. Thank goodness it’s the weekend soon. Although what a sad weekend it is without any football to watch…. Read more >
Here are the deets on those egg rolls I showed off last post… As my dad just pointed out to me (via email) this would be a great app to make for a super bowl party. He wants full credit for the idea now, so there you go. You can thank him next weekend when you watch the Seahawks lose. Baked pork egg rolls (based on the Nasoya recipe on the package) Ingredients: 1 package Nasoya egg rolls wraps (I had a few leftover but they freeze and rethaw beautifully) 1 lb ground pork 1… Read more >