This is what dinner looks like when you are trying to clean out the freezer… I legitimately have no idea when I originally made this (lentil soup) but I had a big mason jar of it in freezer and decided it was time. I’ve been making an effort to clean out the excessive fridge/freezer stashes I have – odds and ends of jars of various sauces and stuff.  You haven’t seen much of it on the blog because I have been feeding it to the kids and packing it in Kyle’s lunches.  As much as… Read more >

I’ve been MIA!  Things have been chaos ever since the fire in Paradise began.  Kyle was actually en route to Chico on the day it started and turned around because his friends (who he was visiting) were all being forced to evacuate.  Eek.  Guys, it’s so bad.  These fires are taking over our state and it’s heart breaking.  The smoke made it’s way to us in Davis lickety split thanks to the insane winds last week (and pretty much the rest of the entire Bay Area) so we haven’t left the house much and the… Read more >

I finally got around to making a jar of freezer jam with these pineapple guava fruits. They are such a confusing taste for my tongue to process.  It’s kiiiiinda like the texture of apple, but with a kiwi-ish tartness and acidic sweetness.  That sounds so weird right?  It’s hard to describe!  Definitely a tropical thing that I’m not used to.  I made a big pot and whatever didn’t fit into the jar, I used in oatmeal for breakfast.  Which tasted similar to when I make oatmeal with applesauce.  I didn’t use any additional sweetener in… Read more >