What a whirlwind trip this weekend was!   Guess what!! I was in Newport Beach showering my sister AND FUTURE NIECE with x’s and o’s.   My sister is pregnant with a girl and we are all over the moon excited about it.  <3 We started the drive down to my g-ma’s on Friday after I wrapped up my am commitments and Kyle could get off work early. My mom was waiting with my FAVE salad from Whole Foods… I remade it and posted my version here.   Guys I haven’t had it in sooo long because I… Read more >

Here’s a quick and easy salad for a week night.  You can add meat to make it more hearty, and the nuts and cheeses are totally interchangeable. First, make this dressing.  The more time it has to hang out, the more time the flavors get comfy cozy with one another.  I’m a big fan of Kite Hill’s plain yogurt for so many different uses.  Honestly, I like to eat it straight up (which is NOT the case with other plain yogurts), but it’s sooo good in recipes that would usually call for something dairy with… Read more >

It’s spaghetti squash season! I roasted this while Kyle was out of town so I had two noodle-y dinners all to myself. Ok, not ALL to myself, the kids wanted in, too.  But I supplemented their portions with whole wheat spaghetti. I was inspired by this recipe for creamy tahini spaghetti squash by a new to me site, the roasted root.  My dinner was actually nothing like her recipe but I bookmarked it make sometime.  In the meantime, I made my own thing that was so good, I have to share. To top the noodles, I… Read more >