To be honest I’m usually not a big fan of eggplant. Sometimes when I get it in restaurants thinking I want to try it again, it’s overly chewy and unpleasant. I haven’t worked with it at home because I don’t really know what to do with the darn thing! When we received one all wrapped up sitting nice and pretty in our Bountiful Basket pick-up I wondered … now what the heck am I going to make with this thing? I am very open to trying all kinds of different foods and actually found a recipe that suites eggplant very well. In fact, I think it has renewed my confidence in this purple beauty. (more…)
August 5, 2011
February 3, 2011
creamy mushroom and spinach lasagna
Hello Friends! How is your week going so far? I’m definitely not 100% quite yet, but boy I’m feeling better! I actually slept through the night without waking up once and made it to spin this morning after 2.5 weeks of blah. I kept it super moderate, and while my chest was a little tight, I felt ok. Hallelujah!!!!
It’s casserole time! These are great because they make a butt-load of food and are comforting, yet can also be packed with nutrition. We aren’t having the nasty snow storms and crazy weather like the east coast is having (yikes!) but it has been actually pretty chilly here for us weather wimps out in the west! 🙂 This is perfect for the chilly weather. (more…)
August 16, 2010
baby shower + weeds
Yes, that is a strange combination, but this weekend I was mostly busy prepping and planning for a friend’s baby shower, as well as catching up on season 5 of Weeds. Oh my gosh!! That show is ca-razy! Does anyone else watch it? We don’t have Showtime, but the season premiere is starting and I sure wish we did! I guess while we’re on the topic to tv shows, I’m also super excited about the start of ‘It’s Always Sunny’ in September. That show is pretty crazy funny too. Honestly, I don’t watch that much tv because it takes so much time and once I fall into our old, dilapidated couch I can’t seem to pry myself up. I’d rather not get stuck if I can help it, but every once in awhile it’s fun to get lost in a fictional story where the lives of the characters are much more crazy, twisted and down right funnier than mine. Read on, there’s lots of pasta salad and mini cupcakes to be made! (more…)
July 25, 2010
Buitoni Pasta Party
This weekend is already flying by! It always goes by way too fast, especially when you’re trying to balance work and play 🙂 How was your weekend? I had the wonderful opportunity to host a Buitoni Pasta Party for some of my friends Saturday evening, which included lots of good food, conversation and vino to wash it down. Join me for a tasty re-cap! (more…)
June 25, 2010
balsamic tempeh tortellini + a giveaway!
CSN Stores graciously offered to giveaway a $60 giftcard to my lovely readers to use at any of their online stores! They have a ton of home and kitchen goodies, from furniture, cooking gadgets, even neat lighting. I’d love to get some of their landscape lighting in our backyard that’s currently all rocks right now 🙂 Check out the giveaway details below! (more…)
June 14, 2010
simple sunday supper
After the culmination of the weekend was coming to a close, Chris and I decided to do something not so conventional for us on a Sunday evening . . . we cracked open a bottle of wine and rented a movie!! Usually we spend Sunday night getting things situated for the week and try to get to bed somewhat early so we’re not walking zombies on Monday. Because our weekend was pretty packed with bike rides, swim lessons, visiting with in-laws and friends, homework, and business brainstorming, I felt like taking it easy. (more…)
April 29, 2010
easy din dins
This week I’ve been resorting to fairly easy fix ‘er uppers for dinner, mostly because it seems like time is of the essence lately. Is there really ever enough time? Sometimes I have this crazy hope that someday we will be able to freeze time in its tracks, just for a few hours or so to get caught back up. I could see this being a major problem, but it’s always nice to dream!
The wind has greeted us yet again here in the desert, and when it does it really does! I think last night we had gusts up to 63 mph and I thought our townhouse was going to break away from the foundation and take us away like the Wizard of Oz. Well, we’re still here safe and sound, but it hasn’t left much by way of bike riding, especially in the afternoons when it really kicks up. (more…)
April 2, 2010
ahhh friday
Happy Good Friday! Nothing too stellar to report here, but boy I’m glad it’s Friday. With being out of town for the SCAN Symposium and going right back to work, it’s hard to catch back up. I’ll survive, but it will be nice to get some wash, errands and cleaning done this weekend hopefully 🙂
After work I finally got the chance to go grocery shopping, yessss! Chris was complaining there was nothing to eat and I was searching through the freezer and cupboards trying to scrounge up something for us the last few days. Pizza was definitely not on the menu as Chris ordered 2 giant pizzas that he ate off of the entire time I was gone! hehe ah men, they can’t live without us, eh? Nah, Chris is a pretty good cook, just working a lot and going to school 😉 (more…)
March 24, 2010
pizza, pasta and puddin’
Oh boy, where did we leave off last? . . . oh yeah that’s right birthday cake, pasta, cupcakes, nutella waffles and . . . oh my, and this post is continuing the streak of decadent eats. I’m not going to say they are much ‘healthier’ since I used 1% fat milk and reduced fat such and such, but I will say these recipes are pretty darn good! (more…)
February 23, 2010
stuffed flank steak
This is a great recipe for a special dinner and it’s actually pretty easy because I relied on the handy dandy crock-pot! I actually think this would be great during the holidays too because it’s Christmas-y colors 🙂 So lets get stuffin’ . . . (more…)
