Today is my birthday. But, my birthdays will never be the same. Mom’s phone call used to be the first one I’d receive every year on my birthday. I miss her cheerful raspy voice on the other end of the line telling me how much she loves me and how proud she is of me and how she can’t believe I’m growing up. I miss that comforting feeling knowing she was there, no matter what. So I guess birthdays for me are bittersweet. I’m happy to be alive and healthy and raising a family but, I’m always reminded of that huge void in my … [Read more...]
Tomato and Almond Pesto Sauce
August 6, 2012 By 6 Comments
My garden is VIBRANT right now and my basil plants are leading the charge. There’s no better feeling than to be able to pick veggies and herbs fresh from your garden and then to use them in a recipe. And, thank god I wised up and learned that making homemade pesto is actually easy and a lot cheaper than any store-bought variety. I now make about one full Ball jar of pesto a week to keep up with the rapidly growing basil plant. These jars line my freezer shelves like trophies. We’ve been enjoying pesto on everything from scrambled eggs to … [Read more...]
Almond and White Grape Gazpacho
August 5, 2012 By 1 Comment
It's Seriously Soupy Sunday, featuring one of my favorite bloggers Serena, who authors a blog called Seriously Soupy. Serena started Seriously Soupy as a creative outlet for herself after her first daughter was born, which combined her passion for cooking with an interest in learning more about soups and soup making. Since it started she has given soup tours and taught soup classes and has a catologue of over 100 soups on the site! You can join Serena on her Soupy journey at SeriouslySoupy.com and twice a month you can find her here, at My … [Read more...]
Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Cream Sauce
August 1, 2012 By 1 Comment
My kids seem to enjoy any meal that contains a fixins bar. The opportunity to custom create their own dish from scratch is very empowering to them. In the fall and winter, we’ve use heavier meat fillers like chilli or beef. For spring and summer, we’ve been experimenting with fish. Surprisingly, my fish tacos were a huge hit. That success gave me just the right amount of confidence to not only try shrimp tacos but, to spice them up with some avocado cream in lieu of tomato salsa. It’s hard to believe only one year ago I had never handled … [Read more...]
