It’s hard being the consummate hostess because inevitably a lot of meal prep and clean up ensues. While I have built up the confidence to cook for people and I do enjoy feeding my family and friends, it’s so refreshing when a house guest comes to visit and requests to cook a yummy dish. What’s better than that? I have family visiting me this weekend and I carefully planned out each meal, primarily because I didn’t want to spend any time running out to the grocery store. I stocked up ahead of time and did a little prep/marinade work … [Read more...]
Cinnamon Yogurt Fruit Dip
August 8, 2012 By 4 Comments
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...]
