I’m learning fruit can really bump up the fun factor when it comes to sandwiches. First, I used cherries in a Christmas Inspired Panini and then moved to pears for a fun turkey sandwich. Today I experimented with a beautiful ripe plum. It added a fun sweet texture to an otherwise boring turkey sandwich.
I’ve been trying to post this for days! Weeks, actually!
The first time I made this it was simply to use up some Portobello Mushrooms I had in the fridge. Little did I know BOTH husband and child would go gaga over it.
Of course Little Guy didn’t eat the mushrooms themselves, but he loved the chicken and devoured the noodles/rice that were smothered in the gravy. Read the rest of this post
Did I ever tell you my oatmeal story? I hated it until about 6 years ago. Well, hated is a pretty strong word, “avoided” may be better.
Oatmeal just never appealed to me. Who wants a big bowl of mush for breakfast? At least that’s what I thought until I made it for the Little Guy when he started solids.
Cindy sent me this idea and I took it and ran! It just sounded SO good!
Experimenting 3 times, I’ve finally settled on this combination of ingredients and technique. The result is a tasty, meaty, light burger!
I’ve been OBSESSED with cheese lately, craving it something fierce.
Now, you may be thinking… what’s the big deal? Just eat some cheese. But I’m here to tell you, I have a cheese problem.
Once I start, I can’t stop.
Don’t laugh.
I’m SERIOUS! Read the rest of this post
This is an awesome, simple summer dish!
Honestly, I can’t believe how tasty it was. Reminds me of something you’d get on vacation and then wonder why you couldn’t make fun stuff like it at home. Well apparently you can! All you need is some watermelon and jicama!
I TRIED to do an old fashioned Produce Pick video, but with a grumpy baby and a 6 year old, I was very distracted. SO let me tell you about Jicama before you see our train wreck of a video. Read the rest of this post
I bought a package of Portobello in hopes that it would inspire me. I’ve been falling into a cooking rut lately. Managing a household with an infant, a 1st grader, and a man child is wearing me down to say the least.
Tonight I sought some refuge in the kitchen.
Correction… on the grill.
I made the boys burgers and had fun with my Portobello mushroom. The only thing I did wrong… Read the rest of this post
Yesterday was my first day home since traveling to San Diego for the BlogHer conference. My body was craving good healthy food something fierce! So I started my day with a nice omelet and then made this quick tuna salad, partially because a few grape tomatoes and The Laughing Cow Cheese was all I had on hand. Then, once I caught a glimpse of my basil plant on the deck, the idea hit me.
Why not put all the fun flavors of mozzarella caprese in a quick tuna salad? Read the rest of this post
There are actually 2 ideas here, each can be done alone, of course, but I wanted to share how I used a bit of Mom’s garden surplus.
First up… Fresh from the garden tomato sauce!
This is the first time I’ve made my own homemade sauce from tomatoes, and I couldn’t have been happier with the results.
If you didn’t know, I was recently crowned Zucchini Queen. ;)
Mom went away for a few weeks only to return to monstrous sized zucchini in her garden. I volunteered to take a few off her hands (along with some tomatoes and anything else she was willing to part with.) I have been falling short in the home garden department this year. Read the rest of this post
