Yesterday I was dreaming about a salad. Not just any salad, but a chickpea filled, cucumber, and red onion salad with a fun, tangy dressing. Unfortunately, I had no cucumber or red onion. Well, that's a lie. I had a half of cucumber but it was a mushy mess and [...]

I feel like I've been in a kitchen slump lately. I'm just not motivated at the moment to whip up meals for the family or even little things for myself. I think balancing the tastes and whims of a picky husband, a 6 year old, the baby (who now eats what [...]

It's the day after Thanksgiving and my refrigerator ROCKS! I have leftover turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, roasted Brussels Sprouts, a bunch of veggies and tons of miscellaneous fun stuff. I've already made stock from the bones (like this) and my first batch of soup, Classic Turkey Noodle. I hope to share [...]

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 [...]

I forget how much I love cabbage! For some reason it's not one of my go to produce items. I'm trying to change and picked up a head of red cabbage this weekend. I was planning on grilling a wedge with dinner the other night but after running out of gas I settled on this [...]

I think I was getting slightly too adventurous in the "green" smoothie department. Not for me but for Little Guy. He's been less interested in them and I didn't want to lose this fun, way way to get "the good stuff" into him. So I took a step back and made a simple, sweeter, less [...]

Something disappointing yet glorious happens when you defrost frozen berries. Disappointing becuase once frozen you can never get that plump fresh fruit texture back. It's gone forever. However, it's glorious becuase you get something completely different yet tasty in it's own right. I'm sure not everyone will agree but I kind of like the fruit [...]

I told you. Once we made our first Green Smoothie there would be others. This one was inspired by Mo in the comments. We actually recorded this on Friday but I had a TON of technical difficulty with the video. You'll have to excuse the abrupt stop at the end. It was all I could [...]

I did it! I FINALLY tried the green smoothie rage that seems to be sweeping the blogosphere. Many have suggested it to me in the past. So many I can't even list them all but it was Wendy's recent comment on my Orange Creamsicle Smoothie idea that finally called me into action. Roni-have [...]

I wanted, I NEEDED, to start my day with a refreshing breakfast after my weekend of cookies, chocolate and potatoes. Yup.. that was pretty much all I ate for the last 3 days and boy am I feeling it! So this morning's simple breakfast was just a way for me to start the day off [...]

I've never been a tuna salad person. I think we established that on my Garden Tuna Salad with Feta Post. But being home for lunch has me wanting to get creative and I always seem to have cans of tuna in the pantry. Nor sure why. Pair that with a crap load of veggies from [...]

It's Christmas Eve! YAY! I actually made this up yesterday, snapped the most awesome shots of the little guy eating it and then accidently deleted them off the camera. :( So I decided to make it again this morning. It came out even better when I discovered dipping graham crackers in it was a little [...]

I had one of those days today. You know the kind that start with a flat tire and end at a fast food restaurant. ugh. By the end of the day I wanted something. Something refreshing. Something tasty. Something I would feel good about eating after having just a wee too much chocolate shake after [...]

This is what i missed these last few months. Having a stocked kitchen (semi at least) and just whipping something up. I love trying new things. It's such a fun challenging outlet for me. I mean I gotta eat.. why not have fun with it. Right? Since I'll eat just about anything the challenge comes when [...]

I NEEDED to cook this morning. It was like therapy. I'm so sorry for my absence. I've been dealing with quite a bit of personal stuff. But let's not talk about that... I want to tell you about my experimental muffins that I turned into "upside down cakes" because they didn't rise. ;) Here's the [...]

Long day today. I snuck in a yoga class before coming home from work and let the husband and child fend for themselves. Translation: fast food. :) For me, I pulled out a chicken breast this morning so it would be defrosted when I got home from work. I had no idea what I [...]

I've been wanting to experiment with a blueberry muffin for FOREVER! I'm not sure this one is complete quite yet. I may tweak it slightly but I'm satisfied with the results and so was the toddler. He ate two! Even the husband took a bite and said they were good. Although he'd never eat [...]

I firmly believe the more flavor and spice a meal has the more satisfying it is. My favorite part of the pantry is the spice cabinet. I may not have the fanciest most expensive spices money can buy but the 99 cent version sure do the job. Over the years I've collected quite an array [...]

I love being a blogger. People just send you great ideas! This one came from Krista S. She sent a muffin recipe she found online and adapated. I, of course, changed it slightly to use what I had on hand and make the toddler happy. He declared "I don't like raisins in my [...]

I will not dare say I know the difference between a bread, a cake, a muffin, or even a pie for that matter. All I do know is sometimes I crave a "baked good". At least I did today. When I was little, my grandmother would make this yummy banana bread/cake (whatever) in a [...]

It's the first weekend of the New Year and I wanted to make something fun and light in the kitchen. :) I love getting healthy stuff in the toddler most mornings and what can be more fun then chocolate pancakes! Actually, I can't lie. I was the one who wanted them. When I asked he [...]

Yesterday I was looking for a quick, tasty breakfast and smoothies always hits the spot for me. Normally I go straight to the frozen fruit but this time I went for something a bit more seasonal. PUMPKIN! Way back when I did a produce pick for fresh pumpkin but for the most part I stick [...]

I was on a mission to use the leftover turkey in some ingenious ways this year. Something fun and different but light, especially after the amount of calories I've consumed over the last 2 days! Yikes! So this morning I whipped this up and oh... my... word... SO GOOD! My mom is still [...]

I just finished this and I'm in HEAVEN! It cold, creamy and chocolaty, my favorite combination. I have to thank my friend Laura who suggest I freeze my brown bananas. Normally I use them for pancakes or muffins but freezing them never occurred to me. So I peeled one, wrapped it in plastic wrap [...]

Armed with an industrial sized bag of broccoli florets from my local whole sale club and tired of steamed broccoli I present Chilled Broccoli Salad! The idea is inspired by the buffet style broccoli salads you may see at a party or event. Except I skipped the mayo, limited the cheese and bacon, replaced the sugar [...]