Ryan loves stuffed peppers. He grew up with his Mom making the classic version with green peppers, rice and ground beef. When Traina Foods enlisted my help to create a series of recipes featuring their Sun Dried Tomato Ketchup, for some reason my brain went to Italian style stuffed peppers. Their ketchup is not like […]
The topic of being over-scheduled has come up a bunch of times over the past few days. It’s hard to miss in a culture of people on-the-go. I read a post about someone working to declutter their schedule and thought, “ahhh, so nice to not have that problem any more.” Oh wait. Two hours later I […]
I love Idina Menzel. I love Frozen. I love singing, “Let it GOOOOOOO, let it GOOOOOOO!!!” I love that song even more now because I really did follow Queen Elsa’s advice (if you somehow missed the whole Frozen phenomenon, watch this). I finally let it go. Granted, every day I fight the temptation to try […]
I have been working with Traina Foods on a series of recipes featuring their Sun Dried tomato ketchup. Yep, you’ve seen this stuff before in prior posts and will see a few more before the year is out. It has been a wonderful experience working with them, for one, because the product is amazing. However, […]
I am in the process of grooming my sous chef. It’s not child labor if he’s having fun, right? Well, okay, maybe he’s not ready to take on the caramel apple tarts I’m currently working on, but I can vouch for the fact that this little fella can make a mean peanut butter and raisin […]
This easy pho recipe requires a gigantic disclaimer. I’m calling it “Faux” Pho for a reason. I’m not Vietnamese, I didn’t grow up with Vietnamese food, and my experience in proper Vietnamese cuisine is limited. Pho (pronounced “fuh”) has seen a rise in general popularity. Though the best of the best places to get real […]
“TAH-BOO-LEE” I tell my 3-year-old. That’s how you say it. It’s what we’re using today in our stuffed mushrooms. As for how to spell it? Tabbouleh, Tabouleh, Tabouli, a google search yields a wide variety of options. But, it’s generally agreed that tabbouleh involves either bulgur or couscous. This recipe has neither, so really, it’s […]
Based on last Friday’s post, I was planning on writing about “Feeling God’s Love.” I was going to write about a book my therapist gave me that opened my mind up to the idea that we all connect with and feel God’s love in different ways. I wanted to tell you how What’s Your God Language? […]
In the midst of addiction, it was hard to answer the question, “Why am I such a mess? My life is good. I have it SO good. Good family, people who love me, a good job, a nice house, two healthy kids, a good marriage, money in the bank. Why am I having such a hard […]
It’s 3:35pm on Tuesday. I have been wound up all day. Actually, I was amped up last night, too. Laying in bed, asking Ryan, “why am I so tense?” He told me I would feel better if I got some exercise, to which I twisted my face and shot him that glare, silently demanding an answer […]
Need a good ol’ fashioned dance party? Turn up the speakers and queue the Night at the Roxbury guys. …and 90s dance break! Man, that’s a weird video! I have no clue how this one ended up in my head, but I have to call out Haddaway (ah, one hit wonders never cease) on the […]
We sat around my in-laws’ dinner table, sipping coffee and sampling my latest baking experiment. The discussion meandered around to the topic of marathoning. My father-in-law, a talented poet, dug out some limericks, penned after several notable races, including his first half-marathon. He comedically recounted the experiences that anyone who has run races knows. Feeling […]
