This holiday was super special for a couple of reasons. It was Michael and I’s first Christmas together in our home, the first time we would cook a holiday meal in the new kitchen (we are in love with it!), my mom was visiting in from Ohio to be with us, and Michael’s mom was…
Category: Vegetables
asian beef vegetable medley soup
Inspired by the local farmers market of my new home since September, we found some delight talking to the farmers about produce we weren’t familiar with. One of those was opo squash. It’s a bit chilly out so I challenged the idea of making an asian-themed soup with the opo, bok choy, scallions, beef, ginger…
what to do to not waste and enjoy your veggies- hot and sour crockpot soup
When I thought about this post it was inspired by a few things. First, I confess, I have a major issue of buying too much food. Think it’s the history of being in a family of 7 (5 kids)… I don’t know how to think to buy for less than a family of 4, so…
Holy fish! Caribbean cayenne mahi and lemon almond kale
A game play delay resulted in a dinner unexpected a few days later… Planning to cook on a Friday when last minute plan changes came up, resulted in prepping the fish and then letting it sit for a few days. Mahi was prepared with olive oil and topped with a blend of “magical” Caribbean spice…
Pistachio chicken warms the heart….dinner without a plan
I’m really behind on my blogging here, but I’ve been super busy. As I’m cooking I’m capturing photos, but not remembering a lot of the details but here’s what I can remember and it’s totally worth whatever I can remember because it was yummy! That phrase a picture is worth a thousand words is my…
Stuffed bell pepper trio with ground turkey, black rice, cilantro and bourbon
Yep that’s true. Whiskey in my stuffed peppers. Now being from the midwest, stuffed peppers is something I definitely recall growing up with. And it was considered a special dish, because, well, it took some time to make that dish happen. I’ve made stuffed peppers before and like to mix it up and try new…
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