Oh, you say it’s been a while since I’ve written? Well, work has been busy. Really busy. And life has been relatively full, too. And we’re going to have a baby in November. Yay! Now I’m thinking about food for two, or something like that. I probably already liked food enough for two people, so…
Highs and Lows: Chocolate Nutella Strawberry Cake, Dishes, and Dogs
You know that chocolate nutella strawberry cake I was mooning over? Yeah, this one from The Pioneer Woman’s blog: It was in fact made for my birthday week, and it lived up to expectations. Because it was going to travel, we made one layer at a time and consumed it at two different times. It…
Fried Green Tomato BLT (a.k.a. Summer Love)
Sadly for me, there’s still no spare time in my life to write. Happily for me, there’s still time in my life to cook. Yay! Sometime last week, we tried a new-to-us recipe for Fried Green Tomato BLT sandwiches. Or actually, Scott tried the recipe while I was at work. And it was a hit. …
Two Weeks in Four Thousand Words (or Four Pictures)
There has been mucho mucho kale in our lives lately. Just not a lot of time to blog. Alas. Something I didn’t know about kale until a few weeks ago? Kale has really sweet yellow flowers when it’s on its way out for the season. We’ve been eating salads and enjoying yellow flowers galore.There has…
Ode to the Can Opener
Oh, OXO. You make such a lovely can opener. ‘Tis a thing of beauty. Because, as advertised, it opens a can. No muss, no fuss, just food and fingers intact. Why the big deal about the can opener? Well, we had a lousy can opener for the last few years. It was the 99-cent special…
Beef with Veggies–Plenty o’ Options
This week has been a week of trying new versions of things we already love. First there was ravioli. Then last night, there was The Pioneer Woman’s Beef with Broccoli. Yum! The “original” that I fell in love with was beef with snow peas. It’s a good thing. It takes less than 20 minutes from…
A Tale of Two Ravioli Recipes
We made a new-to-us ravioli recipe last night–Giada’s Ravioli Caprese. We’re partial to all things Capri-related, especially if basil is involved. So what were the winning points of this recipe? Well, the flavor was awesome. Always an important feature for a recipe. The inside was surprisingly filling, thanks mostly to the chicken and partly to…
Small, but valuable. 