Our AC unit went out the other day and we had to spend two, yes two, full days without air conditioning! *GASP* One of those days was a highly unusual mid-week day off. So, I was home in that mess and it was as hot as balls up in here! I decided that I needed…
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Weeknight Shrimp Over Rice
This is no culinary masterpiece, but who has time to be Picasso mid-week? This simple dish was satisfying, healthy and easy. Perfect for a weeknight meal where the rigors of homework, chores and the school night HooHah are the priority. There is no excuse not to eat real food, when in 20 minutes you can…
Fat Tuesday: Caramel Corn Butter Cake
Yep! You read that right, I said Caramel Corn Butter Cake! I can’t think of a more delicious sounding sentence, can you? We had a work event and I wanted to bring something especially decadent… This fit the bill. The buttery flavor of the bundt cake, the caramel topping, combined with the caramel corn was…
Mindful Monday: Spicy Cabbage Peanut Salad
This Asian inspired salad is a crunchy mouth party! The Rock Star LOVES Thai food. We were having some friends over and I decided to do some Thai flavors. One of the side dishes was this salad. Crunchy red cabbage and chopped snow peas are the star of the show but they get set off…
Rosemary Olive Dutch Oven Bread
I used to make bread with my Grandma. I mentioned before that this grandma wasn’t the greatest cook. That truth also applied to her homemade bread. It always had a strange grainy texture and an odd after taste. It was SO good, though! I was with her and she was making it for me. Slathered…
Rosemary Pomegranate Prosecco
Sometimes you have stay up late to help your child with a school project that he suddenly realized was due! I mean, it’s not his fault, right? Ummmm… yeah. So, my TGIF cocktail didn’t happen yesterday, but that’s ok! We are going to have a sensational Saturday drank instead 🙂 My pomegranate tree is poppin’…
Salted Caramel: Science!
This is just a quickie post. I used to be afraid to make anything that required science… Until I realized that all cooking IS science! Thanks to my boyfriend, Alton Brown (don’t tell The Rock Star) I have learned to embrace it. This caramel requires a candy thermometer. They are cheap and easy to find,…
Pasta Carbonara Salad
I got a craving for Spaghetti Carbonara but wanted to maintain my commitment to healthy meals. The compromise I came up with is this kind of pasta-salad hybrid. The Rock Star and I thoroughly enjoyed it and even though my crumb snatchers complained about me “ruining it” with the arugula, I think they liked it…
Confessions of a Former Drama Queen
Former? Former, you say? Right… Former. Here’s the deal, drama is going to happen. There will be disagreements at work, with your spouse, that idiot who cut you off in traffic. Drama has a full spectrum it can be gone in a second or it can consume you for months. Depending on your personality, you…
Fat Tuesday: Grilled Cheese for Grownups
When I was a kid, my family took a yearly vacation together. We would rent a big house either on Lake Tahoe, Donner Lake or the Truckee River and we’d all hang for a week. I didn’t realize until I was older how lucky I was. I just thought everyone did that. Turns out, they…
Mindful Monday: Spicy Peanut Dip
Snacking is part of a healthy diet. It is said that eating small amounts throughout the day helps boost metabolism, stay off hunger and deters from binge eating. We all hit that 3 o’clock slump. You know the one, it sends you to the vending machine for some crap that you have to feel bad…
Super Simple Cayenne Caramel Corn
One of my grandmas was not amazing in the kitchen. I didn’t realize that until I was an adult. I LOVED her food, mostly because when I was there it was prepared with me in mind, specifically. When I was with her, I felt very secure and very loved. I could be silly and could…
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