Being a type-A former event planner I made her finalize her decision in August so I’d have 2 months to plan. Once she made her choice I was off to the internet for ideas. There are SO MANY ideas! It was hard to narrow it down. This post will be mostly about the decorations and...
I also determined to use my instapot to steam it in. I had never done that before. My mother would steam hers in a small tin, wrapped in foil and inserted into a huge pot with water at the bottom, and set on low for three hours or all day or all night depending on what tweek ...
This veggie-dense salad is a great way to pack more veggies into your diet. Cauliflower, snap peas and tomatoes are tossed in a walnut dressing and... Cauliflower Coconut Rice with Mango & Pineapple Cauliflower coconut rice is a great way to enjoy all of the tropical flavors of coconut ric...
I am trying to cook based on what I have at home, adding fresh veggies and all of that. Unlike most people I am not trying to shop what I already have to save money to pay off those pesky holiday bills. I am doing it because we have more than we need and I need to start clear...
Meal prep: cut up veggies and fruits ready to go. And made a pork loin in crockpot as well as spaghetti squash ready to go. Jan 4 Day 2: Breakfast: Kicked off the AM with some of the pulled pork and spinach scrambled and two over-medium eggs on top. Trying to chug some water wh...
You cut up veggies of some sort, put them in a jar, cover with water, then add 2% salt by weight of the veggie and water. You can do sauerkraut and fermented hot sauces amongst other things. My first attempt was with hot sauce. I owe most of my inspiration here from Ethan Ch...
When I was three, I took a package of cold hot dogs out of the fridge. I am not sure where my mother was, but my father was at work. I ate some hot dog (maybe all of one, maybe more, I don’t recall). I then hid the package under the cabinet in a pot. My memory of th...
For some time now, I have wanted to grow my own herbs and veggies. While I have a successful pot of herbs or two, I have not been able to figure out how to fit a little garden into my small and mostly shady back yard. The sunniest place in my yard is my back fence. I ...
This Bananas Foster inspired panna cotta begins with a rum-infused coconut panna cotta, a flan-like layer of caramel and is topped with bananas sautéed in butter and brown sugar. Barbecue meatloaf and potatoes My sister's stealth recipe to get more veggies in her kids' diet, she buries spi...