I associate different feelings and moods with different seasons. In the Fall I feel an overall feeling of contentment and coziness. In the winter I mostly just feel cold. In the spring I feel hopeful and fresh. In the summer I feel energetic, excited, committed to eating better and exercising, and completely optimistic. I don’t…
veggies
Fried Green Tomatoes
We have a trillion tomatoes on our in our tiny little garden. They are all green. Every time one starts to turn red, the little chipmunk who lives under our air conditioning unit, takes a big bite out of the tomato. I decided to make use of some of those big fat green tomatoes that…
Toasty Chickpea Bacon Salad
I am moving to Ohio next week. From Idaho. That is 1,755 miles. Needless to say, I am trying to use up the stuff in my fridge and cupboard quickly because there is no way I am hauling all the food in my fridge on a four day road trip. So I thought to my…
Garden Veggie Pizza
I was kind of hoping to celebrate spring and make something fresh and colorful, but the weather had something different in mind. I still made something fresh and colorful, but I will have to postpone celebrating spring. Yup, it is snowing as I type. That’s Idaho for you. I guess I will have to wait…
Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes (Three Ways)
How do you like your sweet potatoes? If you are like me, you like them smothered in butter, brown sugar, and marshmallows. Now, sweet potatoes are full of nutrients, but you can hardly call them healthy smothered in sugar and butter. Save the sugar and butter for dessert. Here are three ways to prepare roasted…
Couscous with Carrots, Chickpeas, and Herbs
Lately my husband and I have been trying to become more healthy. We have been trying to eat more vegetables, less fatty foods, and I only make dessert for daring bakers once a month and for any other special occasions or parties. We also bought a Gazelle. It is a pretty low cost exercise contraption…
Enchilada Soup
I grew up in the frozen tundra of Sugar City, Idaho. It is COLD there. It is FREEZING! It wouldn’t be so bad, except that the wind is bitter and is almost always blowing. Even just a half hour away is so much warmer. The other day when I was visiting, it was one of…
Daring Cook’s January Challenge: Cassoulet
Our January 2011 Challenge comes from Jenni of The Gingered Whisk and Lisa from Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives. They have challenged the Daring Cooks to learn how to make a confit and use it within the traditional French dish of Cassoulet. They have chosen a traditional recipe from Anthony Bourdain and Michael Ruhlman….
Stuffed Mushrooms
So, right now I am at a high school speech and debate tournament as a judge. I judge at most tournaments that are near me, and each time I wonder why I am still judging. I am a very good speech judge, but I don’t know hardly anything about debate. I mean, I can usually…
Asparagus Soup
When I was in third grade, I was a member of a “detective’s club”. It consisted of my best friend Chantelle, a boy named Matt, and me. We didn’t really do anything, except wander around the playground and write information down about different things we noticed. “It looks like so and so has a crush…