Did you eat ramen growing up? I didn’t. I don’t know if my mom didn’t like it or what. The closest I remember to having it in the house was occasionally she had the cup o’ noodles ones for my dad to take to work for lunch. As an adult, I’ve grown in to eating …
It’s finally March which means it is National Nutrition Month. Double hooray because it also means we are closer to spring. The theme for National Nutrition Month this year is Eat Right Bite by Bite. That’s easy to say, but is it easy to practice? It takes a little thought and planning, but it can …
February is Black History Month. I think we are all aware of traditional Southern United States dishes that get mentioned this month. But it is interesting to look further into the roots of those dishes and the origins of African Americans. Most of us haven’t been to Africa or an African themed restaurant, with the …
Happy Hump Day! Wednesday at our house is breakfast for dinner night. I love this tradition for several reasons. First, I don’t have to think about it too much when I’m meal planning. It’s set. Second, most of the time we use staples I already buy or leftovers to supplement our meal here, so I …
This coming Saturday (January 25th) is Chinese New Year. I love celebrating holidays like this in even a small way with my family. Food is a great way to introduce our families to other cultures. It gives our children even a small insight into how people might live differently than us. They have different food, …
Last week, I talked about my 4 “F”‘s. Today’s recipe can highlight at least 3 of them. And it is National Soup Month, so soup/stew recipe seemed appropriate! Fresh – I use a ton of fresh vegetables here. I’ve made many variations on this recipe as well, based on what veggies I have on hand …
Summer is over, or at least it seems to be now that Labor Day has come and gone. However, my garden is just starting to come into it’s own with tomatoes and zucchini. Anyone else? I saw this trick of shredding zucchini in with cheese on smitten kitchen awhile ago. I loved it in the …
Today is a quick post about a quick, delicious lunch I discovered last week. I was looking at a fridge full of random leftovers and needed something new to eat. I gave this random idea a try, after some googling to make sure I wasn’t insane, and it was crazy good. And it got tons …
I’m back! Sorry for the two month hiatus. Between computer troubles and life being life, I haven’t been on here in awhile. I’ve got a bunch of great recipes and ideas I’m excited to share with you. And please be patient if things are different. Some recipes may not have nutrition information, since they aren’t …
I’m very excited to share a guest post from The Kitchen Professor today. Check out his awesome site here! It’s a great source of recipes, product reviews, and information about cast iron cookware. There are three main reasons that I like to make my own vegetable stock: 1. I never seem to have vegetable stock …
