Chocolate Chips, Granola Pecans and Baked Feta?? OH HAPPY DAY!!

C is in charge of weekend breakfasts.  THANK GOODNESS he is good at it – nay, he excels at breakfast.  He makes terrific omelets and even better buttermilk pancakes.  They’re so good that one of R’s favorite words is PANCAKE!  She … Continue reading

Why have I never known the Joy of cooking Black Beans in Sherry before??

A few months ago I was trolling the internet looking for ‘grown-up’ lunches that C could take with him.  Something beyond his standard peanut butter sandwich.  Even beyond peanut butter and nutella!  I came across a whole slew of options, … Continue reading

1 Blech and 2 Yums

This is the reporting of 2 Dinners and a Lunch, aka 1 Blech and 2 Yums. Two days ago C made dinner: Homemade Salmon burgers served with Parmesan & Garlic Tater Tots.  The Salmon Burgers were a fail…not sure why … Continue reading

What the heck is Pilaf anyway?

According to Google, a Pilaf is: A Middle Eastern or Indian dish of rice or wheat, with vegetables and spices, typically having added meat or fish.  Dictionary.comsaid its: a Middle Eastern dish consisting of sautéed, seasoned rice steamed in bouillon, sometimes with poultry, meat or shellfish.Well, that’s not what I made for lunch yesterday, regardless of … Continue reading

Garlic Pasta with Crunchy Beans and Homegrown Tomatoes and a Fab Bean Dip

I was hungry and C was still napping so I decided to make a Bean Dip. Easy Peasy. 2 Cans of beans + stuff = dip.  Yup.  It’s almost that easy. J would stop asking for more and started crying … Continue reading

I like to call it ‘Pasta Bake’ – aka using up leftovers

I decided to make a Pasta Bake.  That’s what *I* call Leftover Casserole.  You take all the odds and ends in the fridge, mix them together with half a dozen eggs, top with cheese and bake away. In today’s Pasta … Continue reading

How do I deal with a Hurricane? I cook.

Yup. I have to be away from C and the babies in order to work these few days.  This *SUCKS*. How am I dealing with the I’m-away-from-my-family feeling especially during a HURRICANE?? I’m cooking. C is holding down the fort with … Continue reading

Bean and Cheese Quesadillas for Lunchtime Joy

Bean and Cheese Quesadllias for Lunch? Easy toddler food? Happy husband food? *Clapping* I start by cutting up a medium sized onion, sautéing it in some olive oil, adding some cumin and oregano (about 1/4 t each), mixing in a … Continue reading

Awesome Sandwich. AWESOME.

For lunch today I made/invented a new awesome sandwich. We had some leftover Baguette from the BanhMi sandwiches I made for lunch yesterday. **C picked his pate off his sandwich, piling it on my plate with a yucky look on … Continue reading