May 17, 2016

Beef and Mushroom Pasta

Beef and Mushroom Pasta
Since I had no idea what I was going to be having for lunch with my Mom yesterday, I played it safe and had a five point breakfast.  I made up a bunch of waffles and took one from the freezer and popped it in the toaster – it takes a couple times to thaw and cook it from the freezer, but it tastes as...
May 17, 2016

Spicy Thai Red Curry Beef

Spicy Thai Red Curry Beef
I guess one of the best things about writing a blog post as often as I do, is that my Mom and my PIL are always apprised as to what I am up to.  I don’t talk to them nearly as often on the phone because they can just read the blog and see what I am up to.  When I wrote on Friday that...
May 16, 2016

Skinny Mac N Cheese

Skinny Mac N Cheese
I am happy to say I made it a whole week without going to the grocery store – well, except for coffee creamer, but that’s not too bad!  I relied on my pantry/fridge/freezer and it just goes to show that if you think outside the box you can always come up with good eats with what you have on hand.  It’s just that sometimes, dishes...
May 13, 2016

Spicy Mustard Slaw

Spicy Mustard Slaw
I love opening the fridge and seeing leftover steak because that means beef for breakfast! Jacob was home for breakfast yesterday and I asked him if he wanted a breakfast sammie too – he never says no if I offer to make him food.  He ate his breakfast and said “you are the only person I know who just won’t eat a bowl of cereal...
May 12, 2016

Hanging with Hannah

Hanging with Hannah
When Hannah was in high school, we started “hanging with Hannah” and each of us wouldn’t schedule anything for Wednesday nights so we could spend it together.  The middle of the week seemed to work best for both our schedules, and no matter how busy each of us was, we knew that we’d have Wednesday evening together no matter what.  You may think “Wow, you...
May 11, 2016

Press Pass!

Press Pass!
The National Restaurant Association has it’s annual trade show in Chicago in a couple weeks.  It’s estimated that 70,000 people will be in attendance, during the four day event.  But here’s the kicker.  It’s not open to the public.  Several weeks ago I kept seeing ads on craigslist asking for help with particular booths, whether it was help setting up, manning the booth, or even...
May 10, 2016

All The Feels

All The Feels
The weather on Friday was beautiful.  Close to 70 degrees, sunny, warm and no breeze.  Both Hannah and Jacob were working Friday night, so it was just me for party pizza Friday.  I decided to eat outside on the front deck, and brought the dogs out there with me.  I turned my Spotify on a radio station I’d never listened to before.  I was eating...
May 9, 2016

Beef!

Beef!
I seriously do not know what I do when I sleep at night.  I may need to do a time-lapse to see if tiny people come in and mess with my hair while I am sleeping. I sent that picture to my sister yesterday morning.  It just makes me laugh!  And yes, I made a cup of coffee right after I took that picture.  I...
May 6, 2016

Best Buffalo Chicken and Waffles

Best Buffalo Chicken and Waffles
I am sure I am like a lot of people, if a gun were put to their head and they had to choose one cuisine to eat for the rest of their life, Mexican food would be at the top of the list.  I love everything about it.  The salsa’s, the braised meats, CILANTRO.  I know some people think it tastes like the bottom of...
May 5, 2016

Latinicity

Latinicity
Knowing that I was going to have a big point lunch, I made yet another fruit sauce parfait.  This time I used a bag of mixed berries Hannah bought at Aldi I think – it has strawberries, blackberries and raspberries – I used 1/2 a cup of that with 1/2 cup frozen blueberries, 1/2 cup water mixed with 1 teaspoon corn starch and 1 teaspoon...
May 4, 2016