just our day to day life
I like to make meatless meals every now and then, especially if it’s good enough that Lo can’t tell it’s meatless (trickery, I know). I cooked up a big bag of pinto beans and froze half of them. The rest I used to make Spicy …
We are really bad at Fridays. Unless we already have plans, we never really come up with anything to do. I’m usually fine with this – especially in the winter when it’s cold and dark outside anyway. It started snowing on Friday afternoon and we …
When I organized the pantry I found a can of turkey chili that was nearing the sell-by date so I set it on the counter to remember to use it. After a few weeks, something made me think of breakfast hash (I think I had …
Tropical Irish Oatmeal Bake I made another version of irish oatmeal bake this week. I wanted to make it “tropical” based, though I recognize that blueberries and cranberries aren’t quite tropical. I also added egg whites (I used Trader Joe’s Egg Whites in a carton) …
Cajun Cabbage Recipe adapted from Taste of Home 1 pound ground beef 1 medium red pepper, chopped 1 medium onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 can diced tomatoes and green chilies 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce 1/2 cup uncooked brown rice 1 teaspoon …
Gf Mac & Cheese with Tuna, Cauliflower & Broccoli I know I sometimes give the impression that I cook everything from scratch and look down upon packaged food, but that isn’t quite true. There are certain convenience foods that I like to keep around for …
I threw this dinner together one night with leftovers and it was so good. The last time I made a pork loin, I cooked it in the crockpot and then shredded it and froze most of it. A few weeks ago I pulled some out …
This is one of my favorite appetizers to take to a party or holiday. It goes great with wine. Trader Joe’s usually has good prices on brie. Sometimes I just buy the wedge and use that instead of a round of brie – it doesn’t …
Peanut Butter and Oatmeal No Bakes I like to think of these cookies as “Cafeteria Cookies” because they were a staple at our school. It always surprises me when people say have never had these (or seen these) before. They are simple, delicious, and gluten-free …
Steel Cut Oat Bake I had a whole container of steel cut oats that I found when I cleaned out the pantry that I wanted to use. Steel cut oats take much longer to cook than regular oatmeal and they are made on the stovetop, …