Friday!!!!! I really like the sound of it. Even though I am tired this morning after our normal midnight arrival from our Holland jaunt on Thursdays, I am surviving, after 2 cups of coffee. I only had 5 1/2 hours of sleep and managed to wake up at 5:30am to pick up my friend to break out with kickboxing. Whoa, was it super hard to get into it! After 15 minutes of warming up and teaching my friend … [Read more...]
End-of-the-Month Noodles with Creamy Peanut Sauce
Last month marked our 1st month on a budget and it was very successful. "How?" you might be asking. How could I have made such yummy meals on a strict budget? Easily. I really focused on the foods I readily had available in the pantry and in the fridge. I was pretty much getting VERY creative towards the end of the month, or a little desperate.We ran out of bread and a half before the month was … [Read more...]
Pad Thai with Tofu {Revisited} + Tofu Xpress Review
Hi all! I am back from the deep recesses of recital madness! Ryan's DMA Recital was a huge success and a load off both our shoulders, even though it is probably more a load off Ryan's than mine. We had at least 50 people attend the recital plus all the singers and instrumentalists. It turned out to be around 80 people in the church! This is definitely more than I expected for sure.It is a blessing … [Read more...]
Colorful Asian Wontons with San Juans
From An Opera Singer in the KitchenI know the title does not combine but the fact is it is what we enjoyed the other night. Can I tell you that it is really HARD to cook for one person? My husband was gone for 3 days and I pretty much feasted on hummus and pita and snacks while he was away. You know what made it harder for me as well? Hearing his voice on the other end telling me he can't wait to … [Read more...]
General Tsao’s Tofu and Vegetable Stirfry
From An Opera Singer in the KitchenYesterday was my birthday. It was a super strange day and truthfully would not have felt like my birthday if I had not received all the birthday wishes! I turned 31 and it was less eventful than turning thirty. I did not have a problem turning 30, but turning 31? Well, I guess it was more about seeing what was lying ahead of me. And do you know what that was? … [Read more...]
