I love being able to focus on making meals now that I FEEL like I am getting a hang of having two babies in our household. I thought I would never feel like cooking again, but I have been inspired to make quick 30- minute or hour meals the last few weeks.A huge confession to all moms out there but I am not a great meal planner. I get all these emails giving me ideas but I never use them because in … [Read more...]
Stuffed Calabacita Squash with Red Pepper Marinara
I finally have a recipe for you all! This after all a food blog and all I have done is review products. Kind of boring, eh? Well, hopefully not!I love shopping at our local produce store called Produce Junction because they have such great fruit and veggies. Granted it is not organic or through a CSA (which I hope to do soon) but it is great for the meantime for this veggie- and fruit-loving … [Read more...]
{Guest Post} My version of Shepherd’s Pie: a tribute to my mom’s cooking
My mom is a great cook. No, she isn't a famous chef or an accomplished graduate of any culinary institute. She just cooked the way her mom cooked. And I'm sure Grandma learned from her mom and so on and so on all the way back to my ancestors crushing strange berries and leaves with a rock outside of some cave somewhere. I'm really happy that my mom always made food a big … [Read more...]
Balsamic-Marinated Beef and Polenta
After taking a night off from cooking (thanks to my hubby), I decided to make something really gourmet for dinner. Before the cooking began, we wanted to work out like we had been doing 2 months ago. We realized that summer is over. Did you know that?? :) Every tennis court has removed their nets down, and even though we have had great weather, it is impossible to play. It looks like we will be … [Read more...]
Chilean Charquicán and Tomato Salad
This is another quick meal for the week without getting artificial on ya! It has so many fresh ingredients and they are right from your kitchen. I decided to cook another favorite dish of mine. We usually had this once or twice a month when we went to my grandmother's house. I just realized that the last few dishes start with a C. You pronounce this dish as Char-KEE-khan.The only thing I was not … [Read more...]
