Our exciting week continues but with a lot more cooking in the kitchen. How exciting is this? I do not even have to have Julianne in a carrier in order to make this happen.This last weekend was filled with more events in our second home: Holland. The smaller ensemble, Lyrischkoor, had a concert and I was finally going to be able to sing.I was able to rehearse and perform but every time someone … [Read more...]
Farmhouse Veggie Burger
This morning I woke RAVENOUSLY hungry. After making dinner last night and hardly having any appetite for it, I knew I would be VERY hungry when I woke up this morning.I woke up for a potty break at 5am. Got back into bed and realized I was hungry. Should I get a snack or make an early breakfast? Nah, I dozed off again.I woke up at 7am and stared into Ryan's eyes until he opened them. I pouted and … [Read more...]
Tangy Eggplant Dip for Wraps and Mango-Banana Smoothie #4
Do you remember that song from The Sound of Music, "So long, farewell, etc?" I sang it today, "I hurt, I love, my smoothie is taking care of me!" I am on day 4 of these GREEN Monster Smoothies and I have to say I have had so much energy I almost loopy. Combined with great daily workouts, I do not think I have felt this great EVEN when I was at my goal weight back in 2005. Yesterday I warmed up my … [Read more...]
Grilled Vegetable Lasagna with Parsley Hummus (Gluten-free)
Goodness the humidity has been "killing" us over here! I woke up at 3am, soaking wet. We usually cool the room down for 2 hours before we go to bed using our window unit but that did not work last night! It was SO humid! We try to take breaks from our home by going to a coffee shop, which is what we did last night, but after going to 2 different places last night, we were disappointed neither had … [Read more...]
Vegan Eggplant Timbale
From An Opera Singer in the KitchenI hope everyone is surviving this heat and humidity. We have been keeping busy trying no to let the summer colds come out in full blast.I had several comment a few days back letting me know that coconut water was the thing to drink to relieve migraines and to regain some electrolyte balance. My mother had also mentioned it to me so I remembered I had a … [Read more...]
