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...]
Double Chocolate Pumpkin Brownies {Gluten-free}
UPDATE: This picture won in the desserts category in Bob's Red Mill contest.Wowzers, this week has flown by so quickly! Perhaps it has to do with waking up so early the past 3 days. My gym changed the morning hours from 8am to 6am so that people that have to work can have their workout. Seeing that this was the first week, I have to say I have been LOVING it! It has somewhat been painful … [Read more...]
Tropical Steel Cut Oats
From An Opera Singer in the KitchenI realized this morning that I did not post this recipe on my blog from an amazing breakfast I had yesterday morning. I also realized that I had not been posting my excellent exercising routines....right, because there have not been many.Lately I have been playing racquetball with Ryan up to three times a week. The last few weeks we have been having great … [Read more...]
Chocolate Peanut Butter-filled Chewies
From An Opera Singer in the KitchenThis week has sure gone by quickly and has been a productive week. After a busy LAST week, it was nice to be a little more relaxed even though we are in Holland this weekend again. After our huge snow fall on Tuesday night, the snow has been slowly melting. It has been easier though to work from home and to make yummy lunches this week without being hurried for … [Read more...]
Thai cuisine: Baked Tofu / Avocado Spring Rolls with Thai Peanut Sauce
Yesterday it started snowing its predicted 14 inches of snow. Even so, I decided that I needed to run errands before I could hardly get out of the driveway. This is what it looks like today. From An Opera Singer in the KitchenThe snow trucks have not made it out today but people are shoveling their driveways and cleaning their cars to head out to work. Life goes on up in the north. If I were back … [Read more...]
