I am back with the smoothie folks! One day missed and I survived. My friend has a Magic Bullet so I used one of those for the first time. It was actually lots of fun! My friend has two lovely children, a 2 year old and a 6 month old and I have been able to help and know what is like to be a full-time mommy. Kudos to my awesome friend! Here I am with her youngest who is the sweetest thing. She … [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...]
Shredded Tex-Mex Salad with Creamy Lime Dressing
What a title right? Well, it has not been too bad of a week, but obviously there really wasn't any time to post my picture of the yummy Yaki Udon dish I made Monday night. I found a great Japanese food mart close to campus and bought some veggie potstickers so I knew this would go well will the Japanese Yaki Udon. If you have never had it, please visit The Sugar Bar and try her recipe for Shrimp … [Read more...]
Turkey Sausage Spaghetti
My Thursday work schedule was a mess. I really did not feel like cooking but I had something in mind to make on our BUSY day I decided we could not make another stop at Subway for dinner. This dinner took me 30 minutes to make and was easy to pack up and hit the road.Turkey Sausage SpaghettiPrinter-Friendly Versionserves 33 turkey sausage links, sliced3 garlic cloves, minced1 onion, sliced1 Tbsp … [Read more...]
Ricotta Gnocchi and Sausage Meatballs with Tomato-Pepper Sauce
It was Friday and the weekend had officially arrived. I gotta tell you it was the longest week for me and my hubby and I knew that the best way was to go out and celebrate the week's end, but I felt like cooking! We were due to go to a evening gathering with desserts and cocktails, so I knew our meal had to be quick yet fantastic. I found a great recipe for gnocchi that only takes 15 minutes to … [Read more...]