Zowie, winter is back and all I can think about is having nice hot stews and soups lately.After a nice weekend away in Holland again, I was glad to know that I had this waiting at home. We had several days of sunshine and gorgeous weather like this:And then after a few hours it turned out like this:Our family relaxed indoors most of Saturday which meant several naps with Julianne and lots of … [Read more...]
Summer Sweet Corn Soup with Fresh Basil Oil Drizzle + GIVEAWAY
My meal planning has come off to a great start! I am so not one to menu plan because I like cooking on the whim, but ever since I got pregnant, if I do not have an idea of what I want to eat, then I feel like eating out and not cooking at all. This is not so good on our budget.We try eating out once a week to stay within our budget so I told Ryan I would make sure I planned meals for the month of … [Read more...]
Shitake Mushroom and Potato Chowder with Sweet Cornbread
I forgot to tell you all! We're heading to New York this weekend! Ryan conducts the Holland Chorale out in Holland, MI and back in 2009 we were asked if we'd like to perform with several choirs at Carnegie Hall. Our choir will have a solo concert and then we will join up with several choirs and perform Haydn's "Paukenmesse." Here is a flyer from one of our most recent concerts.This is what our … [Read more...]
Seitan Corn Tortilla Soup
Hi everyone! Hope that everyone had a restful holiday weekend and that you are ready to get back to the grind. Ryan and I took advantage of putting up or Christmas decorations since it is tradition to do it after Thanksgiving. Well, not only that, but it is when we have the most time to do it too. We finally decided that this will be our LAST time to purchase a tree that is prelit because if there … [Read more...]
Lasagna in a Bowl (Lasagna Soup)
From An Opera Singer in the KitchenSounds a bit like burrito in a bowl from Chipotle right? Not quite the same dish though.I took a bit of a break from zumba yesterday but I stilled worked out. Do you know you can still burn calories by running errands and cleaning house?? Yes indeed! I felt like I had a low intense workout but it was good. Loading groceries in and out of your car is definitely a … [Read more...]
