Every time I make the drive between Virginia and Michigan, I like to pack some wraps and snacks in a little cooler. That way, I only have to stop for gas and I eat well so I don’t feel cruddy from fast food when I get to where I’m going. I try to do something … Continue reading »
I’ve had a container of bulgur wheat hanging out in my cupboard for a while now. The stuff is really good – you can cook it up in broth with some veggies just like lentils, or cook it in milk like oatmeal. For some reason, though, I’ve been neglecting it. And, now that I’ll be … Continue reading »
So after I picked out this recipe to use up the apples in my produce box, I recognized a pattern: Ham, Fried Apples & Steamed Peas – 3/30/12 Honey Mustard Oven-Fried Chicken – 1/26/12 Pork Chops with Apples & Spinach (with honey & mustard) – 10/21/11 I like cooked apples + meat + honey mustard. … Continue reading »
Step 1 to de-vegetarianizing myself: have some chicken! (if this is jibberish to you, check out the last post) I’d say I made pretty good use of that lonely chicken breast chillin in my freezer. This couldn’t have been much easier: season chicken, broil chicken, throw together a salad, eat. And I didn’t dirty anything … Continue reading »
Yesterday was one of those days. I was booked from 6am to 9pm. I had muffins for breakfast, leftover quesadillas for lunch, a banana & a granola bar for a snack, and had given up and pulled some soup out of the freezer to heat up for dinner when I got home around 9. However, … Continue reading »
Three cheers for one-pan meals! Broccoli and cauliflower were on sale this week, so I perused the internet looking for something fun to do with them other than smothering them with cheese sauce (which is SO much fun, but probably not in the spirit of this blog). I landed on this recipe from Rachel Ray. … Continue reading »
Here in Virginia (and I know in Michigan too), we’ve been TOTALLY spoiled by a lack of winter this year. Snow never accumulated more than a couple inches and was always gone by the time I had to go outside. I only remember stepping outside and going “WOW it’s cold!” once or twice. I never … Continue reading »
Road trip! A few times a year, I make my way up to Michigan to get some face time with family & friends. It’s about a 12-hour drive, depending on the route I take and traffic I run into. Rather than filling up on fast food & potato chips (and wanting to die at the … Continue reading »
So yummy, so easy, so much better for you than eating a pile of rice. The idea to fry up quinoa with veggies & soy sauce instead of rice was another Pinterest gem. Here’s the original recipe, but the formatting is sort of hard to follow. I knew I wanted to try this, but I … Continue reading »
