How I get my husband to eat broccoli

My husband can be quite picky about the weirdest things. Pesto? YUM! Sour cream? Meh. Tomato? Eh. Zucchini? OMG GROSS! Slowly but surely I am trying to get him to expand his horizons. Broccoli is one of those foods that is hit or miss with him. He will not eat it raw and it can [...]

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My mission…

I consider myself a pretty good cook. I can tackle most recipes thrown my way. I can bake my own bread. I can make my own butter. Give me a bag of fresh herbs and I can come up with something great. But of all the things I know how to cook, one of Jordan’s [...]

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Chai Latte Cake

This is one of those recipes that every always asks me about and I am almost embarressed to admit how easy it is. Everyone is always suprised it started off as a cake mix! Chai Latte Cake 1 box French Vanilla cake mix ( I use Duncan Hines) 3 eggs 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1 [...]

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Southwest Pasta Salad

I have been meaning to post this recipe for a week. I have been a blog slacker. I also forgot to take pictures. Two strikes for me! I first made this for my brother in law’s high school graduation party. Everyone kept asking for the recipe but to be honest I had no idea what I put [...]

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Autopilot

I have been meaning to update the blog every single day. I have a few new recipes to post. But lately, I have just been feeling out of it. Maybe it’s because I started out the week sick (note to self, Frosty’s are the devil). It just seems as if I have been running on [...]

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An ode to my mother in law

Growing up, I was always surrounded by great food. My grandmothers, mother, aunts, uncles are all top notch cooks. My mother in law is no exception. She makes a mean pumpkin cheesecake. Her lasagna is divine. But of all the things she makes, this one is our favorite. When Jordan and I started dating, he [...]

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Conversations with my husband

Scene: Last night at dinner. Just sitting down to a lovely meal of pesto pasta salad made with tortellini,  fresh pesto and diced tomatoes served on a bed of green leaf lettuce. Jordan: Fresh pesto! I have not had fresh pesto in a long time. Me: I know, this is a treat. Jordan: So… what is [...]

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Fresh Pesto

One of the items in my co-op share this week was a big bunch of fresh herbs. I chose a mix of different kinds of basil and knew that dinner tonight would be a big batch of pesto. Usually pesto is oily and extremely high in calories. So I rummaged around in the kitchen and [...]

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WaterWeek

I wanted to share with you, my loyal blog readers, a nifty little product that I recently purchased. We have slowly been changing our lifestyle and making little changes in an effort to “go green”. From buying local and organic produce, eating a primarily vegetarian diet, using reusable bags, transitioning to using green household cleaners, [...]

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Be still my heart

This is what $35 worth of organic fruit and vegetables looks like: This week I got cilantro, kale, green leaf lettuce, bok choy, beets, broccoli, carrots, red onion, tomatoes, lemons, plums, nectarines, peaches, blueberries, kiwi, and avocado. Heaven. Pure heaven. Central City Co-op sure knows how to win my heart.

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