Fresh Ginger

This one is pretty self explanatory. It was a great quick easy meal. I guess the wild rice took about 50 minutes and I cooked it in broth and herbs. For the salmon, I put a couple of cups of wine in a pot with a bay leaf, cracked pepper, some onion […]

 There are plenty of great Pad Thai recipes out there, so I won’t post this one, unless someone needs one. I tend to add cilantro to mine and it traditionally isn’t in there, but I like it.

 Please do try making yourself some of these fried spring rolls (egg rolls) as it is so easy […]

I saw this delicious looking loaf of bread on I’m hungry and decided it would be a good idea to try it, with tweaks of course. Being lazy I used spelt flour instead of a gluten free flour and started the involved process. The result: Rich, flavorful, herby, cheesy (I used 3 […]

Since I have the day off (President’s Day) and had a can of butternut squash in the cupboard and the secret ingredient this week is just that, I thought I would whip up some soup for lunch, esp since my BF said to boycott the secret ingredient. This way I can have some and […]

I figured out my menu plan before knowing the “secret ingredient” butternut squash, so I will see if I can fit it in somewhere, perhaps some butternut squash curry soup for lunch on a day when I am working out of the house this week. This week’s menu is hosted by Gluten Free Sox! […]

I spent the last hour looking for my cookie cutters. I know I had several. After going through most of the boxes of stuff that we packed up when the house was on the market, I could find none. Before packing I knew right where they were. I can’t remember when […]

Photo by Asparagirl

I plant a garden every year. Some years I have planted one at the community garden too. This year, since we took our house off the market, we are making some big plans : raised beds and a small green or hoop house. The garage/shed will come down and […]

Ok, really it is really the neighbors annoying parking lot light (but the moon was out too) and it finally died (and they haven’t fixed it, yippee) so now the backyard is black at night and so much nicer. I still like the photo though.
i’m out
 

People, it is cold here! I just looked at the weather to see what is coming as it is super windy out, but sunny! We haven’t seen the sun in at least a week, so nice to have our friend back.
It is -1 F outside. With the wind chill it is -23 […]

This week’s menu swap is being hosted by Ginger Lemon Girl and the theme is chocolate! Since it is Valentine’s Day this week, I thought I would send you all some flowers and remind you that spring is on the way:

If you look closely, you will see a honey bee flying in to the […]