The madness must end, but I can’t help it. I think I might just start – uh i mean keep – making one every weekend I eat throughout
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Monday night pizza that was supposed to be Sunday
Every now and then I attempt to make pizza from scratch. I had the itch again, and made the dough for a Sunday night pizza fest. Unfortunately, I
Killer Moroccan spiced meatballs, aka kefta mkaouara
I will not claim to have any idea how to pronounce “mkaouara” but I do know “kefta”. Gotta love some kefta, aka meatballs! This time they are moroccan
Runner’s World Banana Bread
What’s a guy to do whilst waiting at home for a remediation company to come out to dry the ground under his house and have a plumber fix
You say rocket…
…I say arugula walnut pesto!! And that’s what I did when my favorite chef/business owner/philanthropist/volunteer organizer gave me a HUGE box of leftover arugula (rocket?) from Specialty Produce
The ultimate sweet potato fry!
I have always loved sweet potato fries, but wanted to make them healthier at home and not use a ton of oil. So I’ve tried many ways to
Peach galette
You know it’s bad when you do things like this when your home spending a Sunday on the couch sick. Yup, not only do I have a cold
Pickle making time!
I think it’s time I got to a pickle makin…
Pineapple Green Chile Marmelade
What’s a boy to do with left over pineapple from a luau and fresh anaheim green chiles from his garden? Make marmelade!! I found this recipe on line
Roofing – day 2 and a cucumber bread salad
The roofing continues – back half of the house. And I continue to get further behind at work. I was able to cull though some of the email
I LOVE MY SUMMER GARDEN!!
After an epic yet enjoyable family visit/early 40th birthday party/4th of July holiday I did not return to work today. I stayed home. To have my roof repaired
Apricot Anise biscotti
I’m not a huge fan of biscotti for some reason. I think because by the time I get them (out of their plastic wrapper) they are super dried
Amish cheese party anyone?
I just got back from my niece’s college graduation in Wooster, Ohio. We had a few hours and went into Amish country. Not even that far and it
Radical, I have radishes!
Ahhh, Friday night. I decided to try a bottle of sake I got at the Japanese store when I was shopping for Hello Kitty supplies for my Easter
Making mini-ravioli right!
I know I’m supposed to clear my mind in evening yoga and I try. I swear, I really try. Inevitably dinner pops into my head and I’m going
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Easter Cupcakes
After this weekend, I’m on a cup cake hiatus. Two weekends in a row, with the ensuing week of left over frosting in the fridge might be just
No knead bread
To be honest, I feel like I just performed an Easter weekend miracle. I…ME…with NO bread baking experience to speak of…made THIS loaf of amazing bread: A
Easter Breakfast scramble
The big meal isn’t until later in the day and I was H-U-N-G-R-Y when I woke up. Besides, you can’t be a yummy breakfast on Easter morning. After
Birthday Cupcakes
For the roommates birthday. I know, I rock right?! 😉 Happy birthday Curt Lewis!!
Chinese broccoli-kale chicken stir fry
I could NOT wait to cook this veggie I pulled in from my garden and I FINALLY got to it tonight!! It’s Ryokuho – a Chinese kale is also
First Frittta
What do you do with the first yummy crop of swiss chard from your garden? YOU MAKE A FRITTATA! And a frittata making I went this
Sunset’s Three-Onion Quiche
I needed something decadent a few weekends ago – the preceding night might have been a little, ahem…rough. And I also had some AMAZING fresh eggs a friend
Spanish weeknight improve
Which is otherwise known as, “I was too impatient to get anything else besides a pack of chicken breasts on my way home from work and yoga, so
And now you know why…
…I do the dinners I do at my house. It’s apparently in my family genes. This is my mother and father. This is a simple meal they put
Oscar desserts – Chinese Donuts with homemade caramel dipping sauce
Ok kids, it is Oscar night. We need energy to keep up with the red carpet caddy comments. I mean, these ladies spent MONTHS getting ready for the
MIHO Gastrotruck and the Whistlestop
Fresh of a work trip to Denver and starving for food with nothing at home to eat, I stopped on my way back from the airport to have
Chicken tikka masala and reclaiming my youth
Tonight’s meal was meant to be an enticement. An enticement to get some of my friends to try out a local neighborhood bar around the corner from my
‘Cause I had to…Orange Marmalade Stuffed French Toast Casserole
This dish was kicking in the back of my head all night. What to do with that leftover sourdough?! AND I had some orange marmalade in the fridge.
Post-yoga quick spinach salad goodness
Tonight was an atypical Friday night in San Diego. It was raining, cold(ish), and my room mate and I went to a free/donation yoga sculpt class at the