recipe: stovetop granola
Discovering that I can make granola on the stovetop was one of my biggest AHA kitchen moments ever. Turning the oven on in the insanity that is the Texas summer is nearly impossible, but granola is a household staple that we can’t really manage most weeks without. It’s super-easy, doesn’t get the house all hot and […]
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cooking together makes a comeback | menu – may 24
Last night, after what we seems like months, the whole family got into the kitchen and prepared a meal together. We had yummy Spaghetti in Pesto and beautiful Salads with Feta and Strawberry Vinaigrette. Yay! We’ve promised to set aside time to cook at least one meal as a family every week and, if the […]
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winging it | no menu for week of may 3
I’m gonna wing it this week. There are some stray veggies and greens in the fridge, leftover beans and soup and a fair amount of produce left. Fridge contents are as follows: leftover lentil soup black beans leftover red sauce boiled yukon gold potatoes mixed lettuce brussel sprouts red peppers spring onions yellow onions carrots […]
Moreslowing down | menu for week of april 26
I woke up over the weekend in our new bed at our new place and realized that I hadn’t really had a good night’s sleep for weeks (and possibly months). The busy and the stress seeped into everything and I think we’ve all been running blind and fast for too long now. It has affected […]
MoreCSA – April 23, 2010
it took me a couple of hours to get all the veggies washed, portioned and tucked safely away. we have a well stocked wonder-of-a-fridge: carrots, kohlrabi, beets, butter lettuce (2 heads), frisee, chard, parsley, arugula, fennel, gorgeous green onions… i think that’s it. salads will be in order as well as a homemade tapenade-base pizza […]
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moving the kitchen down south
Good news: I shall have a larger kitchen and a gigantic walk in pantry. Bad news: We are two and a half weeks from our move date and I have ONE box packed. ONE. I put it off for as long as I possibly could without losing my mind (entirely), but the reality and procrastination […]
MoreCSA – March 26, 2010
Johnson’s Backyard Garden gave us carrots, beautiful beets, oranges, grapefruits, collards, green onions, bok choi, lettuce, lettuce and more lettuce. Salads for dinner tonight. Be kind. Be patient. Eat well.
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