As you mostly likely know, cheese quesadillas are one of the quickest, easiest meals to make. They are also probably one of the least nutritious. However, cook up some chicken and add veggies, and you have yourself a healthier, more satisfying meal. My dad used to make these for dinner…
I had a roommate who taught me how to make sushi. We cut the avocado, bell peppers, and cucumber into long, thin strips. We sliced the fish to the perfect millimeter of thickness. We lined the veggies in perfect rows, ready to place a few on the rice and seaweed. …
Happy New Year friends! Are you one of those people who sets goals for the new year? It seems not many people do anymore. It kind-of feels like a lost art. And at this point in my life, I am finding fewer and fewer friends whom I can share my…
It has been unusually cold in the Pacific Northwest. We had two separate snow storms that cancelled school for 2 1/2 days in mid-December, and yesterday, a snow/ice/wind storm rolled in. Here’s a picture of our backyard. We didn’t get that much snow. Clearly we got a lot of wind,…
My 15-month-old son went trick-or-treating for the first time Monday night. He went as a dinosaur, or Puff the Magic Dragon, as my husband called him. My mom made a cute little trick-or-treat bag to carry all of his loot, and we went to about 8 houses with some friends. …
This summer I grew a lot of basil. And I mean a lot. So much I had to give some of it away. But of what I kept, I made pesto and froze it, so in the winter months, I have reminders of summer. Since I have quite a bit of…
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