Wild Thursday night over here! V and I made dinner while the boys were at cub scouts building a race car for the pinewood derby next weekend. I roasted tempeh marinated in sesame oil, liquid smoke, tamari, and maple syrup to make “bacon” flavored croutons for a Caesar salad. There were a few pieces of kale in the mix too, which turned into kale chips. Yummo! The rest of the salad was romaine and kale tossed in Tessamaes creamy Caesar dressing. V used a real deal serrated knife to chop all the romaine! Then we… Read more >

One of the biggest (only?) positives of the winter months is that squash is in season. And I love love love it. Kabocha, delicata, butternut, spaghetti, you name it, I’m a fan. The most recent kiddo cooking class at the co-op was squash themed, which only heightened the obsession. Once THREE of us are into a food…watch out!! Spaghetti squash! If you are one of those people who doesn’t like spaghetti squash, I have two things to say. 1) Maybe you didn’t have a good one. Like most produce, some taste better than others. I… Read more >

I froze the last two cinnamon rolls and am VERY glad I did that because it meant that on this RARE morning that I didn’t have meetings for this that or the other and was home alone by myself after the kids were all at school I was able to pull this out to savor slowly. It was a beautiful thing. And then I vacuumed the whole house and scrubbed the baños from top to bottom. Happy day! Still on that tempeh kick! This bowl had kale and tempeh sautéed in sesame oil and Bragg’s… Read more >

In case you are searching for the simplest dinner idea ever, I’ve got you covered. EGGS! They are often forgotten in our house, but I was seriously scrounging when it came to me. I was so glad to have some veggies to roast because my next best option was making fried rice with frozen veggies. When you have nothing in the way of protein to add to a meal, eggs or frozen edamame are solid pinch hitters. To top it off I made a tahini sauce. The amounts are estimated below: 1/2 cup olive oil… Read more >

I know this is not a popular opinion, but I don’t really love pasta. You probably know that since I don’t often share recipes with pasta. I’ve always been this way…maybe it has to do with the fact that I hated tomatoes growing up, so whenever my mom would make spaghetti or lasagna I was less than enthused. Kyle, on the other hand, LOVES pasta. He could eat it every single day, especially in comforting “homey” dishes with tomato and cheese. For that reason, I usually make him pasta for his lunches (shout out to… Read more >