Soup, Salad and Cupcakes

I promised myself I would cook more meals at home, and I’m definitely trying to keep my word. I’ve noticed my meals are getting a lot simpler now, but I’m actually appreciating them way more. My dinners for the past two nights have been quick, simple and super satisfying.
A few months ago I discovered that [...]

Already November

I can’t believe it’s already November! I’ve already decided that 2009 is going down as the fastest moving year of my life. We have less than two months left of the year — and only 3 weeks until I host Thanksgiving. Yikes.
I’ve made a few things I wanted to share with you all, including Pan [...]

Blogging is a Wonderful Tool for Procrastination

Nope. Things haven’t gotten less busy around here. In fact time is flying quicker than ever. I can’t believe I’m hosting Thanksgiving in a month! We’ve eaten pretty well the past week, mostly due to Brent’s help on a few occasions.
Sometime in the midst of last week, I threw together this pasta dish using Trader [...]

Hello Blogworld, I’m Back! (for now)

I don’t know about you all, but October has been absolutely insane for me. Although from the looks of things, I should probably adjust to the fact things are going to stay that way. We’ve finally started clinical practice in my nursing program, and that’s very exciting for me. It’s why I went to nursing [...]

Cookies Make Everything Better… except our laptop

I’ve been making some new friends in nursing school, which of course is a good thing, but that inevitably leads to “sharing things” about yourself. And most people, including my own husband and family, think really “loving to cook from scratch and then writing a blog about the stuff you make” is a bit of [...]

Fort-4-Fitness Half Marathon

This morning I did something I’ve always wanted to do, but often doubted my own ability to do. I (very slowly) ran a half marathon!! I’m no expert at race recaps, and frankly my mind was so frazzled I don’t remember much before the race. Brent, loving, supportive husband that he is, got up at [...]

Just Checking In

Not a whole lot going on here, just the usual studying and eating whatever I can make in less than 15 minutes. School’s going well, and we’ve been eating dinner at home most nights so I guess I can’t complain. I would post more. I have a bit of extra time most evenings, but I [...]

Eggplant Meatballs

I’m so happy to be finally posting. Not only am I posting, but I actually have something new and interesting to post about. When I started the blog, I just wanted a way to share all the fun and interesting recipes I tried as I was finally getting comfortable in my kitchen. Life of course [...]

Asian Noodles with Shiitakes and Cashews

I’ve mentioned my love of soba noodles on the blog before, right? I’m sure I have. They’re one of my favorite ingredients to plan a meal around and I haven’t had them in quite a while, so last week at the grocery store I made sure to pick up a few packages of them.
I’ve made [...]

Culinary Pride

Today was one of my proudest days in my kitchen. I finally made my own sushi! Those who know me are aware of my alarming obsession with sushi. I can eat it until I’m stuffed, and then I’ll request it again the following day. I’ve gone out for sushi twice in twelve hours before. Like [...]