CSA Week 3 & Other Local Vegetables

Last weekend when we were visiting Brent’s family I demanded Brent’s mom offered me some of their asparagus, which Brent’s dad grows in his “garden.” They live on seven acres and his garden is actually bigger than my backyard, so he’s got quite a bit of good stuff growing in there.
Monday night, I used this [...]

Shrimp & Avocado Tacos

Like I said, I was all psyched up for summer weather when I was planning this week’s menu, so I’ve included some of my favorite warm weather foods this week, like the pasta salad and these tacos.

I made these tacos some time last summer and they’ve been a staple ever since. My love of avocado [...]

Fresh Tomato Pasta

So, I have a secret. A deep, dark, slightly embarrassing secret. I have kind of sort of gotten addicted to Rachel Ray. For shame, I know. Not that there’s anything wrong with liking Rachel Ray, but she is a bit too perky for me, and her food isn’t normally stuff I’d make. However, ever since [...]

Whirled Peace

This afternoon was kind of lazy. Larry’s walk was ruined by rain, and then I just kind of bummed around. I tried the Chedd-Airs. They were fine. Not as cheesy as I was hoping, but you get a lot for one serving.

After laying around surfing the internet for a while, I decided to be slightly [...]

Very Veggieful

I made it! Of course, it’s winter in Indiana, so we’re expecting 4-7 inches of snow and it started just as I was about to leave work, slowing down my already super tight dinner time-line! I got home at 5:34pm, threw some shrimp into a non-stick skillet to cook, whisked a balsamic dressing together and [...]

Convenience Food

Today was the opposite of yesterday. I felt very productive. I read three Micro chapters, studied for my quiz, prepped food for dinners later in the week, made bread, got a run in, and convinced Brent to vacuum the house!
While we were planing our grocery list, Brent remembered the box of Zatarain’s Dirty [...]

Proud as a Peacock about my Pepper

I’ve been growing a few things in pots in the front yard along my driveway. We’ve eaten quite a few cherry tomatoes that I’ve grown, used some basil, and now… finally… we had a grown red bell pepper!!

It was very thin. I could have probably waited another few days for it to ripen a little [...]