Here’s the one thing that sucks about living so far from my family: Holidays. We moved roughly 6 years ago to the Pacific Northwest, away from everything we knew, family, friends, and memories. We really haven’t regretted the decision, except of course in times of trouble or holidays. We haven’t always been able to make… Read more
Lovely And Purple: Beet Soup
I’d never had beets until my sister came to visit earlier in the year. She was making us Turkey Asian Meatballs with a side of steamed beets. It sounds like a slightly wonky meal but it was actually quite delicious. The beets are nice and earthy tasting, my sister said they reminded her of fresh… Read more
Slow Cooker Fajita Chicken
I have decided that the slow cooker is not only a great kitchen appliance, it is also an excellent way to terrorize your husband. Especially if he works from home like mine does most of the time. I had a wild hankering for fajitas the other day and decided I should find a recipe for… Read more
The Return…Of Almonds
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? It’s been a long and tough road this last year or so. Between work and personal stresses I just had to take a break from posting. That’s not to say that I haven’t been in the kitchen, I never stopped cooking and taking pictures, they just never made it… Read more
Leave Of Absence
I’m sure everyone has noticed that I have fallen off the planet again. With everything going on in life, its been one of the roughest years I can remember. So with that said, I’m taking an official leave of absence from writing until the first of the year. This doesn’t mean I haven’t stopped making… Read more
Tea Review – Adagio Tea’s Almond Oolong
So this is my fist foray into the loose leaf tea business as well as into an Oolong. This was one of the many that came in my sampler pack I bought. Name: Almond Oolong Company: Adagio Teas Type: Oolong
New Teas, Caffeine, And Rant
I need a vacation. I know it almost feels like I’ve taken a vacation from writing but it’s more along the lines that I just haven’t had the energy to. I’ve spent all my time and energy concentrating on work, training people, working overtime, and working with the Husband at a Retro Gaming Expo. (I… Read more
Cinnamon Oat Pancakes
Alright, early mornings are high on the “life sucks” list. I’ve been making due and actually got back in the kitchen for once. And even know I have to get up at the un-crack of dawn (my alarm goes off at 3:20am, ick) you still have to eat. So I’ve been trying to figure out… Read more
Tea Review – Tazo’s Passion Tea
It’s been a long week. Well, technically it’s a short week since Monday was a holiday (no work, yay!) but I feel really run down at the moment. (This seems to be quite a theme for me.) I’m training a coworker to take over my old job since the other person I trained for my… Read more
The Caffeine Dilemma
Its been a long couple of weeks. I’ve been working a lot, took a trip that caused us to be in the car for literally 30 hours, and really haven’t had a whole lot of inspiration to start cooking. I think my kitchen is starting to feel a little neglected. And now work is changing… Read more