Summer Orzo with Peas and Mushrooms

Now that I am home with my girls, I have really been enjoying cooking for them and my husband (of course!) so I have been constantly looking for quick and easy dishes, especially for lunch. Before I had Continue reading

Open-Faced Garden Sandwich

I’m celebrating the start of summer and the beautiful weather here in sunny (at least for today), cool Seattle!! I am also celebrating the beautiful heirloom tomato!! Before I really knew how to eat these Continue reading

Special Pot Roast with Risotto Cakes

Recently, I feel like lot of my friends seem to be celebrating anniversaries . . or maybe it’s because you can now just post a status update that tells all of your friends and family that you are celebrating Continue reading

Risotto with Peas, Parmesan & Mozzarella

This is just about the yummiest risotto I’ve ever had! Next time, I will probably add some mushrooms and fresh parsley. . but I must say, this was divine. Recipe is from Kelsey’s Essentials, where she Continue reading

Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies!!

I always seem to have ripe bananas that I end up tossing because they get beyond ripe and I really hate wasting them so I have been looking for a good banana bread recipe.. but I came across this recipe Continue reading

Blueberry- Buttermilk Pancakes

Ah, pancakes! LOVE them!

Usually, every Saturday morning, my husband will wake up and make pancakes for me and the girls. My husband definitely knows his way around a kitchen, enjoys cooking and even Continue reading

Fusilli Pasta with Spinach, Tomatoes and Mushrooms (Take 2)

In an effort to clean out the refrigerator and use up a lot of leftover vegetables, I threw this fave pasta dish together. But tonight, I ran out of tomatoes (thought I had more) and my husband suggested Continue reading

Whole Wheat Pizza with Pesto, Bell Peppers & Portobello Mushrooms

Need a quick dinner in under 30 minutes and love pizza? Give this one a try!

 

Yesterday was a little busy: woke up early to get to the lab by 7am for some blood work (just routine stuff; but wanted to Continue reading

Chicken Curry Puffs

I’m dedicating this post to my youngest daughter, Madeline. She is our “sticky little gum drop”, our “oven baked cutie-pie”, our “mushy little sweet pea”, our “chubby little pumpkin”. . One of Continue reading

Sage, Rosemary & Olive Oil Rub for Steaks

Father’s Day- Part 2.

 

I made the Mexican Spice rub for my husband (see recipe here) but since I don’t do spicy, I made the following simple rub for myself. I topped it with crumbled feta (photographed Continue reading