Category Archives: Cooking

No Pine Nut Pesto

Wrote a whole post and lost it. Hate that! Therefore this one will be short. Had tons of basil last year, didn’t realize you could freeze pesto, found a great pesto recipe, possibly from here, that uses almonds instead of … Continue reading

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19 :: June Kitchen Blog Hop and CSA Loot

Last week I started a new job. I went from working 26 hours a week (80% mom-schedule plus another 20% furlough) to working 40 hours a week. All of a sudden I went from being home at 3:30pm to being … Continue reading

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This Week In My Kitchen: Blog Hop

I must confess that I haven’t been the one cooking around here lately.  Things have been tough and there’s a lot going on around here between kidney stones and some job stuff. My mom has been a champ, more than picking … Continue reading

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CSA Update and Recipes

I’ve really been slacking with photos of our CSA loot. Life has just been nuts (good nuts) and it makes a rather big mess to lay it all out!  We’ve moved away from greens the last few weeks. Now we’re … Continue reading

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Election, 27 Weeks, Recipes

The election has come and gone and I still don’t think my home state of Florida has figured out who their electoral votes will go to. Oh well, at least the winner is clear and he’s the guy I like. … Continue reading

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Vegan Cooking Update

I can’t believe how many things have milk and butter in them! I couldn’t find a loaf of bread that didn’t have milk.  My only hope at a restaurant was french fries or a salad with just lettuce.  Guess you … Continue reading

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Wednesday.

The kiddo is in bed, the dishes are done, the lunches are packed.  I am spent.  I’ll confess I’m gnawing on a frozen leftover Halloween Snickers bar that I just found at the bottom of the freezer. It’s been a heck of a day, … Continue reading

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Two Monks!

No matter how many there are of something, if you ask M how many, she says two.  And she says it in a super cute way that typing just can’t convey.  So, I’d been prepping her that today we were … Continue reading

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Granola is my new favorite condiment.

We had an awesome weekend without too many plans – just the way I like them! I think it felt extra relaxing because we’d just come off a great week which included lunches in the park, take your dog to … Continue reading

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Daddy’s “LeLe”

On Monday, the weather was in the low 90s and we enjoyed some nice porch time with friends.  That night, they sent us home with a borrowed ukulele.  M is loving it – It’s just her size!  She calls it … Continue reading

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