Category Archives: Recipes

December 19, 2010
Christmas Candy– also posted in Family, Food, Photos

What says Christmas more than overly clear sinuses, cut up fingers, and lingering fruity and spicy smell that are still apparent 2 weeks after the fact?  Nothing! As much of a pain as it was at times, it was completely worth it to carry on my grandmother’s tradition of making the Christmas candy. Along with [...]

December 2, 2010
Cranberry Orange Bread– also posted in Food

The roommate thought I was a little crazy for wanting to make this one.  Don’t worry, after all was said and done, he was convinced it was absolutely necessary.  I do love specialty breads like banana and, especially around the holidays, cranberry orange bread.  This has to be one of my absolute favorites. Unfortunately, there [...]

November 8, 2010
Back to your regularly scheduled programming– also posted in Food, Photos

Things I have not been doing: updating my blog, spending any time in the kitchen Things I have been doing: Teaching, moving, hosting visitors, packing, unpacking, working That list really is backwards from what I would like to be doing.  I am going to try to make the changes. Let’s start off with the last [...]

August 5, 2010
Potatoes Au Gratin– also posted in Food, Photos

Sometimes, when life gets a little busy grocery runs don’t happen. When I don’t get to the grocery store, we are left with no protein in the house.  This means it’s potatoes and salad for dinner, which I have no problem with.  Many times I don’t understand why I am not a vegetarian, and then [...]

August 3, 2010
New Pancakes– also posted in Family, Food, Photos

Ever since the roommate’s mom showed us the real magic of the farm cookbook, I have reached the point in my life where I don’t know if I can ever eat regular pancakes again.  Despite our excitement, we haven’t had time to actually try anything from the cookbook, but I had seen this recipe, and it scared [...]

August 2, 2010
Take the good with the bad– also posted in Food, Photos

I would like for my first update after quite a hiatus to be something amazingly delicious, but it just can’t happen.  Life has been so busy that I haven’t had much time for cooking recently.  Last night was pizza night, and with a quick trip to trader joe’s it all went down the tubes.  I [...]

July 14, 2010
An Agua Fresca Trend– also posted in Food, Photos

I have had multiple recipes for agua fresca saved in my bookmarks for the longest time, and recently I finally decided to give one a try.  What a good choice!  This one is strawberry vanilla, but I can’t wait to explore other fruits.  I made this right after we finished off the pitcher of strawberry [...]

July 12, 2010
And Life Goes On– also posted in Family, Food, Photos

Where did summer go?!  I can’t believe we are halfway through July already!  Life has been so busy, and I am ready for some relaxation time.  Unfortunately , that won’t be happening anytime soon.  Summer school, bridal shop, holidays, family visits, travel plans, lesson planning, beach trips, finishing multiple projects what a whirlwind!  Not to [...]

June 18, 2010
Reasons For Frozen Bananas– also posted in Food, Photos

I have heard of so many situations where bananas need to be frozen, and so many uses for these frozen bananas, but I have yet to hear of a reason convincing enough to actually make me freeze them.  That is, until I decided I needed a banana shake.  From now on, for every batch of [...]

June 16, 2010
Roasted Feta– also posted in Food, Photos

As I mentioned before, I have an extremely loving relationship with cheese.  That could quite possibly explain my love of the roasted feta appetizer that they serve at Vasilis.  When I moved to Maryland almost 2 years ago with the roommate my new coworkers introduced me to Vasilis right away.  It is right across the [...]