After 7 long months I can now officially say…MY HUSBAND IS FREAKING HOME! This was my first Navy homecoming, and let me just say, it’s one cool experience. Watching the ship come pull in, and seeing all the sailors reunite with their families – it’s one of the coolest things to be a fly on the… Continue reading Returning from Deployment Calls for a Turkey Dinner
Before I even begin, let’s just get something out there right now – For this party I cooked enough food to feed a small country. I cooked for a solid 2 days straight (no lie) and spent $416.61 at the grocery store. It’s been just me and an infant for the last few months so this… Continue reading Baby Turns 1!!
There’s a lot going on in that title. Holy crap where to start. So it’s been almost 3 months since my last post and I feel like I’m missing a toe or something. Mainly because I’m a mom and this has become a hobby and if you don’t have a hobby what do you do?… Continue reading Israeli Food, Mid Deployment Visits, and Temporarily Living in CA?
First of all, we have the BEST neighbors ever. Second of all, this lasagna will change your life. Growing up I was homeschooled. I remember on Monday’s my mom, 3 siblings and I would make 8-10 lasagnas for all our neighbors. All 4 of us would be involved, layering the noodles, cheese and meat. The best… Continue reading Lasagna for the Neighbors
We sound uber fancy right now right? Lobster. I seriously thought only rich and famous people ate this when I was young. But this was Mark’s last supper. The last supper before deployment. Looking back I probably should have asked him what he wanted his last meal to be, but I didn’t. Oh well. He… Continue reading Homemade Tomato Soup and Poached Lobster
I LOVE beets. Before today, I had never made these little doodads because I didn’t even know what a beet looked like. Well, I obviously knew what they looked like when they were prepared and served to me at a restaurant. But if I had to pick them out in a grocery store I would be completely lost.… Continue reading Beet Salad and Tomato Mozzarella Pasta
My favorite way to eat a meal is with a Charcuterie Board. I’d much rather munch on lots of little things, than eat one, big, heavy meal. I’m not a lumberjack. Plus it has all the best things in life – meat, cheese and crackers. Clearly I’m not a vegetarian, vegan or gluten free. Both my… Continue reading Charcuterie Board Sunday
We have gone out to dinner the last three nights in a row which has been a total treat. But at the same time I grocery shop every week and buy a TON of ingredients to make dinner, and when I don’t cook them, they spoil. Whaaat? It’s shocking news, I know. So for dinner… Continue reading Crab Stuffed Mini Bell Peppers
This dinner was CRAZY. First of all, it was simply delicious. Second of all, it wasn’t simple at all – it took me freaking like 3 hours just to cook. But you know what…it was worth it. Sometimes dishes need that extra time, and this was one of those. And I would totally make it… Continue reading A Crazy Steak Dinner
So here’s the thing…we eat a lot of chicken around here. It’s cheap, healthy, easy to cook and delicious. And in all honesty, I’m scared to cook fish and red meat half the time. It seems so much more difficult to cook than it really is. Yes, food imitates me sometimes. Yes, I am being a baby. I… Continue reading Fajita Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Cooped in the Kitchen 