If someone would have told me 5 years ago that I would be married, have a 6 month old baby and be bringing a picnic dinner aboard a Navy ship for my husband right now I would have been like… “who are you?”. 20 year old Sophia – who was going to college, working as a waitress and… Continue reading Dinner aboard a Navy Ship
I was running around shopping all day, so once I got home I had no energy to cook an extravagant dinner. I was just about to pull the trigger and order take out when I was like, wait…I can totally just make a pizza myself. I had to run to the store though. So maybe it… Continue reading Homemade Pizza Night
Originally I was just going to make chicken tacos for dinner. But Mark suggested grilling up some fish as well, and when you live in freaking Florida – you have to do the fish thing. He even went to the fresh fish market to get the good stuff. I know, he’s good. Marks best friend… Continue reading Fish and Chicken Tacos
Almost every single morning I wake up with Mark at 5 am to make his lunch…and some breakfast for us too. But then I stopped and realized…the baby isn’t even awake at this hour, so why the hell am I awake?! Now, I try to pre-make (and freeze), as many breakfast/lunch items as I can. All at a… Continue reading Zucchini and Bean Burritos
Yesterday I was as sick as a dog. (What does that saying even mean?) But seriously. Like on the bathroom floor for 24 hours dying. I grabbed a pillow and a blanket and made camp on the living room floor next to Coop’s bouncer. Being sick and having a baby has got to be a… Continue reading BBQ Shrimp Toasts and Veggies
Have you ever been in the check out at target with an “on the verge of a breaking down baby” in front of you? Yeah, that was me today. Before that, I went to get my eyebrows done – with the baby in tow – and he started being fussy so eventually I had him bouncing… Continue reading Chorizo and Kale Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Today was a magical day because I was pampered at the Spa. The Ponte Verdre Spa. I grew up in the Carmel, California area and this spa puts spas out there to shame. And let me tell you, California spas are pretty dang fancy. Which means this one is uber fancy. I’m not fancy though.… Continue reading Sunday BBQ
The most important thing we did today – finish our 40 hour Monopoly game from last night. Man, those things last for days. We were out and about the rest of the day, went to lunch, and still have plenty of leftovers in the fridge so guess what? I’m not cooking. Bam. But these Onion Rings… Continue reading Homemade Onion Rings
I offered Mark a few options for dinner tonight and for some reason he picked two meals. Apparently he couldn’t decide. So we are had two main meals for dinner. I don’t really know why, but it happened. The main dish was a Strawberry Chicken Salad. It had Pecans, Feta, Red onion. Yum. The dressing was nice and… Continue reading Strawberry Chicken Salad and Bow Tie Pasta
Since I spent approximately 85 hours yesterday making empanadas, I needed to make something simple for dinner tonight. Basically, just so I wouldn’t go insane. And I’m convinced it doesn’t get any simpler than spaghetti. I got this recipe from the Cooking Light April 2016 edition. http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/spaghetti-spinach-avocado-sauce. Let me tell you -this sauce is a better version of pesto.… Continue reading Spinach-Avocado Spaghetti and Salted Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Cooped in the Kitchen 