I never make recipes up myself. It just doesn’t happen. I’m not creative. At all. I got in trouble in Kindergarten for not having an imagination. They told me to tell a story of a dragon and I started crying because I said they weren’t real, so how could I make up a story about… Continue reading From Scratch Stir-Fry
Mark and I love camping. It was like one of those things you discuss on a first date, “I like camping. Oh you like camping? Let’s get married”. That’s pretty much how that happened. We used to go camping all the time pre-baby, but we haven’t done it once since Cooper was born, aka 17 months.… Continue reading Camping in the Backyard
Tonight Mark was at a soccer game. He joined a soccer league through work. It happened like this… He came home on Tuesday night and said “Hey I joined a soccer league and we will have 2 evening games a week. You and Cooper can come watch me, and cheer me on!”. This is what… Continue reading Grilled Onion, Mushroom, and Bacon Mac and Cheese
I swear if you ever need recipe ideas just turn on Food Network for like 10 minutes and you should be salivating at at least one thing. I salivated over both of these things. While I was watching them on tv, while I was cooking and while I consumed the meal. Clearly I need to rehydrate.… Continue reading Chicken Cordon Bleu and a Roasted Carrot and Red Leaf Lettuce Salad
Monday through Friday Mark’s alarm goes off at 4:32, 4:35 and 4:38 in the morning. Yes 3 alarms. Just to make extra sure he wakes up. But you know who also wakes up? Me. Turns out babies and husbands are more similar than I thought: They both live by something called the “pile” or “scatter”… Continue reading Breakfast Enchiladas and a Golden Potato and Smoked Sausage Hash
One of our favorite breakfast foods is smoked salmon. Especially on a bagel with some cream cheese, capers, red onion and tomatoes. Yum. So when Mark saw smoked salmon in the fridge this morning he freaked out a little and said he was gonna make smoked salmon bagels for breakfast. I snapped at him pretty… Continue reading Smoked Salmon Salad
This is how my weekly meal planning goes… Sunday – Write down all the recipes I will make for that week, and all the ingredients needed. Tuesday – Go to the grocery store. (I would go Monday but the stupid commissary is closed Monday. Who made that dumb decision?) The rest of the week is… Continue reading Lemon-Herb Chicken with Apple, Celery and Snap Pea Slaw
This salad was made for my husband and me…he likes all things burger and meat related, and I like all things salad and lettuce related. He is like a grizzly bear and I am a rabbit. This salad was a cinch to throw together. Basically just take a cheeseburger, separate all the elements, dice them up, and throw… Continue reading Cheeseburger Salad
If you know anything about me, you’d know I’m dealthy scared of salad dressing. I mean what is that thick, white, creamy mixture. Seriously though, what are the ingredients? Well, I looked, and the first ingredient is cellulite. Yes, cellulite. This is why I never use the stuff. Because I’d rather not have patches of… Continue reading The BEST Salad Dressing Ever
I watch a ton of cooking shows. Like way too many. Like I probably need to stop. Pioneer Woman is one of my top 3 favorite shows. She makes me want to move to Oklahoma and live on a cattle ranch. Until winter hits, then I’d wanna get the hell outta there. Usually I just roast baby… Continue reading Roasted Carrots with Vinaigrette
Cooped in the Kitchen 