When you have a 7th month old baby, your days of staying out till 11pm watching fireworks are over. Long over. One, he can’t stay up that late. Two, I can’t stay up that late. And three, I don’t think blowing his eardrums out would be a good idea. My mom and granddad were visiting… Continue reading Orange Dill Salmon and Curry Rice Pilaf
Mexican food. I could eat it EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Whenever my mom comes into town that’s all we will eat. For a week straight. Not even lying. I don’t even know if this is technically Mexican, but it looks like it to me, so I’m just going with it…. This chicken was smothered in cilantro… Continue reading Mojo Chicken and Chive Butter Corn
If you’re anything like me, then you want to live at stores like Whole Foods, Earth Fare, The Fresh Market etc. The problem is though – who the hell can afford those places?! I mean who can afford to eat at them. To live there would be like 10 bajillion dollars. For example, The Fresh Market has this… Continue reading Summer Succotash
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
Holy. Hell. Traveling with a 7 month old baby is not an easy task. It’s doable, but I don’t think I have ever been more exhausted. Oh wait, yes I have, the first 3 months of motherhood. Somehow, those sleepless memories are blocked out of my mind. Thank goodness. Mark Cooper and I flew from Florida… Continue reading Traveling the Eastern Seaboard
Since Mark is gone (and I barely even have time to eat Coop’s leftover mashed bananas) I’m no longer cooking as much. Because what’s the point? So, that means I have now taken on the role of being the husband and wife in this relationship. Which means, instead of dedicating all my time to babies and cooking, I… Continue reading Cooped in the Backyard
So. It finally happened. The day I have been dreading – Mark deploying. Mainly just because who was going to bust through the front door and save me every night at 5pm from baby duty?! Okay, that’s obviously not the only reason, but it was a BIG reason. (That droll though…) Since he is gone now, I’m… Continue reading Deployments = Single Mommyhood
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
Cooped in the Kitchen 