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Carrot Loaf

April 21st, 2017Tina2 Comments

How do you like your carrot cake? This is an ongoing debate that my husband and I have this time every year. I prefer a carrot cake that is loaded with pineapple chunks, raisins, and nuts. I made a carrot cake like that years ago and my family still raves about it. That was before I had my blog and I haven’t made it again since because quite frankly it’s a labor of love. (And one that may cost more in skinned knuckles on the grater than it’s worth.) One of these days I need to make it again and …

Pesto Quinoa with Roasted Vegetables and Chickpeas

April 19th, 2017Tina0 Comments

Quinoa is like sprinkles. My husband wholeheartedly disagrees with that statement on the basis of quinoa being gross, and sprinkles not being gross. I don’t mean how they taste though. I know that sprinkles and quinoa are two very different ingredients and that they are not normally found in one recipe. (Thank goodness!) However, every time I cook with either one I end up spilling them all over the kitchen counters and floor. No matter how much I clean I still find some days later. Am I the only one that experiences this? Anyway, I’ve been on a quinoa kick lately and this …

Salad Pizza

April 12th, 2017Tina8 Comments

This meal really should be called “Chicken Caesar Salad on Top of a Warm Naan Bread” but that’s not what my cafeteria at work calls it. The other day I heard someone order a salad pizza at work. For those of you that are new here, (welcome!) food blogging is not my full time job although some days I wish it was. I’m in-house counsel (attorney) for a corporation. Anyway, I thought that I was going to see a traditional pizza with sauce, cheese, and some sort of salad concoction on top. I was surprised to find that I was completely …

Hosting A Brunch

April 10th, 2017Tina2 Comments

I love hosting a brunch because you can serve breakfast, lunch, or a combination of both. I prefer serving both plus a little something sweet. (No menu is complete without dessert of course!) With Easter and Mother’s Day (aka brunch holidays, maybe it’s a Spring thing?) right around the corner I thought that I’d share some of my favorite recipes that I’ve served at bunches of brunches that I’ve hosted in the past. A dip (with chips and/or crackers): Corn Guacamole An egg dish: Breakfast Tart or Bacon, Egg and Cheese Skillet Strata A savory dish: Butternut Squash, Kale and Sausage or One Pot …

Brown Rice With Sweet Potatoes and Avocado

March 31st, 2017Tina2 Comments

I love avocados… Brown rice is pretty boring. Maybe that goes for rice in general, but I think that the brown persuasion is especially bland. So I decided to add some of my favorite ingredients to it, and boom, now I’ve got something exciting and delicious. Well, my husband says it’s not that exciting. To each is own. 😉 I think that I could throw avocados in just about anything and it would make whatever I’m eating 100 times better. Although I have not tried avocados in desserts yet. (Sorry Tom.) Something about that just seems wrong to me. I shouldn’t …