We planted our first garden ever this year! Living in a place with a large yard is great (especially since I’ve lived my entire previous life in apartments). The only “garden” I ever had was tomatoes and herbs in a pot next to my front door. One time I was growing cherry tomatoes and saw …
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Crunchy Refrigerator Pickles
Quick Sauted Spinach
Spinach is so good as a salad and we try to eat it as much as we can. I decided to switch it up a little last weekend and saute the spinach with other delicious veggies. Easy, quick, and healthy. A side dish success! Spinach is a real super food! It’s filled with so many …
Orange Chicken From Scratch
Whoa! Have you ever had homemade Orange Chicken? You’ve GOT to try this recipe, it’s a flavor EXPLOSION!! The sauce is made from fresh ingredients like orange, lemon and ginger. I liked it so much, I even used some of the leftover sauce I had and put it on some rice and tofu the next day. Yum! …
Irish Soda Bread with Flax
Baking is not one of my specialties, only because you have to be so exact on ingredients. I am more of a “little of this, little of that” kind of cook, so baking doesn’t always work out for me. It’s super easy to make, there’s no yeast involved. If you missed my previous post, it tells …
A Toast to Corned Beef and Cabbage
St. Patrick’s Day is next week and it is the day to celebrate the Irish culture by drinking, and feasts! Do you know why we celebrate ‘being Irish’ every March 17th, and why we follow the same traditions like wearing green and eating corned beef and cabbage every year? I had the task at work to …