Remember a few weeks ago when I talked about how Jared and I have been working toward healthier eating all around? This totally misses the bill. My tastes have definitely changed during the past few years, but there are certain cravings I just can’t seem to kick. I think everyone has that one food (please…
Here’s how it went down
Whew! Well, I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’d say the ol’ tummy is out of commission for the next few days (who am I kidding? You know the leftovers will be rolling out in a few hours). After all that prep and cooking time, we ended up with a Thanksgiving meal…
The gobble gobble game plan
Well, the big day is almost here, and after browsing recipes, making lists and juggling logistics, we’ve landed on a game plan for Thanksgiving Day 2011. Can I get a gobble, gobble? As any good Thanksgiving-er knows, the menu is the key to the day. We went back and forth between tried-and-true tradition (there are…
Vegetarian Thanksgiving. Tofurky, anyone?
Have you ever gone vegetarian for Thanksgiving? Jared and I know a guy whose daughter started college a few years ago and not long after decided to go vegan. Suddenly the impending holiday season was a whole new kind of challenge, with her parents trying to figure out how to cook an entire Thanksgiving meal…
Do you know the muffin (wo)man? Yep, that’s me.
Have you seen the Kashi commercials that show all those rugged, sporty folks in T-shirts and hiking boots scouring the earth for the world’s “best-tasting healthy foods”? Well these cranberry wheat muffins (made with everyone’s fave breakfast food, cracked wheat) turned out to be amazingly yummy little guys. And in the crazy world of muffins…
Wheat: All it’s cracked up to be.
For the past couple of years, Jared and I have been on a quest to healthier eating. We started with revamping a lot of what we cooked at home (meaning we started cooking a lot at home instead of going out to eat all the time). We coasted comfortably on the sea of healthy home-cookin’…
Here’s the dish
I’m a big believer that when it comes to things like food or gifts, half the points lie in the presentation. Just ask Jared, who kindly keeps his comments to himself when I spend just as much on gift wrap as I do on the actual present. It might seem a little nonsensical (or incredibly…
Countdown to Thanksgiving
Well, if that photo is any indication, I’ve entered full-on planning mode. Thanksgiving is a mere 14 days away. Eek! We’re celebrating the holiday with Jared’s folks, and though his mom does most of the Thanksgiving-ing, I’ve been searching for new recipes so I can contribute some foodie goodness, too. And that, my friends, means…
Viva IKEA!
Meatballs, anyone? I’m pretty sure the last time I dined cafeteria-style was in one of the dining halls during freshman year of college, so I suppose I was due for some slide-your-tray-to-the-desired-cuisine kind of eating. So when Amber and I were cruising through IKEA around lunchtime last week, we decided to swing into the IKEA…
Favorite things: Cookie scooper
It seems like some of the greatest finds are discovered through word-of-mouth. Whether it’s a great new gadget, a secret ingredient or a tried-and-true recipe, the all-time faves are way too good to keep to ourselves. So we share them with friends — and hope they’ll do the same. In the spirit of Julie Andrews,…