This was Mom’s choice for a Mother’s Day dessert. Moms always know best. This was an awesomely delicious cake. Although Dad’s comment was that it needed a new name because it didn’t sound as good as it tasted…his suggestions were “Better than expected Lemon Blueberry Cake” or “Chocolate Lemon Blueberry Cake”…because things sound better withRead more
Sister sent me the recipe for these pancakes about a year ago. And I’d never gotten around to making them, but when I visited her and her fiancé a few weeks ago, I suggested we make these. Don’t be like me. Don’t wait over a year for these delicious Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes! These pancakesRead more
This has been a very busy Spring! Easter was a whirl, with Sister and her fiancé coming down for wedding planning and the holiday. My grandpa returned from his year in Japan. Organic Chemistry is…exactly what you’d expect: HARD. And in the midst of all that, I’ve made more time for eating than for blogging. SoRead more
How do you decide what to make when you have company coming over? Do you stick with an old standby recipe, or try something new with the potential for deliciousness or disaster? I typically end up trying something new, with the promise that if whatever I make turns out to be inedible I’ll order pizzaRead more
Did you know you’re supposed to be eating 8oz of fish or shellfish each week? Seafood is full of great nutrients, but especially omega-3 fatty acids: EPA and DHA. Both of these fatty acids are incredibly beneficial to our brains as well as our cardiovascular systems. EPA is also thought to help decrease joint inflammation. EatingRead more
Tabbouleh is a Middle Eastern salad that’s typically made with bulgur, parsley, mint, tomatoes, onion, and lemon. It’s not one of my favorite salads because I usually find the parsley to be overbearing. But since I had some black rice in the cupboard leftover from this Emperor’s Rice Salad, and some sumac I’d been wanting toRead more
I started gardening this year! Previously I’ve wasn’t even able to keep a cactus alive, but I’m happy to say that it’s been almost 2 months and most of my plants are still alive! I’ve even got some ripe grape tomatoes! But the best thing about my own little garden is having fresh herbs toRead more
I’d never had fennel until last year during my nutrition assessment to try 5 new foods. Fennel has a slightly sweet licorice taste when it’s raw, and is then deliciously sweet when roasted. So for this salad, I took the best of both, and roasted half of the fennel and left the other half raw.Read more
Easter morning we have a potluck breakfast at my church. This year mom and I debated what to make all week, we wanted something that would be easy to make ahead of time, would be healthy and vegetarian, and couldn’t be too fussy to heat up. So we tried out this recipe I’d printed outRead more
I just got back from an awesome vacation in Mexico. My family went four hours south of Cancun to a little hotel on the beach, called Mayan Beach Garden. We had a fantastic time, we celebrated 3 birthdays, Sister and Chris got engaged, and in general had a wonderful time together. It was an excellentRead more