Since I’ve been here, I’ve made it a practice most nights to have some sort of a refreshing drink ready in the evening. I’ve been keeping busy during the day and MamaInBlue works a full day at a stressy job, so it is nice to relax with a cool drink. And sometimes water just doesn’t [...]

No pictures BUT… Sweet corn from the farmer’s market + a squeeze of lime + a sprinkle of chili powder = GOOD!

Yep! I’m back in the Midwest. In this post, I detail my current projects and what I’ve been cooking lately.

I’ve been quiet these last few months because life has been a little mundane lately. We’re going through a lot of transitions at work, not all of them good. The last six months have, on a number of levels, mostly just been about holding on and keeping things going. It was tiresome enough to live [...]

My weekdays tend to be a little unpredictable so I try to take the time to experiment in the kitchen on the weekends. Two weekends ago, it was African Chicken in Peanut Sauce, a recipe I found on CookEatShare. SO good! I would up shredding the chicken and mixing it all up with the couscous [...]

Once again… I bombed out on a project. Project 365 just didn’t work out. I had a stretch of a few weeks when I just couldn’t get it done. Kind of a bummer but I do have some good news to balance it out. With regards to my Resolutions, I am 100% on the wagon! [...]

One of my resolutions this year was giving up fast food. It was not as hard as I thought it would be. Sure, sometimes I get the urge to pull into a drive-thru when I’m tired and on my way home. That habit wasn’t tough to break. I really have two motivations in giving up [...]

The Most Evil Dessert I refer to is Duckphart Pie.  Imagine a frozen concoction that is the love child of a mousse and an ice cream that got drunk and went for a roll in crushed oreos.  Heavy whipping cream… sweetened condensed milk… cookies… liquor… what’s not to love? Today is Boss’s Day.  A Hallmark [...]

Ha!  My brother just texted me this photo of a dessert he got at a Japanese restaurant today.  Personally, I would have turned his face away before tucking in but I suspect BrotherInBlue just dug right in!

Below are the spoils from my trip this morning to Planted Earth Vegetables, a wonderful small farm nearby. Everything you see here is organic and was gathered this morning. (Not pictured: a dozen fresh eggs and a bouquet of zinnias and sunflowers!) Nize, the owner, gave me some ideas for the squash that I am [...]