Oh Monday. You always sneak up on me! Just when I think the weekend is off to a great start, it ends! Ugh. This weekend was full of fun stuff. Short skirts. High heels. Dancing. Biking. Running. Baking. Unpacking. Cuddling. Lounging. Gardening. All things I thoroughly enjoy! BUSY, I tell ya!
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Quinoa Black Bean Burgers
I feel like my life is at a serious turning point. I’m not sure how, exactly, or when, or why, or even what is turning, but I feel the winds of change blowing through. Sometimes those winds feel melancholy and foreboding, but this time they feel charged and transformational. Perhaps this is my way of…
Slow Cooker Coconut Chicken Curry
I’ve had this itch lately. THE itch. No, not that itch. The SHOPPING itch. All I want to do is go somewhere with all the stores I love (um, a mall?), and acquire cute new things. Cute skirts. Cute earrings. Cute boots. I’m fully aware that this is 100% materialistic and an itch I should…
Lemon Macarons with Grapefruit Curd Filling
Happy Monday! I hope you all had a stupendous weekend! Apparently this little suckers are really popular these days. There are entire cookbooks dedicated to making them in every conceivable shape and flavor! I decided, I suppose due to peer pressure, I should give in a make some. For my first time, I think they…
Bacon, Avocado, and Feta Quinoa Salad
This is the kind of food I consider to be, besides delicious, totally appropriate to eat in mass quantities. Sure, it has bacon and cheese. Those two might be considered bad for your health, depending on who you ask. Ok probably with anyone you ask. BUT: Quinoa and avocado? Come on – you can’t tout…
How to Make Yogurt
Many of you may look at this and think “Yogurt is way too much effort. I’m not even going to try.” DO NOT THINK THAT WAY. I’m telling you, this is easy stuff. You can do it. I believe in you, really. Let me tell you my yogurt story. At the end of last summer…
Grapefruit Curd
My sophomore year of college, I spent one term studying in Hawaii. Tough life, huh? It was fantastic! We spent the term hopping from island to island, having class on the beach (in our swimsuits), and looking for high rocks to jump from into the ocean. That last one was our #1 goal, and we…
Perfect Guacamole
Have you ever had that green goop cheap restaurants pass off as guacamole? It really is a sorry excuse for a dip – especially considering that making real guacamole is not only easy, but WELL worth the effort! I made this the other day for lunch, and really had to pry myself away from the…
Mexican Chicken Lime Soup
Lime is, without a doubt, in my top three favorite fruit flavors. Try saying that three times fast! Lime popsicles are by far the best flavor out there, lime candies are delicious, and now: lime soup. I was a bit skeptical, but the flavor in this soup is truly amazing. It is quite spicy, but…
Spicy Black Bean Chili
Living in Montana, I have to embrace winter sports. It isn’t a choice: it’s a requirement. I will be ostracized and probably banished from society if I don’t. I will never admit to embracing winter, I would trade the snow for a warm beach any day, but I can see the pleasure in some winter…
Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
I have this bag of almond flour in my cupboard. It’s been sitting there, unopened, for a few months now, with me not really knowing what to use it for. The THOUGHT of almond flour was exciting, clearly, but I had no real plans for it. My live-in athlete has been hounding me for a…
Barley Stew with Leeks, Carrots, and Greens
Remember when it was 2011? What happened!? Last year went by in a hurry. Between three months in South America, moving to Montana, and rafting the Colorado River for the better part of a month, it was a jam packed year! We came home on Tuesday from a whirlwind vacation of friends and family, and…
Bacon and Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! I have been bouncing from Montana to St. Louis to Colorado, keeping myself busy! This week is a bit light on the posting – I’m traveling around and enjoying myself for the holidays! Sorry for not planning ahead more for you guys, but I’ll be back in full…
5 Minute Fudge
It’s almost Christmas. It always surprises me how late the “OMG IT’S CHRISTMAS” feeling hits me – but it’s close enough now that I’m starting to feel it! Luckily I bought all my gifts a few weeks ago – do you have yours? If not… make this fudge! This fudge seriously could not be easier:…
Easiest Tomato Salsa
Our household goes through salsa FAST. We put it on eggs, eat it with chips, spread it on burritos – needless to say, we eat a lot of salsa. Not only that, but I’m really picky about it, too – none of that tomato sauce with chunks trying to pass as salsa. Fakers. I demand…