I was really craving Thai food this week, so I put several Thai inspired dishes on this week’s menu plan. Thankfully, the hubs enjoys Thai food too This recipe is far from traditional Thai food, but does capture some of my favorite thai flavors. I was trying to come fairly close to California Pizza Kitchen’s [...]
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Recipe: Homemade Thai Chicken Pizza
Posted in food, housewifery, recipes on April 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
"The Bread" with my tips (aka The Bread for Dummies)
Posted in food, housewifery, recipes on April 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“The Bread” recipe created by Ryan of This is Reverb and shared by Ree of The Pioneer Woman has become my all time favorite bread recipe. Why? Because I can actually make it! I have had tremendous trouble making bread before. The yeast didn’t seem to activate or my bread just didn’t rise, or it [...]
Your Sunday Night Dinner!
Posted in food, housewifery, recipes on March 21, 2010 | 4 Comments »
This post is about the dinner that I made last night, and how much I loved it. I LOVED IT A LOT. Like, we’re talking massive proportions of cheesy, buttery, noodle-y love. (I still stayed within my Weight Watcher points for the day though ) I highly recommend trying this out for your Sunday night [...]
Super Yummy Easy Meal Alert! (Yes, two in one week- I know!)
Posted in food, housewifery, recipes on March 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I got this recipe from an email that Betty Crocker sends weekly with dinner ideas. Holy cow it was DELICIOUS! Like, please, let me scrape the crock pot and eat the whole dang thing in secret gluttony kind of good. And, the best part is, this recipe is every bit as easy as it is [...]
Tasty Tuesday: Quick and Easy Veggie Pasta
Posted in food, health and fitness, housewifery, recipes, Tasty Tuesday on March 9, 2010 | 3 Comments »
This recipe is super easy to prepare, tasty and healthy. If you live in a household where family members require meat with every dinner, you always add some grilled chicken Quick and Easy Veggie Pasta1 pkg tri-color rotini1 red bell pepper, chopped4 carrots, chopped1 broccoli crown, chopped1 onion, finely diced4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped3 [...]
Tasty Tuesday: Curried Rice with Chicken
Posted in food, housewifery, recipes, Tasty Tuesday on February 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This recipe was adapted from the a recipe found on Real Simple’s website. The original recipe can be found here. This was actually my first time ever cooking with curry! Crazy huh? Yum!Curried Rice with ChickenWhat you will need:2 chicken breasts, cut into bit size pieces1.5 cups of long grain white rice3.5 cups hot water5 [...]
On household organization- Part II: The Division of Labor
Posted in housewifery, life, momness on February 20, 2010 | 3 Comments »
If you couldn’t tell by now, I’m very much a “type A” (bwahahaha like you couldn’t tell, high-larious, right?!) and my husband is very much a “type B”. I tend to be a big fan of a clean house, and the hubby, while he doesn’t enjoy filth has a much higher clutter/mess tolerance than I [...]
Let’s throw together a lasagna, shall we?
Posted in food, housewifery, recipes, Valentine's idea for guys on February 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This post may be silly to some more advanced cooks, but to those who have never attempted to make a lasagna, I wanted to share my easy, fast throw-it-together method to prove that it’s a piece of cake. Errr, pasta and tomato-y cheesy cake. *Hey, guys out there (err, guy?)- this is something you can [...]
Fettuccine Alfredo ala Blonde
Posted in food, housewifery, recipes on January 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When I first met my husband, (he was just a cute guy I was dating then, not my husband I suppose, technically ) we played a game of pool, and I bet him that I would win. He bet me that I wouldn’t, and I promised to make him any dinner he wanted if I [...]
