UPDATE- The winner of the signed copy of Lela Davidson's book is... Terri Adamson!!! Woo-hoo! Send me your address to thebusynothings@gmail.com and I'll give your information to Lela Davidson to ship your book! ********** It's been a hot summer. I remember optimistically chatting with a stranger in line somewhere (don't be surprised- I live in the south, we're friendly...) about how … [Read more...]
I've said it before, I feel like I'm kinda a boring cook. I make a lot of the same things over and over partly because it makes my grocery budget stay lower and partly because I'm always running around crazy, so it makes my meal planning easier... Tonight, I noticed that I had a lot of veggies in that stage right before they go bad and I hate to waste food so I just started chopping. I decided … [Read more...]
I love quinoa- it is amazing. The cool thing about quinoa is that it's like oatmeal. You can make it with sugar; raisins & milk or cook it like rice and put in in a salad... or you can be like me and make a sort of quinoa pilaf. Pilaf meaning a grain cooked in a broth or seasoning. This is my favorite way to cook it because it re-heats so well and is actually pretty good cold. I like to use … [Read more...]
Sometimes when I cook I think Martha Stewart should come knocking on my door. I twirl around my kitchen, making deliciousness magically, pouring pre-measured bowls of ingredients like a pro and singing to the forest animals gathered at my windows.... Then other days my snotty-nosed, molar cutting 16-month-old clings to my leg, making walking impossible. I throw my Sunbutter into the … [Read more...]
