I had hoped and prayed that we would leave Minnesota before the snow flew, but, unfortunately, it snowed the night before we left. Not just a few little flurries, but full on heavy, wet, huge snowflakes. I’ve been so excited for this move, that I forgot to think about leaving my family and my dogs, […]
Today is the day we were SUPPOSED to fly out, but I’m already getting a little feel for the Australian culture. The relocation agent forgot to book the movers. How do you forget to do your job?!? I’ve been very clear for weeks that we need to be out of our apartment on 10/31, so […]
It would be a deal breaker if we can’t move our babies too. It turns out that we can, but it’s going to be a challenge. According to the official DAFF import process, it’s going to take 6 months! I really wish the recruiter would have said something much sooner in the process. We probably […]
I have all this quinoa because I bought it for this one recipe once upon a time; there is a lot of it because I bought it at Target and it came in a 1 pound bag. Unfortunately, it turns out my fiancé hates quinoa. I can’t even trick him into eating it – I […]
So, it’s been a while….sorry about that. Happy first day of August. I cannot believe that summer is 2/3 of the way over already! I have had a lot of intentions to tone up and drop a few pounds this summer, but instead I’ve eaten well, enjoyed chilled white wine and kept my shorts on […]
I can make pizza crust, mashed potatoes and sushi rice out of cauliflower, why can’t I make fettuccine alfredo? So, I said to my fiancé, “Let’s get crazy with cauliflower!!” I always enjoy a variety of vegetables with my alfredo, so I dug through my refrigerator and found some for roasting and some for steaming. […]
It has been so cold out, that all we want to do is eat hearty meals. We really do not want, however, the extra layer of padding that goes along with this kind of eating. Tonight, I made one of our favorites, Risotto, in a healthier for us way. 1/2 butternut squash 1/2 cup wild […]
What do you do at 6:30 AM and yesterday you finished off the last of the lunch soup without making any more? Come up with something easy peasy. This ridiculous expression inspired this soup, which is quite good, if I do say so myself. 2 tbsp olive oil 1/2 medium onion. chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 […]
Well, now that I have all this peanut butter, I need to do something with it. One of my favorite sweet treats are Peanut Butter Cups. I didn’t want to use chocolate chips because my peanut butter is all natural, so I found this raw chocolate recipe and went to town on Peanut Butter Cups. […]
I love peanut butter. LOVE. When I’m baking, I almost always choose recipes that use peanut butter, like monster cookies. I do not, however, love the fat content in regular peanut butter, or the sugar content in reduced fat peanut butter. I also do not love when I can’t understand the ingredients. So I decided […]