Last week while eating a tasty greek salad at Panera, I thought, “I should enjoy tasty salads more often.” Then I wondered, “Why don’t my salads taste this tasty?”
Dressing!

That’s the difference. Seriously, it’s that easy to take a salad from “meh” to “delicious!”
Dressing is pretty expensive though. What’s a thrifty lady to do? Well, it turns [...]

My favorite way to reinvent leftovers is to literally wrap it up. We always have flour tortillas on hand for this very reason.
Add to the torilla a little hummus or dijon mustard or dash of olive oil

+ some mixed greens or chopped spinach
+ your favorite cheese (feta, munster, swiss, extra sharp cheddar are my go-tos)
+ [...]

My dad and I love this dish. We are the only ones, ha. It definitely is only for those who love sauerkraut. If you are counted among those who do, you will love this dish! For me it’s the ultimate comfort food, and because Jason doesn’t care for it, I get it all to myself.

Ingredients:
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Bread, especially the high quality whole grain breads, can get pretty pricey. I love toast, sandwiches, toast sandwiches and bread with butter or jam or oil… I like bread–a good, tasty bread. Being that my budget is pinched, I’ve turned to making my own.
I shared my favorite basic white bread recipe with you quite awhile [...]

Last week I told you about my search for a new lunch box. It ended with Jason bring up the point: “What’s wrong with our tupperware?” Indeed! So I took a look around with *cough* what’s on hand before I ran to the store to purchase new fancy lunch box supplies.

Last Friday night Jason and I broke away from the studio and office long enough to take a cooking class hosted by the local Indian Student Association. It was wonderful!
We started with a short intro of the history of food stuff in India and then trooped off into the kitchen. It was so packed that [...]

I love potato soup. I think it’s actually one of my favorite soups. When I was in Canterbury, England back in 2002, we went to this castle with a gift shop/restaurant thing. They served, I kid you not, the BEST potato leek soup. Ever since then I’ve been trying to recreate it and have failed [...]

I’ve been trying my best to stay the heck away from bad food. I did pretty well not stuffing my face with one hundred cookies over Christmas, but now I’m facing New Years! How do I indulge and celebrate when I’m trying to keep my alcohol at a minimum and my food healthy and in [...]

Over the course of my life I have tried many lasagna recipes. Think of Garfield the cat’s love of lasagna, that’s me. Ever since I was a kid. And spinach lasagna is my favorite. A few weeks ago I finally tried my hand at my own recipe for lasagna. You know what? It was easy! [...]

It’s always great going home for thanksgiving. My parents pack up and freeze loads of yummy food for Jason and I, and his parents do the exact same thing. The end result is that our freezer is filled with turkey, packets of stuffing, sweet potatoes, and a bunch of other thanksgiving fixings. Well, what to [...]