Stir-Fried Quinoa

On Friday night, Yancey was at the station and I opened up the fridge to see what could be thrown together.  My inventory:

Cold rice
Leftover quinoa collard salad from my cooking class
half a ziploc bag of shredded cabbage from my cooking class
2 small zucchinis
1/2 yellow pepper
carrots
a few sugar snap peas leftover from our Farmer’s Market picnic [...]

Grilled Pepper Pizza

Sorry, those of you who remain indifferent to pizza.  Here’s the latest Sunday version.  Three guesses what it’s topped with. Sarah’s leftover grilled peppers!!  The most exciting thing about this photo, though, is the vase of lilacs that Yancey and Wyatt stole for me on Mother’s Day morning.  My mom is Queen of Lilac Stealing, [...]

Blue Cheese Burgers with Grilled Onions and Peppers

One of the best things about this blog is that it’s put me in contact with people on the fringes of my life.  If I’ve ever doubted my extrovert status, I don’t anymore.  Some of you are laughing right now.  Isn’t it funny how other people sometimes know us so much better than we know [...]

Paella Fried Rice

I know this looks good, but first things first.  First you have to go to the Your Stories page and take a look at Jordan’s preserved lemons…
Have you done that?  What the $#%??  Do you believe that photo?  Last week, I neglected to mention the creation of the Your Stories page, where I hope to feature exploits [...]

Tofu, Collard, and Cauliflower Salad

I had my friend Rebecca over for lunch today because I wanted to get to know her better and ask a few questions about motherhood.  Rebecca goes to my church and we work out at the same gym–the amazing, non-profit Rainier Health and Fitness.  She’s a lawyer, but has chosen to stay home with her kids [...]