23 Monday Nov 2015
I’m off this week. Off from work. My day job is running a door lock and hardware company. Strike that. My day job is motivating and hopefully at times inspiring my work family. Ultimately we all want the same, from work. It’s where we make our living, which funds our passions.
This recipe has nothing to do with that. But I wanted to share where I am right now.
Continue reading »19 Thursday Nov 2015
Posted in love to cook, pasta, seafood
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butter, clam juice, garlic, linguine, littleneck clams, parsley, white wine
Linguini with White Clam Sauce. Sometimes simple is simply the best. In the time it takes to cook the pasta, you can prepare the heavenly garlic butter white wine clam sauce.
Continue reading »11 Wednesday Nov 2015
Posted in casseroles & comfort food, love to cook, Sundays with Shelby
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Comfort.
When you read the word comfort what comes to mind? Perhaps you are at a place in your life where comfort is most often used as a verb, whether providing or receiving it. Since you’re reading this on my food blog, perhaps comfort food is the first thing you think of.
When I wrote this post about Salisbury Steak I wanted to prepare and share a dish that said “when I am with you I am complete and comfortable”. Continue reading »
09 Monday Nov 2015
Posted in chicken & turkey, gluten free, international, love to cook, low-carb, lunch bowls, seafood, Weight Watchers
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bean sprouts, carrots, cilantro, eggs, fish sauce, onion, peanut butter, peanuts, scallion, soy sauce, spaghetti squash
Pad Thai is my go-to Thai take-out dish. I love everything about it. Traditionally this is a noodle dish and who doesn’t love noodles, especially when they are stir-fried with eggs! Yum!! Today I decided to lighten it up a bit, so I substituted roasted spaghetti squash “noodles” for the classic rice noodles. Results. Two thumbs up in this house.
Continue reading »04 Wednesday Nov 2015
Posted in healthy choices, love to cook, salads, vegetarian, Weight Watchers
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avocado, cucumber, fresh mint, lettuce, pita bread, pomegranate, scallion, sumac, tomatoes
This salad. This Fattoush Salad is flavor love.
I was working hard to use ingredients already on hand. I may be a bit out of control. Pantry and freezer doors are…busting. So I went on offense and typed pita, lettuce, mint, tomato into my search engine field.
Kabam!!! Pow!! Fattoush!
Continue reading »03 Tuesday Nov 2015
It’s National Sandwich Day. Definitely couldn’t let this one get by without a proper tribute. But I had a slight dilemma. I am currently on grocery store restrictions aka it’s Eat Out of the Fridge/Pantry Week for us. I have promised not to step foot into a store. It’s killing me y’all.
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