NorCal Happenings

So my new thing is going to be making sugar cookies.  It is too easy to eat A TON of the regular drop cookies- and sugar cookies are just ...

So my foodie friend Jenny made this for us right after we had Kate, and I know it's just spaghetti, but OMG it was amazing.  I think t...

So we have all heard how good for us spaghetti squash is, right?  One cup of it has 42 calories.  If you sub that for your spaghetti, you...

I saw this recipe years ago, and then I had the actual cake once at a Halloween party.  I have to say, it is pretty tasty if you can get...

I saw this on a friend's FB page and think I will make it next time I have a Mediterranean night.  Yummo! Hummus Garlic Bre...

Bacon Grid I saw this idea in one of those Kraft recipe books for making BLT's and wanted to remember it, should I ever be in a place...

Check out how spoiled my son is.  He says that he is "bored of cookies" because I make them "all the time."  :-) And he...

Jason had a jumbalaya at the fire house a few weeks ago and thought it was fantastic.  He tried to make it last week one day, but we had to...

Baked Costa Rican-Style Tilapia with Pineapples, Black Beans and Rice Ingredients 1 cup long-grain  white rice 2 cups low-sodium  chic...

So my sister is a bartender!  Well, not really- she's a lifeguard, but she took one of those bartending class...

Spanish Rice 2 tablespoons oil 2 tablespoons (more actually) chopped onion 1 1/2 cups uncooked white rice 2 cups chicken broth 1 cup...

I had this for the first time at a potluck.  It is a little strange but really delicious and super easy to make.  And any dessert that inc...

Oh, how I love asparagus.  I have two and a half ways that I generally make it.  The prep is the same for all.  Cut off the bottom fibrous...

I know this one is super easy too, but it is delicious and I hate to risk forgetting about it, so here is what I do. Get a loaf of "...

So the kids and I visited Grandma and Aunt Kat in early June, and Grandma had a panini press that I fell in  love with.  Christopher and I...

This one is almost more of a chili than a soup.  It is sort of similar to the Chicken version but a nice change every once in a while.   ...