Author Archives: Julie Hashimoto-McCreery
Day to Day Life: Week 48
A look at the last week: The first dish for our Thanksgiving meal: homemade cranberry sauce with apples, pears, and fresh ginger. Silas gave his approval by saying, “Mmm… THIS is good. The canned stuff is dis-gusting. Especially the lines still on it when … Continue reading
Saturday Sites: Week Forty-Eight
The most popular Google-searched Thanksgiving dish state-by-state. I don’t know what funeral potatoes, spinach maria, cookie salad, frog eye salad, mirliton casserole or snicker salads are… I equally love this song and this video. Although I don’t think I’ve ever … Continue reading
Meatless Monday: Vegan Roasted Tomato Soup
When I was a young, poor college student, soup often sounded like it’d be a money-saving dinner/meal option. This time of year, when the weather is cold and dreary, the trees have dropped the majority of their leaves, and certainly … Continue reading
Day to Day Life: Weeks 46 + 47
Here is a peek at the last couple weeks: Ashland in the fall (before windy wet weather came in and rendered most of the trees leafless). On an impromptu hike with our buddy Janet on a day Silas didn’t have … Continue reading
Saturday Sites: Week Forty-Seven
This is/would be an EXCELLENT way to pass the time while stuck in traffic! Some key points in making the best grilled cheese sandwich! (And that mayonnaise trick is totally worth it.) I absolutely love gingerbread! These gluten-free chewy ginger … Continue reading
Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread
I’m not usually one for sweet cravings. I’ll take a salty bag of potato chips over chocolate nearly any time the opportunity arises. However, one day a couple weeks ago, I woke up with a HUGE desire for cinnamon rolls. … Continue reading
Saturday Sites: Week Forty-Six
Twenty-five stores and what they should be called. Numbers 14, 15, 16 — YES. Well, at the ripe old age of 29.4167, pretty much everything on this list is relative. Also on that note… I enjoyed this read on how … Continue reading
Day to Day Life: Week 45
The last week, looking a bit like this: Still egg-xactly obsessed with eggs, apparently. Whole wheat sourdough toast, over-easy egg, sharp cheddar, thyme, salt and pepper. When I got this beer, the checkout clerk said, “Oh hey, look! They put … Continue reading
Saturday Sites: Week Forty-Five
Famous movie titles with one letter removed, then the newly titled movies illustrated. Love. Daylight Savings Time doesn’t exist in my home state of Hawaii. Even after 11 years of living in Oregon, I still think DST sucks. Haha I … Continue reading
Meatless Monday: Vegetarian Posole with Roasted Peppers, Pinto Beans and Soyrizo
I suppose if you cook every day, it’s bound to happen. I wonder if even the most illustrious chefs experience cooking burnout. Lately I’ve felt as though everything in my kitchen is some variation of just a few standby dishes … Continue reading