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The end of summer and then some…
Little Silas started first grade today, newly 13 year old Vincent will start 8th grade tomorrow. I don’t know where our summer went, but all of a sudden the mornings feel like fall, school has begun, and it’s September. I … Continue reading
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Maple Honey Granola
If you’ve never made your own granola, I suggest you do. Homemade granola has been on my list of things to attempt making for a number of months. As well as my list of things I spend too much money … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Breakfast, Vegetarian
Tagged almonds, chai, coconut, cranberries, granola, honey, maple, oats
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Tamale Casserole, Part Deux
As said before, I am an infamous flop cake maker. Yesterday proved no different. I got really excited about trying a new lemon cake recipe with a blackberry cream cheese frosting, in order to use up some lemons and very … Continue reading
Fusilli with Spicy Tomato Garlic Basil Sauce, Soyrizo, and Tempeh “Chicken”
I think I could easily eat pasta once a day. Unfortunately, Craig probably isn’t too keen on that idea. I’ve learned that if I tell him I’m making some kind of pasta, he doesn’t usually think that’s a tasty-sounding, appetizing, … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Sauces, Vegetarian
Tagged basil, garlic, pasta, Soyrizo, tempeh, tomatoes
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Curried Tempeh Salad
Curry yesterday, curried today? Hmmm… You may think I am on a curry-kick. Perhaps you’d be correct! This tempeh salad is easy and tasty. It’s also filling (a major plus in a house full of growing boys!). Craig loves it. … Continue reading
Thai Green Curry with Salmon and Vegetables
I admit: I totally just ate half a box of Annie’s Homegrown Mac & Cheese. Some days are like that. Prior to my mac-in-the-box, I had some delicious Bison Organic Chocolate Stout beer. This may have influenced my decision for … Continue reading
Vegetarian Stuffed Zucchini
We’ve been gone off and on all summer, enough that I decided not to mess with a summer garden. Part of me regrets it, as I love being able to walk into our backyard and pick fresh veggies and herbs … Continue reading
The Bite and Portland Adventuring
The view from our room in Jantzen Beach I am a lucky lady. With my mister teaching and the boys still school-aged, we end up with nearly 3 months of time to do whatever we want for “summer vacation”. Luckily, … Continue reading
Silas Henry’s Chocolate Cake and Buttercream Amazingness
I am a master at making sunken-middle floppy homemade cakes. Fortunately, the following cake came out not just rich, moist, and fluffy… It looked like it was supposed to! I hadn’t made buttercream frosting prior to this recipe. Honestly, most … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Kids, Vegetarian
Tagged birthday, buttercream, cake, chocolate, cupcakes
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Zucchini Muffins – sans dairy and eggs
We’ve been gone off and on this month, traveling here and there… We got back from Crawford Bay, B.C. on Monday and I’ve yet to go grocery shopping. Needless to say, the refrigerator is down to its bare bone self … Continue reading
Julie Hashimoto-McCreery
