Category Archives: Kids
Day to Day Life: Week Twenty
We have had quite the week as you’re about to get a peek at. If you remember last week, we had an emergency visit to the ER with Silas. Well, on Monday we received a phone call saying his blood … Continue reading
Meatless Monday: Cinco de Mayo Recipes
It’s no secret that we eat a lot of Mexican food, year-round. While some folks seem to wait until Cinco de Mayo rolls around to indulge in their favorite Mexican-inspired dishes, I prefer to enjoy them whenever the hell I … Continue reading
Our Favorite Mediterranean Pizza with Sourdough Crust
I will tell you right now — when it comes to pizza, I have zero shame. When Pizza Night shows up (at least once a week) I get really excited. I spend copious amounts of time plotting and planning my … Continue reading
Meatless Monday: Sweet and Sour Tofu
As a kid, Chinese takeout night was my favorite takeout night. In Hawai’i, the conglomeration of cultures makes various cuisines easy to come by. You can go to the “Chinese place” and get Korean, Japanese, Hawaiian, Chinese, American food… We … Continue reading
Strawberry Pineapple Smoothie
After a week of the flu and nearly a week of semi-recuperation, I finally am feeling better than semi-narcoleptic, achy, and half-dead. It’s fantastic! I’m really not so good at staying still, doing nothing, or making time to just relax. … Continue reading
Vegetarian Turkey Pepper Panini
Around here, there is one type of sandwich that stands out, far above all else. It’s what the kids refer to as a “chop chop.” I think it came about one day a few years ago when my husband and … Continue reading
Chocolate Banana Pudding
I think chocolate pudding was amongst one of the first things I learned how to cook. And by that, I definitely don’t mean the method below. I mean the Jell-O instant pudding stuff… like this. What I didn’t know then … Continue reading
Gemelli with a Mushroom and Sundried Tomato Cream Sauce
I was going to tell you how I’ve been meaning to write this post for a week and a half now. I was planning to let you know I haven’t disappeared, my blog isn’t at some official standstill. I thought … Continue reading
Eggnog Waffles with Brown Sugar Butter Apples
We recently went out for breakfast. While looking at the menu, trying to decide what to make, it occurred to me that I rarely get adventurous about breakfast food because typically I don’t eat breakfast. However, on the rare occasion … Continue reading
Rich Frosted Chocolate Sheet Cake
Every year as my husband’s birthday approaches, I start to think about what his celebratory dinner and cake will consist of. By “approaches” I mean my crazy-brain begins thinking around early October, for his late November birthday. Usually I wait … Continue reading