Whiplash Wednesday

Is it just me that finds the weeks whizzing past before I can even recognize the month and week on the calendar? For some reason Wednesdays are the worst for me. Probably because it’s a little shorter school day for us but it also means that the supposedly ‘most productive days’ of [...]

Tex-Mex Lasagna

I tried another recipe from Cooking Light, Tex-Mex Lasagna. The kids all gave it a resounding thumbs down. The little girls liked the noodles (no surprises there) but it was too runny and I thought it lacked flavor. I have other recipes that we like better, like the chicken enchiladas we’ll [...]

Something Fishy

I’m giving credit to Ilva at Lucillian Delights and David at Cooking Chat for the inspiration for today’s post. The Heart of the Matter theme of seafood and the encouragement to make new creations from leftovers rather than reheat repeats conspired to bring you today’s lunch: fish burritos (not fish tacos with cabbage/cole slaw [...]

Another Cooking Light Test

Yesterday, I tried another recipe from the Superfast Weeknight Dinners from Cooking Light. You can find the recipe and a picture for Pasta with Herbed Goat Cheese and Cherry Tomatoes here. Their finished product looked nicer than mine.
Why can’t I remember to read a new recipe *all* the way through? It must [...]

Presto Pasta Night

Ruth at Once Upon A Feast has been hosting a weekly blog event called ‘Presto Pasta’, which always has a wide variety of great looking entries. Back when I was a single grad student, I could easily divide my meals between stir fry and pasta but since neither of those are the Husband’s favorites, [...]