Going through old photos yesterday I came across this one of my oldest son, Ford. It was 10 years ago, on March 1st of 2002 - It was my birthday and he and I spent it hiking and car camping in the Olympics. It is odd-looking at a photo of a tiny preschooler and knowing… Continue reading Cherry Birthday Cupcakes
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Smashed Pea Spaghetti
Vibrant green and fresh tasting even on a night where it was snowing outside....frozen peas are one item I always have bags of to use in recipes! Smashed Pea Spaghetti Ingredients: 1 lb spaghetti 16 ounce package frozen green peas, thawed (used no-salt added) ¾ cup part-skim ricotta cheese 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil… Continue reading Smashed Pea Spaghetti
Chickpea Sammies
I got this sandwich idea when I was looking at vegan sandwich filling recipes....call me crazy but I don't get the concept of adding Kelp powder to chickpeas to make fake tuna (y-u-c-k). Kelp is just nasty is all I have to say. And why wreck perfectly good chickpeas trying to fake fish? Let the… Continue reading Chickpea Sammies
Pappardelle with Salmon and Peas in Pesto Cream Sauce
This recipe is amazing. Restaurant worthy. I don't often sing praises like that but wow, it was that good. It wasn't a very frugal meal due to spending $10 on the salmon, it was worth every bit though. Ford was heart-broken upon finding out there were no leftovers 😉 I found the recipe in the… Continue reading Pappardelle with Salmon and Peas in Pesto Cream Sauce