January 2009

Pumpkin Crunch bars

I LOVE pumpkin. It’s such a fun color, has this great earthy sweet taste, and is great for baking. I had some leftover pumpkin from my bundt cake and so … Read more

Good News!

I have great news everybody, no we’re not expecting, although people have been asking us a lot lately. I’ll tell you what we told our family, don’t ask until I’m … Read more

Pickled Cucumber snack

This snack cost me less than a dollar to make! I got 10 high fiber spinach tortillas for $2 because they were expiring soon. I also had a cucumber ($.50 … Read more

Pomegranate and Saffron Yogurt

I never had a pomegranate until this year. They always seemed a little intimidating. I remember in the 5th grade a girl brought a pomegranate to school for lunch, and … Read more

My first lasagna

I love lasagna, always have. But for some reason I’ve never made it. I guess part of it was living on my own for so long, it would go bad … Read more

Tempura Bites

I don’t deep fry foods very often. Eating too much fried stuff makes me feel sick, I’m just not used to it. I had a worse upset stomach doing disaster … Read more

Meaty Red Sauce

A conversation at the beginning of our marriage: Diana: What did you think of the spaghetti?Eric: It was okay.Diana: Oh what didn’t you like about it?(I should note at this … Read more