August 11, 2016

Black Sesame Naan Bread Over the course of many years of blogging, I sometimes didn’t categorize my posts so that someone could actually find the recipe they are looking for, like this black sesame naan bread.  The recipe card was also missing, so this post is being updated in August 2025 to include the new recipe card.  I’ve otherwise left the post exactly as written...

I love baked beans.  Any kind really, and nowadays there are probably 20 different flavors to choose from.  Only one tiny problem.  Most canned baked beans have a ton of grams of sugar – up to 21 grams per 1/2 cup!  Because the WW points also pays attention to grams of sugar, my once beloved side dish can now be up to 9 smart points...

I am trying to be better about not wasting food.  Hannah always loves an organized refrigerator where you can see everything.  She lines up items tallest to shortest in nice little rows so that she can see everything at a glance.  Me?  I am a pusher.  Just put what I want to put in the fridge in front, and push until I can shut the...

My cousin Chris and his wife and family were in town for the Big10 10k race that was in Chicago this weekend.   My Mom emailed my sister and I on Friday to see if we might be able to meet them for dinner Saturday night.  My sister already had plans, but I realized it would make sense to just spend the night at my Mom’s...

Thanks for all your comments about what your favorite thing to eat or grill on my giveaway post on Monday.  Without further ado, the winner of the Hardcore Carnivore Black Rub AND two jars of my pineapple garlic sriracha bbq sauce is . . . Kelly Steak, Chicken would be our go to. Now if I could only make it look like yours! AUGUST 2,...

I couldn’t think of a blog title, so that’s what I am going with.  Here’s the deal.  IF, I get offered a job at what I would consider my dream job, um, turns out the pay is just over minimum wage.  I wish I were kidding.  Granted, there would be tip shares that are pretty generous, which would up my pay, but that fluctuates month...

Last Friday I found myself with half a dozen really really ripe bananas.  No one in the house would eat them like that, so I decided to bring muffins to take to work last Saturday.  I thought it would be a bit of sunshine at 5:00 a.m. in the morning when everyone is still tired and wished they were still in bed.  I am partial...

Hanging out with Hannah yesterday morning was so nice.  The weather was perfect outside and it was just nice to catch up with her one on one.  Jacob and Hannah went out to eat last week when I was working one of the night markets.  Um, turns out they don’t cook a lot if I am not home.  When I was meal planning with what...

August 1st?  Really?  I can’t believe it.  This summer is going by way too fast, so I took the morning “off” and sat outside with Hannah this morning for a couple hours and we ate breakfast outside and chatted, caught up, watched youtube videos and drank coffee and water.  It was glorious! Last Friday I made a breakfast pizza, and a bunch of my WW...