Nacho Salad

So last night I wanted something quick, easy, and delicious! Pretty much, that’s what I want every night.. so last night I warmed up some brown rice I had made on Sunday, and made a delicious nacho-style salad! Since the brown rice was already done, the longest cooking time was for the potatoes – and [...]

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Ruby Red Raspberry Reviver

When I woke up on Sunday morning, I had the most insatiable craving for a juice. Perhaps because Spring is springing and therefore the weather was nice, or perhaps because I haven’t made a juice/smoothie since last Fall. Either way, I made a super delicious juice. And since I normally tell you all the benefits [...]

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French Martini

Saturday afternoon I was lounging in the hammock, doing some knitting, and watching Mocha play in the slowly-returning foliage. After speaking with Jo, I decided to have an afternoon cocktail – and I’m certainly glad I did. I perused my cocktail book and looked for something I had all the ingredients for, and found the [...]

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Hot Peppers 101

Primate readers will know Jo and I have a healthy obsession with hot peppers – though some could argue an unhealthy obsession..but as any South Texan can attest..it’s totally healthy! I was asked some questions by David over at FoodNearSnellville about handling hot peppers, and how to test or judge the level of ‘heat’ of [...]

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SBT Panino

While I think it’s clever to use my initials as the name of a panino (technically panini is plural, and I only had one sandwich), it also aptly describes what is in the sandwich – Spinach, Bell pepper, and Tomato! I roasted the red bell pepper (see step 1 here) before toasting my panino in [...]

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Sugar Shamrocks

Happy St. Patty’s Day!!!! Every year, I make sugar cookie shamrocks for St Patty’s Day.. I used the white whole wheat sugar cookie dough, and cut them into shamrocks! …dipped them in a basic green glaze (confectioner’s sugar and oat milk to the right viscosity, with green food coloring)…. …and dusted them with green sugar [...]

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Chocolate Chip Cookies at Sea Level

Long time readers will recall that I moved from Albuquerque to Alexandria last August.  Now, I’ve finally gotten around to retooling my chocolate chip cookies for sea level.  Yay!  I know you’re asking yourself how I went six months without baking CC cookies, but ya know, I’ve been busy with the new job, making new [...]

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Irish Stew

Ok, so maybe not technically Irish…but potatoes and kale are fairly Irish, right? So here’s a stew that you can serve at a St Patty’s Day celebration (or any other celebration of Celtic origin, or any other time for that matter)! This recipe makes quite a bit, I’d say about 6 servings…so it would be [...]

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Happy Birthday my Beloved!

It might be weird to celebrate a birthday for someone who has already died, but perhaps not..I mean, we do it for famous people and presidents, right? Why not someone we actually knew and loved.. so here it is. Today would’ve been Copper‘s 9th (observed) birthday…so I thought I’d bake some pooch-worthy peanut butter-filled carob [...]

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Garden Herbs: Dill

Hopefully Spring will be here soon, which means getting back into the garden. So here begins the reinstatement of the Relaxing With Gnomes category! Dill is a crucial ingredient in chickpea noodle soup, among other recipes. Freshly cut, chopped leaves enhance the flavor of dips, herb butter, soups, and salads. The seeds are used in [...]

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