I have used the spaghetti squash in a previous post, but I thought I would take the time to introduce it to you a bit. Spaghetti squash is an elongated winter squash with a tough yellow exterior. The interior is slightly hollow with seeds on the interior, similar to that of a pumpkin. It can … [Read more…]
Our garden is doing so well this year. We are actually getting fruit and vegetables! In abundance at times. Right now, we are over run by tomatoes and chilies. The only difference is that we have 2 tomato plants, but we have 8 chili plants! 8! There is no way I can eat that many … [Read more…]
This year we planted our tomatoes on time and they have done surprisingly well. In fact, too well. One has over grown the neighboring tomato and cucumber plant. Lately, the largest plant has decided to give off a ton of tomatoes. Too many to just throw in a salad or eat by themselves. One of … [Read more…]
A meal seems incomplete without a vegetable side dish. Or is that just me? I made some orange chicken this week (recipe to come soon), and I was trying to come up with a good side dish. I wanted it to have some Asian flavors and a little spice so that my husband would eat … [Read more…]
I will be talking about a Chrizo Chili, but first I want to share a little bit about my 4th of July. Once again, the party we threw this year was a lot of fun. We typically have friends over, bbq, drink, and set off fireworks when it gets dark. This year, like many … [Read more…]