This week might have been low on interesting recipes but it was high in local food goodness! I guess we should take this one day at a time... Monday: I started my week off with a treat breakfast: Triple berry jam from my June Foodie match on locally made whole wheat English muffins from The… Continue reading A Foodie-Licious Week!
I Won’t Waste the Juicer Pulp, Part 2: Zucchini Lasagna Edition
Let's start with the frustration of the week. On Sunday, after a fun motorcycle ride in the morning, we came home, planning to get a lot of housework done: meals, cleaning, etc. As I started our dishwasher, it made a horrible sound so I stopped it and called the hubs. He came to look at… Continue reading I Won’t Waste the Juicer Pulp, Part 2: Zucchini Lasagna Edition
Celebrating the Small Victories…or How We Avoided Eating Out
Since we've met, my husband and I have always loved eating out. Charlottesville is such a foodie town that there's always a new restaurant to try out or a personal favorite to revisit. The problem is that this is not a cheap habit. Over the past year, we've been making a point to stop eating… Continue reading Celebrating the Small Victories…or How We Avoided Eating Out
Choux à la Crème, or Cream Puff Goodness
Last week, I caught an episode of The American Baking Competition. I had never watched it before but it caught my eye, not only because it was a food show but also because it happened to be French pastry week. Although I don't expect to be tuning in again (I admit it, I am a… Continue reading Choux à la Crème, or Cream Puff Goodness

