Between the Moments

Rather than resolutions, I like to set measurable, finite goals. Here are my goals for 2011: Go to a meetup for something on Meetup.com Climb Mt. Pilchuck Try letterboxing Go to the Granite Falls Museum Go to the Seattle Art Museum Go to the Pacific Science Center Finish Audrey’s 1st year scrapbook Start and finish [...]

Because of Toby’s hospitalization, I wasn’t able to make everything that I had planned for this week so one recipe is being bumped out to next week. I’m also only planning three recipes this week because of Thanksgiving. – Black Bean Croquettes with Fresh Salsa (bumped out from last week) – Falafel Pitas with Cucumber-Yogurt [...]

- White Beans, Spinach, and Tomatoes over Parmesan Toasts – Crockpot Potato Leek Soup – Black Bean Croquettes with Fresh Salsa – BBQ Tofu Sandwiches with Baked Beans

I had originally planned to start my dinner menu planning the week of Oct. 25-29, but things happened and I didn’t get to start until this week, Nov. 1-5. We’ve had two of the four dishes so far that I talked about and they were both great. Here’s what I’m planning for the week of [...]

I had grand plans today to make the Sugar Pumpkin Lasagna recipe from the Crepes of Wrath blog but discovered this morning that my sugar pumpkin was rotten. I decided to try to make a lasagna based on the CoW recipe but modified for a baking pan, canned pumpkin instead of fresh, and with some [...]

Now that Toby has arrived and things are getting more settled with him, I’m going to try to get back into planning meals, grocery shopping, and cooking more regularly. Right now, we’re in a “eat whatever you want” kind of mode which leads to irregular grocery shopping and dietary chaos. I’m looking forward to getting [...]

We used to live next door to a family named the Qualls. The mother had a wonderful salsa recipe that she shared with us and we loved. Over the years, the recipe morphed and merged with another salsa recipe from a friend of my dad’s. We still called it Qualls Salsa because that’s where it [...]

The menu for the first night is inspired by some British and Australian friends: Vegetarian Lentil and Red Pepper Loaf Yorkshire Puddings Onion Gravy Mrs. Cubbison’s Stuffing Australian Potato Scallops Raspberry Sufganiyot The menu for the last night is more in line with a traditional Hanukkah dinner: Mustard Maple Salmon (made with salmon caught by [...]

Monday: Baked potatoes (toppings include butter, shredded cheddar cheese, diced tomatoes, diced onion, fresh diced chives, Mexican sour cream, soy bacon bits, TVP taco “meat”) Tuesday: Tuna cakes with dill tartar sauce, cheddar biscuits Wednesday: Red kidney bean soup with lime yogurt Thursday: Salmon burgers Friday: It’s Hanukkah! I’ll be making a separate post about [...]

Here is the recipe for the squash I’m making for Thanksgiving. Quinoa and Zucchini Stuffed Acorn Squash (This recipe is adapted from The Healthy Kitchen by Dr. Andrew Weil and Rosey Daley) ½ cup quinoa 2 Tablespoons olive oil 1 cup vegetarian chicken stock ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 teaspoons [...]