My dog is great about making me feel guilty when I get busy around the house and ignore her for too long. She pouts on her bed pretending to ignore me or anxiously looks at me every time I walk through the room in case I might mention the “W” word. But Shadow is still […]
When The Guys Are Away…
… the girls will play. Or so my mom says. Growing up, my mom took advantage of my dad’s work trips to have girl fun nights with my sisters and I watching movies, eating casual dinners, and maybe not worrying too much about a messy house. I consider myself lucky to feel I can do […]
Indulgent Dressing
Aw, our weather is getting back into summer today with sunshine and warmer temps. But this evening was clear and in the 70s with a slight breeze – perfect running weather! I had to take advantage of that with a quick 3.2 mile run and it was wonderful after an indoor workout last night. After […]
Another Lentil Curry Dish
Our weather went from triple-digit heat to the 60s and rainy today. Lovely, isn’t it? But that’s okay because I had to work all day and got to cross watering the garden off my daily chore list. But one lazy chihuahua did not want to get out of bed this morning to head to her […]
Simple Smoothie Night
So glad this Monday is over! The day just didn’t slow down at work, lots of fires to put out. When I got home, I was feeling fried and not ready to put a lot of effort into dinner. Especially since it’s just me, myself, and I tonight. And I wasn’t craving anything too hearty […]
Broccoli Beef-less Stir Fry
I sometimes think Smokey is not actually a cat, but an alien sent to Earth to spy on us because this is how she usually stares at us … all the time. She has an eerie talent for making eye-contact and usually does this to me while I’m watching TV, waking up, or eating. One […]
Smoothie Cereal, Stevia, & Being Lazy
After such a crazy, exhausting week at work, I woke up in a funk this morning. The house desperately needed cleaning, there was a mess waiting for me in the kitchen, chaos in our new office, messy cat boxes, mountain of laundry and I didn’t feel like dealing with any of it after the work […]
Watermelon Mint Sorbet
So no frozen watermelon cocktail recipes yet. But maybe this weekend since I have a few large bags of frozen watermelon chunks stashed in our freezer. Watermelon is probably my all time favorite fruit, I could eat every day and never get tired of it. I just get giddy when I see rows of bins […]
Southwest Sunshine Fry
Welcome to another WTF Thursday meal where I’ve managed to deplete our stash of fresh ingredients and desperately need to go shopping. My overflowing mini compost bin is showing the evidence not allowing me to stuff anything else in it until I unload it into the big bin outside. Not a problem since it’s only […]
Orange Ginger Dressing
Whoa, another steamy day with a high of 102 degrees again. I didn’t mind being stuck in an air conditioned office all day. And Smokey didn’t mind lounging in the air conditioned house all day snoozing on our bed with her toys. We need to trade, think I’ll send her to work tomorrow. And Leela […]