This area is in a pretty serious drought now and sadly Folsom Lake is at a record low water level. But the low levels are exposing remains of a old gold rush town that was flooded in 1955 when the dam was completed. Hubby and I decided to check it out over the weekend to […]
Raw Protein and Dill Dip
Skipper out of the blue today became obsessed with a cat toy and did not want to give it up. We had to rescue it before he ate the fluffy end, though that would have been interesting. I guess that means he’s feeling better and becoming more stabilized on his current insulin dosage since he’s […]
Vegan Feast and a Giveaway
Happy New Year! I’m grateful for being off work today for taking down Christmas decorations (not fun), settings some New Year’s goals (fun), and catch up on a little cleaning (not fun). Last night hubby and I headed to another vegan meetup dinner in Sacramento where touring vegan chef Joshua Ploeg created an impressive menu […]
Avocado Ranch Dressing
Traditionally we take all the Christmas decorations and tree down on New Year’s Day. But we have a problem this year – Skipper will lose his favorite sleeping spot. The other dogs and cats prefer to sleep by the fireplace in the winter while he loves it under the tree. Maybe it’s happy memories from […]
Dijon Asparagus & Quinoa
On Thursday I went to another vegan meetup at El Papagayo in Sacramento and it was a great way to continue celebrating good friends and good food after Christmas. I have never been to this gem of a restaurant before, but will be going back soon! It’s not an all vegan restaurant, but they have […]
Christmas Celebrations
As a kid I found the day after Christmas depressing with all the gifts and festivities over. As an adult, I love it and view it as a second Christmas, a time to slow down and savor the holiday without all the planning, rushing, cooking, indulgent eating, and chaos. A time to enjoy all the […]
Curried Quinoa and Raisins
It has been a looooong day here that started with dashing out of the house a 7am with a gym bag and a loaded slow cooker for our office potluck. The timing of Christmas this year is kind of tricky for recipe planning with my full time work schedule, I haven’t really been into preparing […]
Holiday Spice Balls
Are you ready for Christmas? I think I am… maybe. Miko is with his new reindeer toy. Stuffing started coming out of his last toy and this little guy is heartbroken if he doesn’t have a favorite small toy to play with. So I caved and gave him one of his Christmas gifts early and […]
Sweet and Spicy Curry Dressing
Christmas is getting closer, so exciting! Smokey has been carefully checking the tree for her gift. Which will be something with catnip, she loves flinging around catnip poof balls until they all get lost under the bed or fridge. Miko is getting a new toy because his Halloween toy is getting a little gross and […]
Spicy and Cheesy
Where did the weekend go? Things just seem like a blur with Christmas next week! I’m excited and looking forward to all the fun and festivities and a few days off work, but a little scatterbrained checking off my lists and getting ready. So this post will be an interesting mesh of random. Miko is […]