Good Morning Smoothie

E and I have been trying to eat a little better since the New Year. It is our resolution of sorts. I haven’t had a donut yet so I call that a win… On the

My Blue Apron Review

With all of the holidays and family gatherings this month there has been little time to go grocery shopping and meal plan. Friends of ours sent us a free week of Blue Apron so we decided to

BAKE ME: Peach Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins

There have been an abundance of peaches and blueberries in our house ALL SUMMER LONG. Every week our CSA gives us more! Yesterday I had about 10 peaches and a basket of blueberries and no

Homemade Salsa Verde

One of the first seedlings I picked up for my garden was my tomatillo plant. After planting it I did some research and discovered that in order for the tomatillo plant to produce fruit you

Community Garden Update, Part IV

So it has been a couple weeks since my last garden update. To be honest, work and life have been a little crazy and I haven’t been able to spend as much time at the

Sesame Cucumber Salad

Yesterday I posted a photo of me with the cucumber I harvested from my plot at the South Orange Community Garden. Today I am posting a recipe using that very same cucumber. Last night we

Community Garden Update, Part III

We were away in Vegas for July 4th and while we were away I was worried about my garden. Thank god I have some very helpful garden friends who agreed to water my plot while we

Garlic Scape Lemon Almond Pesto

As you know, E and I signed up for a CSA through Stony Hill Farms for the summer. The last two weeks there have been garlic scapes in the box and I have

Banana Peanut Butter Chip Muffins

As you know from reading my blog, I cannot handle letting bananas go to waste. I always have to bake something with them. I have been getting bored with the usual banana bread so I

Sautéed Apples with Rosemary, Thyme and Cinnamon

I love sweets, desserts, chocolate, brownies, cakes, and donuts. Especially donuts. They are my number one weakness! We have been trying to steer clear of these kinds of desserts, substituting fruit instead. Sliced strawberries, while

Banana