As I mentioned on Sunday, I spent last Saturday cooking up some meals to freeze in advance before our Baby Boy arrives. First I made two homemade frozen pizzas. And then I also made two pans of spinach-baked ziti. A big thank you to Ginnette who commented last Friday that I needed to check out the… Continue reading Spinach Baked Ziti
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Strawberries Are Good For Your Butt
Last night after my run I went straight to the garden. I hadn't been out there since before I left town! The garden was totally soggy since it had been raining all weekend and all the vegetables were muddy. I spent almost an hour picking strawberries. Check out this haul: I haven't weighed it yet… Continue reading Strawberries Are Good For Your Butt
Mini Monsters
As I travel around the food and healthy living blogging world, I keep reading about these things called Green Monsters. It seems like everyone is drinking them and going on and on about the health benefits. I decided to hop aboard the bandwagon and check it out. What is a Green Monster? Apparently its a smoothie… Continue reading Mini Monsters
There’s a Cotyledon in My Spinach
Last night when I was making salads to go with dinner, I noticed this little leaf in my spinach: It doesn't look like the rest of the spinach leaves. That's because it's a cotyledon spinach leaf. I recognized it from growing spinach last year in the garden. When spinach plants sprout, their first two leaves… Continue reading There’s a Cotyledon in My Spinach
Cheesy Spinach Rice Bake
Last week I had some leftover rice, half a bag of frozen spinach and the ingredients to make "cheezy" sauce from Veganomicon. What did I do? Made a Cheezy Spinach Rice Bake of course! Cheezy (or Cheesy) Spinach Rice Bake Leftover rice, about 2-3 cups, brown or white (I used brown) Half a bag of… Continue reading Cheesy Spinach Rice Bake
Popeye & Protein
It's so cold in Kansas today! I woke up and the radio said it was 5 degrees F outside. I had the hardest time getting out of bed. We turn the heater way down at night and pile on the blankets to save energy (and money) so the house is super cold in the mornings. … Continue reading Popeye & Protein