Pinto and Chicken Sausage Soup
Washington’s weather is moving along as expected for spring, warm for a week or two in the beginning to middle of May and then back to gray, cloudy,… Read More »
Tortellini and Pesto Soup
Do you remember the first meal you made? Not just a batch of cookies or a boxed cake, but a full blown meal. I do, I was 14… Read More »
White Bean Chicken Chili
This chili is a must make this winter! Bookmark it, pin it, or do whatever it takes to remind yourself to put this in the meal rotation soon…. Read More »
Spicy Sausage Lentil Soup
We went camping this past weekend and had a great time! We had no moisture or rain and none of the kids got hurt, it was a successful… Read More »
Taco Salad
I love a “hearty” salad, don’t you? Full of fresh veggies, but enough protein to really keep you full! Since the spring sun has been in full bloom… Read More »
Cilantro & Black Bean Hummus
It has been a few days since I’ve posted a recipe because Brandon and I got a weekend away and I am still “acclimating” to real life again!… Read More »
Aunt Dorothy’s Union Chili
Brandon and I both grew up eating chili, but mine was from a can. I don’t know if I had ever had homemade chili until I met Brandon… Read More »
White Bean, Sausage, and Kale Soup
I love everything about soup. I love making it, all the varieties there are, quantity most recipes make, that it freezes well, that it feeds a lot of… Read More »
Chicknuts
I have been slightly obsessed with roasted Chickpeas (garbanzo beans) this last week. After seeing a recipe for them I started doing some research, made a few adjustments,… Read More »
Hummus
So what has me in the kitchen at almost 11pm when I should be folding laundry or better yet sleeping? Garbonzo beans, again! This time in the form… Read More »
The kitchen is where I express myself. It is where I go when I need to process or escape. Cooking is my creative outlet and my stress reliever. When I am in my kitchen, my ingredients listen to me, they do what I want, and I can produce something that is satisfying, tasty, and healthy without it whining or talking back to me! Join me as I journey through life in my kitchen. 
