He just came in here… looking scared… holding a pudding cup. He says, “Ever seen… pudding… with bubbles in it???” I said, “That’s tapioca babe. It’s good. Eat it.” He says, “Oh.” kind of quietly… and then sticks his finger in it.… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Food
A Homemade Italian Feast – Veggie+Meat Lasagna, Homemade Italian Bread
I wanted to have some friends over to enjoy our vegetable garden’s bounty with us, so we decided to have a semi-last-minute get-together. But because lots of people were going out of town, we changed it to a few days later. Which gave me time to figure out how to make bread. I’ve tried to… Continue Reading
One reason I love my FoodSaver
I love my foodsaver vacuum sealer for many reasons. One is because we can buy meat when it’s on sale, do stuff to it (cutting goop off of chicken, which my sweet husband does), and then freeze it in a manner that will 1) take up less room in the freezer and 2) last significantly… Continue Reading
Cooking in a mostly empty house – easy chicken Caesar salad
How easy can it get? Cut up some chicken and cook it in a pan, then throw it into one of those bagged Caesar salads. You know the ones… the lettuce is already cut and washed, and it includes the croutons and the dressing. Of course, it’s much more economical to make your own salad,… Continue Reading
Brinner = breakfast for dinner
If you know much about me, you probably know that I LOVE the show Scrubs. And so does my guy. And Turk in the show loves “brinner.” And so does my guy. According to them, when the stars align, you know it because brinner is on the table. I love breakfast foods too, and because… Continue Reading
Happy Birthday to Me! (And to JoyfulAbode.com)
Yesterday was my birthday. I turned 24! Woo hoo! And today is JoyfulAbode.com’s birthday. Check out the first-ever real post, from May 28th, 2007… Desk Makeover. I didn’t really do anything to commemorate JoyfulAbode.com’s birthday but maybe I will do a belated thing later… it’s hard to keep up with things in the middle of… Continue Reading
Mmm… leftovers chain-of-events
On Monday, I made this for dinner: Nothing exciting. It’s frozen cheese ravioli topped with jarred Alfredo sauce (into which I dumped a huge amount of frozen spinach) and accompanied by frozen garlic bread. See? I don’t always cook from scratch! Well last night, we were slated for leftovers, as per the menu. But there… Continue Reading
Newlywed Gingerbread
The recipe is in this post about our holiday traditions. We used the KitchenAid mixer to mix up the dough, and rolled and cut the cookies on our brand new kitchen island.… Continue Reading
Thanksgiving Leftovers
Mmm… leftover turkey, stuffing, and green bean casserole. So delicious. We didn’t eat dinner today. Lunch was like another Thanksgiving dinner. Mmmmm….… Continue Reading
Pre-Thanksgiving Preparations
If you asked me this afternoon how many people were going to be at my house for Thanksgiving this year, I would have told you four, including me and The Man. Then I extended an invitation to a co-worker, who may be coming and bringing another co-worker. So four, maybe six. Then I got home,… Continue Reading
Another Meat and Potatoes
We already know that my husband is a “Meat… po-tay-toes” kinda guy. So any excuse for that combination seems to be reason for celebration to him. Well, having had country fried steak (again) earlier in the week, we had two more defrosted cube steaks sitting in the fridge, wanting to be used. The man was… Continue Reading
Chicken Taco Nachos
We were avoiding grocery shopping, but we needed to eat. So we pulled out several items we already had and I concocted this “pantry-buster” of a meal. It was so good it might become a menu item in the future. First, I browned some chicken. We had bought two bags of frozen boneless skinless chicken… Continue Reading
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm a Navy wife and stay at home mom of two beautiful children. I cook simple, delicious, grain-free recipes, do crafts, decorate my home on a budget, and keep a happy household. I tandem breastfeed, babywear, cloth diaper, practice elimination communication, homebirth, and co-sleep, but I'm not a hippie.
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