Veggie Nights

We didn't do it on purpose, we didn't even try.  I suppose it probably had something to do with the refrigerator full of fresh vegetables from our CSA and our garden.  Last week, we ate vegetarian fare for four nights in a row.  I wanted to share two of the meals that we made.  There was a taco salad that I wanted to try and also stuffed peppers that we have made before and enjoyed.  Both were delicious and also created enough leftovers for several lunches.

The "lime" green colored peppers were from our CSA and were delicious.  As you can see we upped the nutritional ante by serving broccoli as a side dish. 

The next night, we made a vegetarian taco salad.  Other Blonde girl - I think you would really like this one.  This salad was incredibly filling and we didn't really miss the meat.  We even ate it again the next night (it makes a lot) and added more fresh lettuce.  It was still great.  

By Thursday night I was a bit tired and irritable and craving meat.  Last night we went to La Provence and I ordered the Filet Mignon (yes it was wrapped in bacon).  It was delicious!

Slumps and Sour Cherries

So we seem to be having a continued blogging slump (summer slump maybe?) and an economic slump as well.  Seemed fitting to make a slump for dessert tonight.  We had a pound or so of fresh sour cherries from Los Poblanos (our CSA) and I didn't want them to end up as fertilizer for our garden.

I found a recipe on Eating Well for a sour cherry slump  Perfect!  I added blackberries and blueberries, both, and it was really delicious.  The whole family enjoyed it thoroughly. 

Leaping Lemurs



Noah's 8th birthday cake!

 Just wanted to share a picutre of the birthday cake (and the Lemur was edible!)  We had a wonderful party in the park last weekend.

A new day/year!

Black Bean Salmon Tostadas. Sounds a bit strange. Trust me, these are delicious! Easy and a great meal for fast weeknight fare. We have made this recipe many times since discovering it in the January 2010 EatingWell. Blonde girl's husband enjoys these with a dash of Sriracha chili sauce and maybe some mango slices with a dash of chili powder and squeeze of lime.

It seems that during the dark nights of winter our family of bloggers retreated into their respective caves for a proper hibernation. Now that the days are longer and the weather is warmer, I hope to hear of new and delicious adventures from everyone.  I'm sure everyone was just storing up cooking and eating experiences to blossom come spring!