Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

fresh spring meal

Inspired by our successful Easter meal on Sunday {check out my baking disaster},  Mark and I spent some more time in the kitchen last night. We whipped up some delicious, light and healthy turkey lettuce wraps for dinner - perfect for spring.

When we first started dating, Mark would make me the most amazing meals {it's no secret that my culinary skills are firmly planted in the world of baking}. As we grew in our relationship and tried making meals together, it was usually a disaster, where I would end up in tears and he would be fuming. We would always get in each other's way and on each other's nerves.

Maybe we're still in the honeymoon phase, or maybe we've just learned how to work better together, but we've become a really good team in the kitchen. I'm a much better cook than ever before and now creating meals is always quick and easy!

It was the first time we've made this recipe, and although we'll be making a few tweaks next time {like a little less Chinese five-spice} we polished off the entire dish.

I always like a good shortcut in the kitchen, and for this recipe we used ready rice cups. One cup is the perfect size for the recipe. 


Another thing I like? Substitutions. Mostly because I always forget to pick up at least one ingredient when I'm at the grocery store. This time I forgot to get a fresh bottle of sesame oil, so we substituted stir fry oil.




We topped off each wrap with freshly shredded carrot, julienned basil {for Mark} and a mix of sweet chili and soy sauces.


Pure perfection. 

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

the perfect long weekend

We spent our Labor Day weekend relaxing in the pines of Northern Arizona with my folks. They have a cozy cottage 30 minutes outside of Payson and it's just perfect. We checked out an arts and craft fair, ate tons of good food, watched movies and made s'mores.


~in downtown Pine~




~he wanted so badly to win~

~the pepper jelly lady~





~i got a freshly squeezed lemonade and tossed some of Mark's strawberry flavored shave ice - instant strawberry lemonade!~





~the creek near my parents place~








A long weekend worth of happy hearts and happy tummies.





















Saturday, June 18, 2011

breakfast surprise

Mark loves to sleep in on weekends, so imagine my surprise to find him bright-eyed and bush-tailed at 6:45, asking me to join him for breakfast.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

breakfast of champions

Last week, Mark got up with me and made me a protein smoothie for breakfast. So sweet {both him and the drink}.


























Wednesday, May 25, 2011

gone fishin'

Lately, I just cannot get enough seafood - whether it be sushi, salmon, shrimp, lobster or crab.

I'm sure my parents thought I'd never get to a place where my palate matured past grilled cheese and chicken tenders {although I still love these guilty pleasures}. When I was kid, I remember visiting my cousins in Maryland for the 4th of July and there was seafood aplenty. Steamed crabs, crabcakes {and football, cuz that's what Maryland does} and more piled high on platters. And what did I want? A hot dog. Smothered in cheese. Today, I would never pass up an authentic Maryland crabcake.

So I'm looking forward to heading back east where I can really sink my teeth into something yummy. But that's not to say that I haven't had some tasty seafood meals here in the desert.

deliciousness from roy's.



from beckett's table. too bad I had a migraine and couldn't fully enjoy the meal {or my wine}.


I also have been known to bake up some frozen salmon on busy nights. My favorite is from Sea Cuisine. It's easy and delicious and ready to enjoy in about 30 minutes. Just add a side of steamed veggies or a light salad and it's the perfect weeknight meal.


~via~


Wednesday, April 27, 2011

easter...italian-style

As I mentioned here, this Easter Sunday was a special treat. Since Mark and my dad were in Virginia, my sister-in-law invited my mom and I over to celebrate with homemade raviolis, chicken, pork, pasta, salad, bread and lots of dessert.

And there was only five adults and two kids.

But that's the way our holiday meals are. Lots of food, lots of fun and even more love {if you can imagine it}.


~ Nonna and L finishing up the pork ~



~ homemade raviolis from scratch...you can't beat it ~



~ M being goofy with his salad in his teeth ~



~ J checking out the dessert ~



~ tuckered out ~



~ doesn't he look like the cutest zombie ever? S just up from a nap ~

Friday, March 11, 2011

korean bbq love

Another thing Stacey and I did this weekend? Korean BBQ. Let me say this: find yourself a place that serves this style of food and go there. Right. Now. Stacey and her boyfriend, E, took me to this fabulous restaurant in Korea town on Saturday night. It was so yummy.

~all you can eat and a grill in the center of your table~

~side dishes and sauce~


~meat!~

~ready to eat~

Friday, February 18, 2011

food coma

This weekend, Mark and I flew to San Diego to test out some cake bakers and caterers and I think we're still stuffed.

Wanna see a few shots?

:: our gorgeous venue ::



:: appetizers, anyone? ::







:: sweet treats ::











Wednesday, February 16, 2011

napoleon {non} complex




It's been a while since I've shared a yummy recipe with you, and today I have something light and healthy for you.

On it's own, this tasty recipe is super easy. However, I took a cue from Sandra Lee and make it even more simple!

My not-so-secret timesaving tip : Trader Joe's - one of my favorite grocery stores - sells prebaked chicken breasts in the meat section. Seasoned with a little salt and pepper, just pop these individually wrapped packets into the mircowave or pot of boiling water and, voila! Juicy, tender chicken. It's perfect for when you want to make something healthy but are short on time {which is the case for me, most days}.


~fresh avocado~


~my sous chef slicing chicken~


~cutting the puff pastry~





~tomato for mark~

~avocado for me~

~quick and easy sweet potato fries~






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