Showing posts with label Recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Recipes. Show all posts
Monday, February 28, 2011
Homemade Whole Wheat Turkey Tacos
B and I have both decided it is high time we took our nutrition seriously so, in addition to working out more often (providing my stupid knee cooperates), we are attempting to make healthier choices on the weekends (the wine stays though!). We both love to cook so this weekend we tried out turkey tacos with homemade whole wheat tortillas. Surprisingly, homemade tortillas are SUPER easy and yummy too! I got to B's place at 6:30pm on Friday and we were happily munching away on tacos by 7:30pm. I used this recipe for the whole wheat tortillas and this one for the turkey tacos. For breakfast one day we made oatmeal blueberry pancakes that were equally as delightful. We just substituted whole wheat flour and skipped the yogurt topping. Here's to a healthier us! :)
Monday, January 31, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
The little things....
The older I get the more I appreciate the little things in life....homemade pumpkin spice lattes, warm pjs, and good books! I try as often as I can to read something Christian related since it's so hard to find time to really delve into the Bible (something I desperately need to improve on!). I am currently re-reading The Shack, a book about a man's meeting with God, literally, and recently finished reading The Hiding Place for the third time. I highly recommend both of those books but suggest you have a box of tissues or two near you when reading.
As much as I love these books however, nothing, I mean NOTHING compares to Sheldon Vanauken's A Severe Mercy. This is hands down my favorite book of all time. I've already read it twice and probably will read it many times again as soon as I get it back from the 23421423515 people I've promised to loan it to. I won't spoil it for you and give anything away but I will highly suggest you add it to your winter reading list...puts the Notebook to shame :) If you like C.S. Lewis you will love this book!
As much as I love these books however, nothing, I mean NOTHING compares to Sheldon Vanauken's A Severe Mercy. This is hands down my favorite book of all time. I've already read it twice and probably will read it many times again as soon as I get it back from the 23421423515 people I've promised to loan it to. I won't spoil it for you and give anything away but I will highly suggest you add it to your winter reading list...puts the Notebook to shame :) If you like C.S. Lewis you will love this book!
Friday, January 7, 2011
International Delights
Good morning and Happy Friday!
Today marks the beginning of the end to my last week of house sitting and I am none too happy about it! B and I have been taking care of our friends house while they romp around New Zealand on their honeymoon (jealous!). We've had a blast playing house; cooking, playing Wii (yes we're huge dorks), watching movies, and making homemade lemon drops from the overproducing lemon tree in the backyard. B's mother is Norwegian so I've been test driving all her yummy recipes and trying to recreate some of his childhood favorites. I even brought some of my new creations into work yesterday morning for my coworkers to enjoy. Below are a few photo's from our Norwegian waffle breakfast last weekend :)
Our feast! Unfortunately, we didn't have a true Norwegian waffle maker so we had to make due with a Belgian. The waffles come out thicker than they are supposed to but they were yummy none the less. We traded off smearing them with butter and brown cheese (made with part goat, part cow milk that neither B or I can pronounce) and sour cream with lingonberry or strawberry jam.
My new obsession...Lingonberry jam! It has the tartness of Cranberries with the sweetness of strawberry jam. Sooooo tasty! B and I found some (after much hunting) at Whole Foods but I've heard Ikea carries this as well.
Today marks the beginning of the end to my last week of house sitting and I am none too happy about it! B and I have been taking care of our friends house while they romp around New Zealand on their honeymoon (jealous!). We've had a blast playing house; cooking, playing Wii (yes we're huge dorks), watching movies, and making homemade lemon drops from the overproducing lemon tree in the backyard. B's mother is Norwegian so I've been test driving all her yummy recipes and trying to recreate some of his childhood favorites. I even brought some of my new creations into work yesterday morning for my coworkers to enjoy. Below are a few photo's from our Norwegian waffle breakfast last weekend :)
Our feast! Unfortunately, we didn't have a true Norwegian waffle maker so we had to make due with a Belgian. The waffles come out thicker than they are supposed to but they were yummy none the less. We traded off smearing them with butter and brown cheese (made with part goat, part cow milk that neither B or I can pronounce) and sour cream with lingonberry or strawberry jam.
My new obsession...Lingonberry jam! It has the tartness of Cranberries with the sweetness of strawberry jam. Sooooo tasty! B and I found some (after much hunting) at Whole Foods but I've heard Ikea carries this as well.
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