From the monthly archives:

May 2010

Today is my Birthday.

by Penny May 17, 2010

Today I am 47 years old. On one hand, that kinda freaks me out, but on the other, I feel like I am holding up pretty good for 47.
My Mother-in-Law brought me the cupcakes yesterday. I cannot remember the last time someone made me cupcakes. Chocolate on chocolate – YUM!
I have been in a little [...]

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Spicy Black Bean Soup

by Greg May 16, 2010

As I am sure you have found by now I don’t just like to throw up some of my favorite recipes I also like to explain a bit more about the food or spices used in each meal. I have found myself looking more and more at black beans over the more traditional (at least [...]

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Chorizo, Butter Beans and Spinach Salad

by Penny May 9, 2010

First, and most importantly – HAPPY MOTHER”S DAY!!
My Mom is in Texas – far from where I live – so I can only talk to her on the phone today. I am going to Texas in July and cannot wait to see my entire family. So Happy Mothers Day to my Mom, my Grandmother, my [...]

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Brazilian Stew

by Greg May 7, 2010

I didn’t start out looking to make Brazilian Stew when I went searching for a dinner idea but since I had just been writing the copy block for our website on the recently sourced dried South American Aji Amarillo chile (or as it is also called in its dried state – Cusqueno) I was in [...]

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Spicy Breakfast Biscuits

by Penny May 7, 2010

I LOVE biscuits! My favorite meal is biscuits and gravy – white gravy – not brown gravy. Biscuits with a little butter and honey beat toast any day in my book.
Our son and his girlfriend were in for a visit a few weekends ago and I decided to make a big tray of biscuits. Our [...]

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Moroccan Tilapia

by Penny May 6, 2010

Tilapia and catfish are two of the most consumed types of fish in the US over the last 10 years. This is mainly due to their excellent, non-fishy taste, that they are very reasonably priced and best of all they are high in protein and low in fat. Add in the heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids [...]

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Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchiladas

by Penny May 4, 2010

I feel a bit like I have fallen off the blogging grid lately. Life has been very busy and the weather has been so beautiful, it is more difficult to spend time indoors on the computer. We are also shifting the focus of the blog posts to be informational with more features on healthy eating, [...]