A few years ago, we started having meatless meals on a regular basis at the Green House. And by “regular” I mean more than just when I either need to 1) go grocery shopping or 2) use up some stuff before…
We went to Kauai and all we got was: 1. Coco Salmon Actually the inspiration & challenge of trying to recreate the dish from Bangkok Happy Bowl. It’s “cooked in spicy red curry sauce with steamed baby spinach & Thai…
Since we moved last August, we’ve been entertaining a lot more than we could have imagined. I’m grateful for that because we really enjoy having friends & family over. And because we love to eat & drink. Having all these…
A few years back I decided to start keeping my wine corks. After a while I had more than enough to make this wine cork wreath to hang on my front door. It is so me and tells the world…
Remember when I wrote about making sauces and condiments at home instead of store-bought? Well, here I go adding to the list of things I won’t be buying at the grocery store again. Pickles. Pickled ANYthing. A while ago I…
Mental Health. It is a topic near and dear to my heart, and my mind. Last year I joined NAMI and (my family and) I went full steam ahead into support mode – assembling a walk team for NAMIWalks, raising…
When I was a little girl, there was always something going on in my house. I grew up in an extended family household and that meant that on any given day there was something to do, someone stopping by, some…
I have been”working” on some table legs for this table top that I purchased from a Pier 1 closing sale. I tried these legs from Ikea, which are super cute but very lightweight and – silly me – did not…
Today in Houston, TX everything was pretty much shut down. Schools closed, businesses closed, the Y closed, the government… CLOSED! Even the IRS has made concessions for my little ol’ home town. There are only a handful of reasons this…
Fried rice is kind of like pasta – all kids love it for some reason. And, like pasta, it’s easy and you can hide so many good for you ingredients in it. I know what you’re thinking… why put things…