Last night was my 100th post, how cool is that? I just saw that as I was getting ready to post our Easter Breakfast. I hope my recipes are inspiring you all to get in the kitchen and cook. Much love to my friends, family and followers, I do this for you.
-B

I think that the people around me are sometimes overwhelmed with how much I cook, and worry that for them in their lives it just seems unattainable. Not the case! It certainly goes in peaks and valley’s for me, at times I have more time on the weekend and at times I have more time during the week. Whatever the case is I just dip into the reserves, whether that is leftover soup in the freezer or making something like Marinara Sauce for a meal during the week. This weekend I had Saturday to be in my kitchen, Billy was off helping Big Mike ALL DAY. In anticipation for their arrival, I just kept on playing in my favorite room in the house. Wait till you see what I was up to, Enjoy!

It all started Friday night-
Dinner: Roasted Spaghetti Squash w/ Vodka Sauce (Vodka Sauce is on my blog) to be honest I had some leftover Vodka Sauce but I just didn’t think it was fresh enough to eat, so I made a quick version of the Vodka Sauce- minus the bacon and vodka and I added mushrooms.

Saturday-
Breakfast: Hot Cereal w/ ‘Sausage’ and Kale (both recipes are on the blog)
Lunch: The Soup (on the blog) just the broth and soba noodles
Dinner: Leftover Tortilla Soup, out of the freezer (on the blog) this was a last minute fix, I’ll explain later!

Just because: Homemade Vegetable Stock, here’s the deal I probably make this once a month. It’s a great way to use whatever is leftover at the end of the week. Celery, carrots, onions, garlic, stalks of kale, stems of broccoli, greens, sweet potatoes or regular potatoes, peppercorns, always a piece of kombu. Throw all your leftover scraps and veggies into a huge pot, add a gallon of water, bring to a boil. Boil for about 2-3 hours, let cool, strain, divide into freezer bags and VIOLA! you have your own stock for the month to come.

Snacks: Vegan Chocolate Pudding (on the blog)
Herbed Vegan Crackers (on the blog)
Muesli Scones, find at Elana’s Pantry.com (these are going in our lunch bag this week)

What I was going to take to a party Saturday night…we didn’t make it. Family stuff! Thank goodness for frozen Tortilla soup-
Homemade Guacamole, fresh avocado’s, lots of lime, salt, garlic salt, onion powder, DELISH!
Jar of my Homemade Canned Salsa, blended
Laurie’s Buffalo Tortilla Chips, local company

For dinner during the week- Marinara Sauce, I’m going to use this for Lasagna Rolls for dinner Monday and Tuesday night.

Sunday-
Breakfast: Gingerbread Waffles (on the blog)
Lunch: out with family
Dinner: No dinner, to full from breakfast and lunch ;0)

For our protein shakes: Homemade Almond Milk (on th blog)

PHEW! I’m tired! Thank goodness I have some recipes to carry us for the week.

I can’t believe how long since my last post. I apologize to those of you who follow my blog and look to my blog for ideas. It is my intention that my blog be helpful and useful in the area of food and nutrition. Don’t give up on my blog. I am knee deep in my final presentation for Holistic Nutrition School and have had a incredibly busy stressful summer (you may have read my SUPER FOODS, FOOD IS SUPER post in July). I’M STILL HERE!

My deadline is next week for my final and then I can get back to filling my blog with some new recipes and nutrition tid bits I’ve learn along the way in school. Thanks for all your support and I hope you all are doing well and eating super!

See you soon, B

Wow times flies when your having fun or not having much fun at all. This year has certainly been a little of both at are house, July was the topper on that cake of life. We celebrated two holidays (The 4th of July, and Pioneer Day (it’s a Utah thing). We celebrated the arrival of new new babies, not our own of course! (Mr. Jude and Miss Adelae). We mourned the death of two sweet animals, (Jude, and Simba). And the biggest shock to our systems was finding out my mom is battling breast cancer. All the while just living, working, going to school and trying to carve out some quiet moments with my love.
Food for me is medicine, more than ever this year when life has challenged me I’ve challenged myself right back with making smart healthy choices when it comes to what I put in my body. So no matter what I make sure I fill myself up on the foods that will help get me through, kale, collards, garlic, ginger, my green drink, beans, whole grains, fresh local fruit, and of course a cocktail. Be kind to yourself so that you may be kind to those around you, all of us have full heaping plates. Let’s make sure there full of the the super foods our bodies crave and need to function so that we can be super heroes in this wonderful bitter but sweet world. Food is Super!