Homemade cioppino

Homemade cioppino for dinner! Yummmmy!

Post workout bounty

Decided to reward myself after a hard workout by stopping by the local farmers market. Even though I am tired. I know it's worth it. I got organic fruits like pluots (a plum and apricot hybrid that I just discovered), nectarines, and strawberries. And some yummy sundried tomato hummus, taboulie salad, and yummy pita bread. I'm excited!

Pork Burgers

Pork burgers for dinner! Juicy Lucy style pork patty with Swiss cheese hiding in the middle. Yummy! Pork burger: freshly ground pork patty, sautéed mushrooms, avocado, green onions, and cilantro on a ciabatta bun. Yummmmmmms!

Something sweet

Needed something sweet and who could say no to ice cream?!?! :) Haagen-Dazs vanilla bean ice cream, dark chocolate chips, and a drizzle of honey. Life is good :)

Chicken nooodles yummmmms

My love's mama sent me back with lots of noodles. So even though it's super hot outside I couldn't resist myself and made chicken soup for these yummy noodles. Our dinner tonight: cubed chicken thighs cooked in yummy broth for hours, quail meat, tomatoes, rainbow chard, flat rice noodles topped with fresh cilantro and green onions! Reminds me of home… yummy in my tummy! :)

Cooking Lights Strawberry Tart

Stumbled upon this strawberry tart recipe a while back. It looked sooo yummy I put it on my To Make list. ;) I think the filling has more of a cheesecake feel then tart filling. Nonetheless it was still pretty yummy! Here is the link to the recipe! Strawberry Tart Enjoy!

Pasta dinner

Pasta, garlic bread, and salad dinner with my boo. This time around with my Bolognese sauce I ground pork and beef instead of buying it pre-ground. I think and my boos, agreed it made a difference in the sauce. Not too heavy. I'm glad I made a big batch. ;)

AU in Arcadia

Green tea with boba with my lil bro

Grilled pizza for dinner

Grilled pizza for my boo: A spicy tomato sauce with leftover chicken thigh, pork sausage, onions, tomatoes, and spinach on rosemary dough.

Mothers day feast

Usually for mothers day we take my mom out. But this year she wanted everyone to be together so she promised to make our favorite Chinese foods! I'm in heaven right now!

Jazzfest at CSUB

Red wine!

Jazzfest at CSUB

Made cold pasta salad for Jazzfest at CSUB. Pasta salad: whole wheat pasta, artichoke, roasted tomatoes, zucchini, yellow squash and mushrooms with fresh mozzarella in tossed in balsamic vinager and olive oil.

Starbucks

Afternoon tea with my co-worker! Her creation: passion tea unsweetened with strawberries

Banana Cream Pie

My roommate told me the other day that we had excess bananas in the house that were going bad fast.  She was thinking about making banana bread with it, but I automatically thought about Banana Cream Pie.  Ooooo yummy yummy banana cream pie.. simple, refreshing, and oh so light.  How could I resist....

So this morning I got up bright and early to make mini banana cream pies in cupcake liners.  That way everyone gets to have their own mini pies for themselves and won't feel too bad if they don't want to share.  Recipe and addtional pictures coming soon!

Banana Cream Pie: Nilla wafer crust, instant Jell-O vanilla pudding with mixed in banana puree, homemade whipped cream and topped with Trader Joe's Flur-de-sel Caramel Sauce (I added an additional sprinkle of kosher salt on top to balance out the sweetness)  Happy Eating! ;)

Sunday breakfast

Steam rice dumplings and poached eggs for breakfast with an ice cold Pellegrino. Yay for lazy Sunday's. ;)

My boos grilled cheese sammie

Since it was my veggie day and I made myself a veggie grilled cheese, I knew I needed to make meat filled grilled cheese for my boo. His grilled cheese consisted of: mini sausages, toasted tomatoes, grilled onions, and kale sandwiched between Swiss cheese and sourdough bread. I wanted a bite but I needed to resist myself. :/

Veggie dinner

Veggie grilled cheese sandwich for my veggie dinner! Wheat sourdough bread, swiss cheese, tomatoes, mushrooms, and kale. All roasted in the oven. Yummmy!!

Strawberry lemonade for my boo

Continuing to make soda alternatives for my boo. Decided to switch it up and make one of his favorites. Homemade Strawberry Lemonade. All the effort was well worth it! Recipe to be posted soon!

Egg Salad breakfast

Medium boiled egg salad with arugula and toasted sourdough for breakfast. Reminded me of Europan's egg salad sammie in Pasadena. I miss home. :(

What to do with leftovers

Gotta be creative about leftovers. So because my boo loved the braised beef in red wine reduction, I had to add some whole grain pasta to it. The flavors reminded me of stroganoff. Yummy!!!!

Braised Beef in a red wine reduction

I love braising me some beef! It's extremely easy and the results pretty much always are amazing! This time I braised angus chuck with Yukon gold potatoes, crimini mushrooms, onions, garlic, green onions, and puréed tomatoes all cooked in stock and red wine. Served with rice and sautéed kale. Super flavorful and yummy!

Midterm success

Raspberry Wheat Shock-Top to celebrate the end of my midterm!

Will never get sick of this

Steamed rice dumplings. I love soooo much.

Vegan breakfast

My dear friend Sara made the most amazing vegan blueberry muffins. If this is how vegan tastes I can do this more often! Also with the muffin is my daily green smoothie. This one is made with strawberries, pineapple, blackberries, fresh squeezed orange juice, spinach, and flaxseed oil. Yummmmmmms!