Dumb name, but I made it up three seconds ago. You may call it whatever you want. Name it something fancy for your next dinner party, just don't tell them it's made of beer. What? Yes. Domestic beer, in fact. Here it is: 1 yellow onion Avocado oil or another that withstands high heat 1 … Continue reading Stupid easy red sauce
Category: Recipes
Paleo night: Squash it
All right, let's get started. Easy Italian-ish Spaghetti Squash Ingredients: 1 large spaghetti squash 1 jar marinara or your favorite homemade red sauce. (Since it is October, I strongly recommend the butternut- or pumpkin marinara from Aldi. I am not kidding and this is not an advertisement. It is THE BEST. But NOT the pumpkin … Continue reading Paleo night: Squash it
On my way to enjoying saying “No.”
First: An unrelated anecdote. Every day after school I have to remind the big kid to stop pretend-battling his imaginary Pokémon and start doing his reading. Today: the little kid declared, "When I'm in Kindergarten and first and second and third grade, I'm going to do my reading right away. You will only have to … Continue reading On my way to enjoying saying “No.”
It’s beginning to look a lot like B.F.D.
I'm just going to start with the recipe at the top so WordPress doesn't tease my blog with a triggering photo of my creepy basement. I think the last post's teaser photo was enough to make everyone bite down on their pillows and scream. Sorry about that. To make up for that, here's a picture … Continue reading It’s beginning to look a lot like B.F.D.
Keep calm and eat more green tomatoes
⚡️⚡️ I'm not going to pretend to know the motivation behind blasting all our phones with a test of the emergency alert system, other than to triangulate all of our locations at once in a given moment. And I'm truly sorry if you don't like social/political commentary along with your recipes and mommy anecdotes. It … Continue reading Keep calm and eat more green tomatoes
Smashing the patriarchy AND food waste
Listen, I can’t rage about the bloviator-in-chief and his supporters every day; it's exhausting. But I can smash the Monday blahs with a little cheap “what do we even have in the fridge?” dinner. Here’s some "dirty paleo" chicken salad I made with leftover chicken legs, nearly-ready-to-be-tossed grapes, almost-bad-but-not-quite-bad sweet bell peppers, a single dill … Continue reading Smashing the patriarchy AND food waste